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'', ''

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''),

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('' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,

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''),

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( ''I, Robot'', ''

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''),

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('' 3:10 to Yuma,

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''), and

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(''

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, The Wolverine,

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''). A long-time collaborator of

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, Beltrami scored seven of the director's films including the original four Craven-directed films in the ''

'' franchise (1996–2011). He has also worked with such directors as

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, and

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. He has been nominated for two

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for '' 3:10 to Yuma'' (2007) and ''

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'' (2008), and a

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for ''A Quiet Place'' (2018). He won a

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for ''

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'' (2011) and an

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for ''

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'' (2018).

Early life

Beltrami was born on

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, New York, of Italian and Greek descent. He attended Ward Melville High School, and afterwards, graduated from

Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...

and studied at the

Yale School of Music The Yale School of Music (often abbreviated to YSM) is one of the 12 professional schools at Yale University. It offers three graduate degrees: Master of Music (MM), Master of Musical Arts (MMA), and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), as well as a joi ...

, and then moved west to the

USC Thornton School of Music The USC Thornton School of Music is a private music school in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1884 only four years after the University of Southern California, the Thornton School is the oldest continually operating arts institution in Los An ...

in Los Angeles, where he studied under composer

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Career

A few classical commissions and USC student films aside, Beltrami scored his first feature in 1994, the thriller ''Death Match'' for director Joe Coppolletta, and reached a higher level of public acclaim in 1996 when he wrote the score for

's smash hit shocker ''

''. Since then, Beltrami has become firmly entrenched as a composer of choice for the horror/thriller and action genre, with the Scream sequels and hit films such as ''

'' (1997), ''

'' (1998), '' Angel Eyes'' (2001), '' Joy Ride'' (2001), ''

'' (2002), which he co-composed with

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, ''

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'' (2002), ''

'' (2004), ''

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'' (2004) and '' Red Eye'' (2005) featuring prominently in his resume. Apart from horror/thriller and action, he also scores certain

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s such as ''

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'' and

' ''

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''. He was nominated for an

for his score for the film ''

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'' in 1998, indicating a desire to spread his musical wings beyond the bounds of his genre pigeonholing. He has composed the recent entries in the ''

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'' saga, ''

'' and ''

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'', taking over from

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from whom Beltrami used some of the original themes from the previous three films due to Kamen's death in 2003. Beltrami earned an

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nomination for his work on

's acclaimed 2007 western remake, '' 3:10 to Yuma''. Despite having met a mixed critical response, he was also nominated, alongside

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, for the 2010 Academy Award for Best Original Score for his score to ''

''. In 2011, he was met with critical praise and won a

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for his score to the drama film ''

''. Beltrami composed the soundtrack for

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's 2014 spy film ''

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''. He co-composed the score for the 2015 ''

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'' film with

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. Beltrami's signature style is based around highly

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texture. He often employs both traditional percussive instruments such as

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s, as well as violins and brass instruments, forming layers of hits and stabs.

Collaborations

Beltrami has worked repeatedly with such directors as

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, John Moore,

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, and

. He has also worked with other musicians, including

(for ''

''). It was reported in October 2002 on Beltrami's official website that he had worked on orchestral arrangements for "Thyme", "The General" and "Elvis Presley and the Monster of Soul" (also known as "Leave Me Alone") from the then-unreleased

Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKa ...

album ''

Chinese Democracy ''Chinese Democracy'' is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released on November 23, 2008, by Black Frog and Geffen Records. It was the first Guns N' Roses studio album since the 1993 covers album ''"The Spaghet ...

''. While none of those tracks appear on the final track listing of the album, they were confirmed as being recorded during the sessions with a chance of release in the future. However, he was credited officially for providing arrangements on " Street of Dreams", "

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", "There Was a Time", "This I Love" and "

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". "Chinese Democracy" is also the name of a track on Beltrami's score for ''3:10 to Yuma''.

Credits

Film

Television

Video games

Actor

Awards and nominations

Industry awards

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

Golden Globes The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of t ...

Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...

AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Original Music Score is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the ...

* 2016: ''Gods of Egypt'' (nominated)

César Award for Best Original Music This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Original Music (french: link=no, César de la meilleure musique originale). Before 2000, the award was called "César Award for Best Music". With three awards out of ten nomina ...

* 2009: ''Mesrine'' (nominated) Cinema Eye Honors Award for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score * 2019: ''Free Solo'' (nominated) Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Score * 1998: ''Mimic'' (nominated) * 2002: ''Joy Ride'' (nominated) * 2005: ''Hellboy'' (nominated) * 2013: ''The Woman in Black'' (nominated) Fright Meter Award for Best Score * 2012: ''The Woman in Black'' (nominated) * 2018: ''A Quiet Place'' (nominated) Grand Bell Award for Best Music * 2013: ''Snowpiercer'' (nominated) Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score * 2018: ''Free Solo'' (nominated) * 2019: ''Ford v. Ferrari'' (won)

* 2011: ''Soul Surfer'' (won) * 2019: ''Ford v. Ferrari'' (nominated)

Critics awards

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score (previously known as the Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer) is one of the Critics' Choice Movie Awards given to people working in the film industry by the Critics Choice Association. It was fir ...

* 2008: ''3:10 to Yuma'' (nominated) Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score * 2019: ''A Quiet Place'' (nominated) Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Music * 2017: ''Gods of Egypt'' (nominated) Hawaii Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score * 2019: ''A Quiet Place'' (nominated) Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score * 2008: ''3:10 to Yuma'' (nominated)

References

External links

Personal website
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