- Born
- Birth nameBrian Theodore Tyler
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Brian Theodore Tyler is an American composer, conductor, arranger and producer known for his film, television and video game scores. In his 24-year career, he has scored Transformers: Prime, Eagle Eye, The Expendables trilogy, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron with Danny Elfman, Now You See Me, and Crazy Rich Asians, among others. He also 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). He 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 scored seven installments of the Fast & Furious franchise, and the soundtrack for the Paramount TV series Yellowstone. For his work as a film composer, he won the Ifcma 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- RelativesWalter H. Tyler(Grandparent)
- Tyler's themes from Children of Dune (2003) have been used several times for different theatrical trailers. These include the trailers for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Sahara (2005), Cinderella Man (2005), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), and The Nine (2006) TV series.
- Often conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and the Hollywood Studio Symphony for his film scores.
- His grandfather, art director Walter H. Tyler, was nominated for the Academy Award 9 times and won the award in 1951 for Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah (1949).
- Attended Harvard University for graduate school and UCLA for undergraduate school.
- Martin Scorsese's film The Aviator (2004) used Brian Tyler's music from Paparazzi (2004) in its theatrical trailers.
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