Tyler, Brian

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TYLER, Brian

(Bryan Tyler)

PERSONAL

Grandson of Walter Tyler (an art director). Education: University of California Los Angeles, B.A.; Harvard University, master's degree.

Addresses:

Agent—The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, 13245 Riverside Dr., Suite 450, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423.

Career:

Composer, songwriter, conductor, and orchestrator. Musician with a number of musical groups in a variety of musical genres; performer at various venues.

Awards, Honors:

Cinemusic Award, best new film composer of the year, 2000, for The 4th Floor and Terror Tract; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding music composition for a miniseries, movie, or special (dramatic underscore), 2002, for Last Call; Cinemusic awards, best thriller score and best new film composer of the year, Cinemusic Award honorable mention, best score, and World Soundtrack Award nomination, discovery of the year, all 2002, for Frailty.

CREDITS

Film Conductor:

Simon Sez, Independent Artists Filmed Entertainment/Legacy Releasing, 1999.

Panic, Artisan Entertainment, 2000.

Frailty (also known as Daemonisch and Nessuno e al sicuro), Lions Gate Films, 2001.

Plan B, Franchise Pictures/Half Moon Entertainment, 2001.

Darkness Falls, Columbia, 2003.

The Hunted, Paramount, 2003.

Timeline, Paramount, 2003.

Film Orchestrator:

Simon Sez, Independent Artists Filmed Entertainment/Legacy Releasing, 1999.

(As Bryan Tyler) Four Dogs Playing Poker (also known as 4 Dogs Playing Poker), MDP Worldwide, 2000.

Panic, Artisan Entertainment, 2000.

Shadow Hours, Newmark Films, 2000.

Frailty (also known as Daemonisch and Nessuno e al sicuro), Lions Gate Films, 2001.

Plan B, Franchise Pictures/Half Moon Entertainment, 2001.

Darkness Falls, Columbia, 2003.

The Hunted, Paramount, 2003.

Timeline, Paramount, 2003.

Television Director; Miniseries:

Children of Dune (also known as Frank Herbert's "Children of Dune," Dune—Bedrohung des Imperiums, Dune—Der Messias, and Dune—Die Kinder de Wustenplaneten), Sci–Fi Channel, 2003.

Television Director; Movies:

Trapped in a Purple Haze, ABC, 2000.

Television Orchestrator; Movies:

(And conductor) Terror Tract (also known as The House on Terror Tract), USA Network, 2000.

(As Bryan Tyler) Jane Doe (also known as Runaway Jane), USA Network, 2001.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

The Making of "Darkness Falls," Columbia/TriStar, 2003.

Making of "Bubba Ho–tep," Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 2004.

Albums:

Tyler's scores and songs have been released as recordings.

WRITINGS

Film Music:

Bartender, Cutting Edge Entertainment, 1997.

Six–String Samurai, Palm Pictures, 1998.

The 4th Floor, Warner Home Video, 1999.

Simon Sez, Independent Artists Filmed Entertainment/Legacy Releasing, 1999.

(As Bryan Tyler) Four Dogs Playing Poker (also known as 4 Dogs Playing Poker), MDP Worldwide, 2000.

Panic, Artisan Entertainment, 2000.

Shadow Hours, Newmark Films, 2000.

The Fast and the Furious, Universal, 2001.

Frailty (also known as Daemonisch and Nessuno e al sicuro), Lions Gate Films, 2001.

Nobody's Baby, Artisan Entertainment, 2001.

Offside, Passion Films, 2001.

Plan B, Franchise Pictures/Half Moon Entertainment, 2001.

Strings, Depth Charge, 2001.

Bubba Ho–tep, American Cinematheque/Vitagraph Films, 2002.

Vampires: Los muertos (also known as John Carpenter's "Vampires: Los muertos"), Columbia/TriStar, 2002.

The Big Empty, Artisan Entertainment, 2003.

Darkness Falls, Columbia, 2003.

The Hunted, Paramount, 2003.

Last Stand, 2003.

Timeline, Paramount, 2003.

The Final Cut, Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Godsend (also known as Adam), Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Paparazzi, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2004.

A Piece of My Heart (also known as Perfect Opposites), 2004.

Constantine, Warner Bros., 2005.

The Greatest Game Ever Played, Buena Vista, 2005.

Sahara, Paramount, 2005.

Television Music; Series:

Theme, Jenny, NBC, 1997–98.

Living in Captivity, Fox, 1998.

Level 9, UPN, 2000–2001.

The Education of Max Bickford, CBS, 2001–2002.

(With others) Star Trek: Enterprise (also known as Enterprise), UPN, beginning 2001.

Television Music; Miniseries:

Children of Dune (also known as Frank Herbert's "Children of Dune," Dune—Bedrohung des Imperiums, Dune—Der Messias, and Dune—Die Kinder de Wustenplaneten), Sci–Fi Channel, 2003.