Brian Tyler

Brian Theodore Tyler Born May 8 1972 Is An American Composer Conductor Musician Arranger And Record Producer Best Known For His Film Television And Video Game Scores. In His 24-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 Avengers Age Of Ultron With 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 Thor The Dark World 2013 Which He Also Composed The Film's Score. He Composed The NFL Sunday Countdown Theme For ESPN And The Formula One Theme Also Used In Formula 2 And Formula 3 . He Is Also Behind The Soundtrack Of Many Television Series Including Yellowstone. 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 Was Born And Raised In Orange County California. His Grandfather Was Art Director Walter H. Tyler. One Of His First Major Influences Was His Pianist Grandmother. He Holds A Bachelor's Degree From The University Of California Los Angeles And A Master's From Harvard University. Growing Up He Taught Himself To Play Dozens Of Musical Instruments Including Drums Piano Guitar Bass Cello World Percussion Synthesizer Charango And Bouzouki. Tyler Began Scoring Features Shortly After Graduating From Harvard. Robert Kraft Who Was Impressed With Tyler's Music Encouraged Him To Pursue A Career In Film Scoring. Tyler's First Film Score Was For The Independent Film Bartender 1997 Directed By Gabe Torres. read less