Brian Tyler's first film scores date from the late 90s but his career has clearly taken off since then and he is no doubt destined for A-list films in the not noo distant future. Part of that success may well be due to his retention of traditional musical values. While a lot of modern film music has become generic background wallpaper with interesting things removed (such as melody and melodic delevopment), Tyler is well-schooled in the traditional musical skills of counterpoint and harmony. The result is a score which supports the action but is also intrinsically interesting in a musical sense, so the whole experience is better rounded, the film is more memorable and an added bonus is that the isolated soundtrack is also interesting to listen too.
Brian Tyler is never been too far from the entertainment business - his grandfather Walter Tyler was an art director receiving 9 oscar nominations for his role on a number of golden age movies. He learned Piano at an early age, and has become well-versed in Guitar, Orchestral Percussion, Cello and Bass. He graduated from UCLA and Harvard and moved straight into film scoring. One of his first film scores was "Six String Samurai" which allowed Tyler a certain degree of latitude in this offbeat tale. He then has a spell scoring a series of movies in the horror or thriller genres such as "The 4th Floor", "Terror Tract" and "Frailty" with the occasion comedy thrown in for good measure and the humour of "Bubba Ho-Tep" mixing genres. Meanshile he has continued to work on a number of television productions with "Children of Dune" in particular allowing him the opportunity to paint a multi-faceted world filled with different societies and people. Musically this series has been a particularly successful canvas for Tyler, one which we hope will lead to better opportunities in the future.
The immediacy and melodic engagement of Tyler's music has meant that it is much in demand for short theatrical trailers, and it has featured on trailer for "Cinderella Man", "The Aviator" and "The Da-Vinci Code". The official Brian Tyler website is at www.BrianTyler.com.
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