Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie (born September 17, 1969)[1] is an American composer and sound engineer based in Brussels, Belgium.[2]

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Birth nameAdam Bryanbaum Wiltzie
Born (1969-09-17) September 17, 1969 (age 55)
New York, New York, U.S.
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Websitewww.artificialpinearchfailures.org
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Early life

Adam Wiltzie was born on September 17, 1969, in New York City.[1] Originally a champion youth tennis player, a knee injury sustained when he was 16 ended his career.[3] Wiltzie then moved to Austin, Texas, where he lived for 10 years, before moving to Europe.[4]

Career

Wiltzie is best known for his work as a founder of seminal ambient classical projects Stars of the Lid,[5][6] The Dead Texan, Aix Em Klemm and A Winged Victory for the Sullen. He scored A Winged Victory for the Sullen's 2021 album Invisible Cities, the score to the critically acclaimed theater production directed by Leo Warner.[7][8]

He has also recorded, played with, and worked as a live sound engineer for artists such as The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, Labradford, Bedhead, Pip Proud, The Bad Livers, Windsor for the Derby, Ed Hall, Iron & Wine, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Hauschka and Sparklehorse.

He has written the original scores for several film and television productions including Salero, The Yellow Birds and Iris.[9] He also collaborated with Jóhann Jóhannsson on his scores for The Theory of Everything and Arrival, and wrote two of the main themes with Dustin O'Halloran in the 2016 Oscar-nominated film Lion.[10][11][12]

Discography

Solo

Stars of the Lid (with Brian McBride)

Sleepingdog (with Chantal Acda)

  • Naked in a Clean Bed (Muze, 2006)
  • Polar Life (Gizeh, 2008)
  • With Our Heads in the Clouds and Our Hearts in the Fields (Gizeh, 2011)

Aix Em Klemm (with Robert Donne)

The Dead Texan (with Christina Vantzou)

A Winged Victory for the Sullen (with Dustin O'Halloran)[16]

Film Score Albums

Filmography

Films

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2016 Iris Jalil Lespert
2017 The Yellow Birds Alexandre Moors
2018 American Woman Jake Scott
2022 H4Z4RD Jonas Govaerts [18]
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Documentaries

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2009 The Passage Alexander Douglas
2010 Submission Stefan Jarl
2013 Godheten Stefan Jarl (2)
2015 Salero Mike Plunkett
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Short Films

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2010 Want to See Something ? Tomas Jonsgården
2018 Blight Raphaël Crombez
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Television

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2018 Forever Amazon Studios Season 1, Episode 8 - "Goodbye Forever"
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References

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