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Brian Theodore Tyler (born May 8, 1972) is an American composer, conductor, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and musician best known for his film, television, and video game scores. In his 26-year career, Tyler has scored seven installments of the Fast & Furious franchise, , Rambo, Eagle Eye, The Expendables trilogy, Iron Man 3, Now You See Me, alongside Danny Elfman, Crazy Rich Asians and The Super Mario Bros. Movie among others. He also composed and re-arranged the current fanfare of the Universal Pictures logo, originally composed by Jerry Goldsmith, for Universal Pictures' 100th anniversary, which debuted with The Lorax (2012), and composed the 2013–2016 Marvel Studios logo, which debuted with (2013), which he also composed the film's score. He composed the NFL Sunday Countdown Theme for ESPN, the Formula One theme (also used in Formula 2 and Formula 3), and the anthem for the Esports World Cup. He is also behind the soundtrack of many television series including Yellowstone, 1883 and 1923, all with Breton Vivian. For his work as a film composer, he won the IFMCA Awards 2014 Composer of the Year.
His composition for the film Last Call earned him the first of three Emmy nominations, a gold record, and induction into the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. As of November 2017, his films have grossed $12 billion worldwide, putting him in the top 10 highest-grossing film composers of all time.
Tyler's breakthrough came in the early 2000s, after composing for the Frailty (2001). His work on Last Call (2002) earned him an induction into the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Director William Friedkin, impressed with Tyler's work on Frailty, engaged him to compose for The Hunted (2003), which earned Tyler a World Soundtrack Award in 2002 for Best New Film Composer of the Year. Starting in 2003, Tyler began working on big-budget films, including Timeline (2003), Godsend (2004), The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005), and Constantine (2005). His cues for Children of Dune were used in multiple other theatrical film trailers, including (2003), Sahara (2005), Cinderella Man (2005), (2005), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), and Star Trek (2009). The track "Summon the Worms" was used as a leader for the Dutch show Peking Express, and in the first leaked promotional reel for The Golden Compass (2007).
In 2007, he was hired to compose for Partition (2007), where he integrated Indian and Middle Eastern music with orchestral writing. He conducted the orchestral portion of the score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony in Los Angeles.
On September 5, 2011, Tyler announced that he was in talks to score the 2011 remake of Highlander, and pilot episodes for the animated series . He scored four episodes of the latter.
In 2012, Tyler scored and arranged a new version of the fanfare of the Universal Pictures logo, originally composed by Jerry Goldsmith, in observance of the studio's 100th anniversary. The new score added a choir, a more majestic arranging style, and a closing drum cadence. It made its debut alongside the logo with The Lorax on March 2, 2012.
In 2013, Tyler composed the fanfare of Marvel Studios, which made its debut alongside the logo with , which he also composed the score of the film, on October 23, 2013, at the Odeon Leicester Square.
In addition to composing for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), an original song was released for the film entitled "Shell Shocked", credited to Tyler, as his stage name Madsonik, Kill the Noise, Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, Juicy J, Moxie Raia, and Seann Bowe. It reached No. 2 on the iTunes hip-hop singles charts and has sold over 500,000 copies.
On October 12, 2016, Tyler was hired to score the 2017 action-adventure film . He also contributed to the soundtrack by his stage name Madsonik, in a collaboration with Tom Morello and Kill The Noise entitled "Divebomb".
On March 2, 2018, he announced on Twitter that he had been hired to write a new theme for Formula One; it was released on March 23. The theme was also used in both Formula 2 and Formula 3 since 2019, as well as the F1 Academy since 2023. In August 2018, a 27-track soundtrack composed by Tyler for the cable TV series Yellowstone was issued in CD format and as an MP3 download on Amazon.Amazon CD download services. Yellowstone soundtrack. Retrieved August 29, 2018. [1]
On July 16, 2024, it was announced that Tyler composed the official anthem of the Esports World Cup (an esports tournament series held in Saudi Arabia), entitled "Dare to Triumph".
