Pedro Bromfman (born 20 January 1976) is a Brazilian musician,

film composer A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...

video game composer Video game music (or VGM) is the soundtrack that accompanies video games. Early video game music was once limited to sounds of early sound chips, such as programmable sound generators (PSG) or FM synthesis chips. These limitations have led to ...

and music producer. He is primarily known for having scored 2014's ''

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'' and the TV series ''

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'', ''

Elite Squad ''Elite Squad'' ( pt, Tropa de Elite, ) is a 2007 Brazilian crime film based on the novel ''Elite da Tropa'' by Luiz Eduardo Soares, André Batista, and Rodrigo Pimentel. Directed by José Padilha from a screenplay by Padilha, Bráulio Manto ...

'' and '' Elite Squad II''; the highest-grossing film in Brazil's box office history, and the video game ''

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''. Recently, he has composed the music for ''Panama Papers'', "Thumper", ''The Story Of Us With Morgan Freeman'', ''Chain of Command'', ''The Blackout'' and the video game '' Need for Speed Heat''. Bromfman's latest project ''

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'' was released by

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on October 7, 2021. His score for ''

'' is nominated for a BAFTA Award, an ASCAP Award and two G.A.N.G. Awards (Music of the Year and Soundtrack Album of the Year).

Life and career

Pedro Bromfman was born in

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, Brazil, and was introduced to music at very young age, playing nylon string and electric guitars. When he turned eighteen, Pedro moved to

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to attend the

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...

. He graduated ''cum laude'' in 1997. Bromfman worked as a session musician, arranger and music producer, before his passion for film scores brought him to California. He studied film scoring at UCLA, after releasing his first solo album, ''Pé-de-Moleque'', in 2000. The album featured some of the best Brazilian instrumentalists, including Sebastião Tapajós, Carlos Malta, Marcelo Martins and Ney Conceição. Pedro Bromfman started his career as a Film/TV composer in 2002, creating music for trailers and commercials. Soon after, he started composing for films and television. More recently, Pedro has been working extensively on video game scores, he is currently creating the music for ''

''.

Poker

Bromfman is also a poker player. He earned a

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bracelet by winning the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship in

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Filmography

Films

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

Awards

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Award: **2015 – ''

'' *Park City Film Music Festival: **2009 –''

'' – Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence **2009 – ''

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'' – Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence **2008 – ''

'' – Premio Guarani (Melhor Trilha Sonora)

Nominations

*Cinema Brazil Grand Prize: **2008 – ''

'' – Best Original Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora Original) **2011 – '' Elite Squad 2'' – Best Original Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora Original) *ACIE Awards: **2011 – ''

'' – Best Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora) *Prêmio Contigo Cinema: **2008 – ''

'' – Best Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora)

References

External links

Official Website
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at www.zimbio.comMTV Artist Profile
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