Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie (born September 17, 1969,
New York City, NY
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) is a composer and sound engineer based in
Brussels
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,
Belgium
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.
Early life
Wiltzie was born in
New York City, NY
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
. Originally a champion youth tennis player, a knee injury sustained when he was 16 ended his career. Wiltzie then moved to
Austin, Texas
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, where he lived for 10 years, before moving to
Europe
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.
Career
Wiltzie is best known for his work as a founder of seminal ambient classical projects
Stars of the Lid
Stars of the Lid is an American ambient music duo consisting of Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie. The duo formed in Austin, Texas in 1993. They have been acclaimed for their music incorporating droning, effects-treated guitars along with piano, st ...
,
The Dead Texan,
Aix Em Klemm and
A Winged Victory for the Sullen
A Winged Victory for the Sullen is an American ambient music duo composed of Dustin O'Halloran and Adam Wiltzie. They have released four studio albums, an EP, and one soundtrack album. In 2015, they performed at the Royal Albert Hall as part ...
. He scored A Winged Victory for the Sullen's 2021 album "
Invisible Cities
''Invisible Cities'' ( it, Le città invisibili) is a novel by Italian writer Italo Calvino. It was published in Italy in 1972 by Giulio Einaudi Editore.
Description
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", the score to the critically acclaimed theater production directed by Leo Warner.
He has also recorded, played with, and worked as a live sound engineer for artists such as
The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The band currently consists of Wayne Coyne (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steven Drozd (guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, vocals), Derek Brown (keyb ...
,
Mercury Rev
Mercury Rev is an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in Buffalo, New York.
Original personnel were Labradford
Labradford is a U.S. post-rock musical group from Richmond, Virginia, founded in 1992.Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Labradford" in ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 827 They have released six full albums from 1993 to 2001. Though not ...
,
Bedhead
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,
The Bad Livers,
Windsor for the Derby
Windsor for the Derby are an American post-rock band formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1995 and currently based in Austin, Texas. Since their formation, the group has released many albums through labels such as Trance Syndicate, Young God Records, an ...
,
Iron & Wine
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,
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Jóhann Gunnar Jóhannsson (; 19 September 1969 – 9 February 2018) was an Icelandic composer who wrote music for a wide array of media including theatre, dance, television, and film. His work is stylised by its blending of traditional orchest ...
,
Hauschka
Volker Bertelmann (born 1966) is a German pianist and composer who mainly performs and records under the name Hauschka. He is best known for his compositions for prepared piano.
Early life
Volker Bertelmann was born in Kreuztal, Germany. He ...
and
Sparklehorse
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.
He has written the original scores for several film and television productions including Salero,
The Yellow Birds
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and
Iris
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* ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants
* Iris (color), an ambiguous color term
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Arts and media
Fictional ent ...
. He also collaborated with
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Jóhann Gunnar Jóhannsson (; 19 September 1969 – 9 February 2018) was an Icelandic composer who wrote music for a wide array of media including theatre, dance, television, and film. His work is stylised by its blending of traditional orchest ...
on his scores for ''
The Theory of Everything'' and ''
Arrival
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* ''The Arrival'' (1996 film), an American-Mexican science fiction horror film
* ''Arrival'' (film), a 2016 American science ...
'', and wrote two of the main themes with
Dustin O'Halloran
Dustin O'Halloran (born September 8, 1971) is an American composer and pianist. Aside from releasing music as a recording artist, O'Halloran is a film and TV composer, as well as one half of ambient act A Winged Victory for the Sullen.
Early ...
in the 2016 Oscar-nominated film ''
Lion
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''.
Discography
Solo
*
''Travels in Constants Vol. 24'' (
Temporary Residence Limited
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Stars of the Lid
(with Brian McBride
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For m ...
)
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
Robert Donne (born 1967) is a musician and film composer from Richmond, Virginia. He has recorded works with a variety of groups and individuals including Labradford (Kranky), Aix Em Klemm (Kranky), Spokane (Jagjaguwar), Gregor Samsa, Cristal (F ...
)
* ''
Aix Em Klemm'' (
Kranky, 2000)
The Dead Texan (with Christina Vantzou
Christina Vantzou is a Kansas City, Missouri-born composer and filmmaker of Greek descent based in Brussels, Belgium
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic s ...
)
* ''
The Dead Texan'' (Kranky, 2004)
A Winged Victory for the Sullen
A Winged Victory for the Sullen is an American ambient music duo composed of Dustin O'Halloran and Adam Wiltzie. They have released four studio albums, an EP, and one soundtrack album. In 2015, they performed at the Royal Albert Hall as part ...
(with Dustin O'Halloran
Dustin O'Halloran (born September 8, 1971) is an American composer and pianist. Aside from releasing music as a recording artist, O'Halloran is a film and TV composer, as well as one half of ambient act A Winged Victory for the Sullen.
Early ...
)
* ''
A Winged Victory for the Sullen
A Winged Victory for the Sullen is an American ambient music duo composed of Dustin O'Halloran and Adam Wiltzie. They have released four studio albums, an EP, and one soundtrack album. In 2015, they performed at the Royal Albert Hall as part ...
'' (Erased Tapes, 2011)
* ''Atomos VII''
P(Kranky, 2014)
* ''
Atomos'' (Erased Tapes, 2014)
* ''Iris'' (
Erased Tapes
Erased Tapes Records is a London-based independent record label focusing on releasing avant-garde and experimental electronic music.
History
The record company was established by Robert Raths in early 2007 in London, with the release of Ryan ...
, 2016)
* ''
God's Own Country
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Examples
Australia
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'' (2017)
* ''
The Undivided Five
''The Undivided Five'' is the third studio album by the ambient music duo A Winged Victory for the Sullen. It was released on 1 November 2019 on Ninja Tune.
Recording
''The Undivided Five'' was produced in eight different recordin ...
'' (
Ninja Tune
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Inspired by a visit ...
, 2019)
*
Invisible Cities
''Invisible Cities'' ( it, Le città invisibili) is a novel by Italian writer Italo Calvino. It was published in Italy in 1972 by Giulio Einaudi Editore.
Description
The book explores imagination and the imaginable through the descriptions of ...
(
Artificial Pinearch Manufacturing, 2021)
Film Score Albums
* ''Salero'' (
Erased Tapes
Erased Tapes Records is a London-based independent record label focusing on releasing avant-garde and experimental electronic music.
History
The record company was established by Robert Raths in early 2007 in London, with the release of Ryan ...
, 2016)
*American Woman (Artificial Pinearch Manufacturing, 2019)
Filmography
Films
Documentaries
Short Films
Television
References
External links
*
1969 births
Living people
American audio engineers
American male composers
21st-century American composers
Musicians from New York City
Ambient music groups
Minimalist composers
Engineers from New York City
21st-century American male musicians
People from McAllen, Texas
Erased Tapes Records artists
American expatriates in Belgium
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