| 1997 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Bartender | Gabe Torres | |
| 1998 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Six-String Samurai | Lance Mungia | Composed with Red Elvises |
| 1999 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | The Settlement | Mark Steilen | |
| 2000 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Panic | Henry Bromell | |
| 2001 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Plan B | Greg Yaitanes | |
| 2002 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Bubba Ho-tep | Don Coscarelli | |
| 2003 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Darkness Falls | Jonathan Liebesman | |
| 2004 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | The Final Cut | Omar Naim | Nominated - IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film |
| 2005 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Constantine | Francis Lawrence | Composed with Klaus Badelt Nominated - IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film |
| 2006 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Annapolis | Justin Lin | |
| 2007 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Finishing the Game | ||
| 2008 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Rambo | Sylvester Stallone | Original Rambo themes by Jerry Goldsmith |
| 2009 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | The Killing Room | Jonathan Liebesman | Nominated - IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film |
| 2010 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | The Expendables | Sylvester Stallone | BMI Film Music Award |
| 2011 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Jonathan Liebesman | BMI Film Music Award | |
| 2012 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | John Dies at the End | Don Coscarelli | |
| 2013 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Iron Man 3 | Shane Black | BMI Film Music Award Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Music Nominated - IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film |
| 2014 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Jonathan Liebesman | |
| 2015 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Furious 7 | James Wan | |
| 2016 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Criminal | Ariel Vromen | Composed with Keith Power |
| 2017 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | D. J. Caruso | Composed with Robert Lydecker | |
| 2018 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Crazy Rich Asians | Jon M. Chu | Nominated - IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Comedy Film |
| 2019 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Escape Room | Adam Robitel | Composed with John Carey |
| 2020 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Clouds | Justin Baldoni | |
| 2021 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Those Who Wish Me Dead | Taylor Sheridan | |
| 2022 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Scream | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Tyler Gillett | Original Scream themes by Marco Beltrami |
| 2023 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Scream VI | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Tyler Gillett | Composed with Sven Faulconer Original Scream themes by Marco Beltrami |
| 2024 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Abigail | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Tyler Gillett | |
| 2025 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Ruben Fleischer |
| 2001 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Offside | Leanna Creel | |
| 2003 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Last Stand | Gabe Torres | |
| 2005 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Clair obscur | Benjamin Lemaire | |
| 2011 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Tattoo | Bill Paxton | |
| 2014 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | All Hail the King | Drew Pearce | Composed with Mike Post |
| 1998 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Final Justice | Tommy Lee Wallace | |
| 1999 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Sirens | John Sacret Young | |
| 2000 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Trapped in a Purple Haze | Eric Laneuville | |
| 2001 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Jane Doe | Kevin Alyn Elders | |
| 2002 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Last Call | Henry Bromell | Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series |
| 2003 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Thoughtcrimes | Breck Eisner | |
| 2005 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Painkiller Jane | Sanford Bookstaver | |
| 2013 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Vinton Heuck Scooter Tidwell Todd Waterman | First score for an animated film | |
| 2014 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Television special | ||
| 2015 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Edge | Shane Black | Television pilot |
| 1997 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Jenny | 17 episodes |
| 1998 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Living in Captivity | 8 episodes |
| 2000 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Level 9 | 13 episodes |
| 2001 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | The Education of Max Bickford | 22 episodes |
| 2003 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Frank Herbert's Children of Dune | 3 episodes |
| 2007 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Fear Itself | Episode: "The Sacrifice" |
| 2010–20 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Hawaii Five-0 | 155 episodes Composed with Keith Power |
| 2010–13 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 65 episodes Composed with Matthew Margeson Nominated - Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition | |
| 2011 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Terra Nova | 13 episodes |
| 2013–17 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Sleepy Hollow | 36 episodes Composed with Robert Lydecker Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music |
| 2014–18 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Scorpion | 66 episodes Composed with Tony Morales |
| 2018–24 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Yellowstone | 47 episodes Composed with Breton Vivian |
| 2019 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Swamp Thing | 10 episodes |
| 2021–22 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1883 | 10 episodes Composed with Breton Vivian |
| 2022–present ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1923 | 8 episodes Composed with Breton Vivian |
| 2010 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Lego Universe | |
| 2011 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | ||
| 2012 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Far Cry 3 | Nominated- BAFTA Games Award for Best Audio Achievement |
| 2013 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | ||
| 2018 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | F1 2018 | Composed the theme song for Formula One |
| 2019 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Lost Ark | Composed track "Bon Voyage"; Main score composed by Yong Kim |
| 2020 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | PUBG Mobile | Composed track "Meteor Crisis" for the Chinese version |
| 2021 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | F1 2021 | |
| 2022 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | F1 22 | |
| 2023 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | F1 23 | |
| 2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special | Last Call | ||
| 2003 | Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Score | Frailty | ||
| 2004 | International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film | The Final Cut | ||
| 2009 | International Film Music Critics Award for Film Composer of the Year | |||
| 2009 | International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film | The Killing Room | ||
| 2010 | International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media | Lego Universe | ||
| 2011 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition | |||
| International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media | ||||
| 2013 | International Film Music Critics Award for Film Composer of the Year | |||
| International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media | ||||
| International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film | Iron Man 3 | |||
| 2014 | Saturn Award for Best Music | Iron Man 3 | ||
| Saturn Award for Best Music | Now You See Me | |||
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | Sleepy Hollow | |||
| 2022 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score) | 1883: 1883 |
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