Pieter Schlosser (born August 17, 1980) is a Guatemalan-American film and television composer best known for '' Destiny 2'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon''. He has also composed scores for multiple studio films and network television shows.

Early life and influences

Schlosser was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala to a Dutch mother and

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father of

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descent, who introduced him to

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and

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at a young age. He cites

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...

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and

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as his earliest influences. During his childhood, his family lived and traveled between

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, and

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, enabling him to expand his musical vocabulary. While living in

, he began singing in

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s and learned to play the

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

. After moving to

, he began singing in a Swedish choir which sang in Spanish,

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, and

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. He began learning

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and, after moving to

, playing in symphonic bands, youth orchestra, and small

jazz ensembles Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

. During high school, he bought the music software Cakewalk Pro Audio and began composing his own music. While graduating from the

high school in

, Schlosser wrote a song inspired by Pat Metheny Group. The Latin Grammy Award-winning world music group Editus, who was recording an album with songs by

n composers, included Schlosser's work in their album ''Calle Del Viento''. He attended the

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on a partial scholarship, where he completed a double major in

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and Music Production and Engineering. He then relocated to

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to pursue a career in film composition.

Career

Schlosser began his career in Hans Zimmer's studio Remote Control Productions, through the connections he made while working at The Record Plant in

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, in which he met Alan Myerson. He worked for five years alongside Steve Jablonsky on multiple films and television series, including ''The Amityville Horror'', ''The Island'', '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and the ''Transformers'' film series. While working for Steve Jablonsky, Schlosser contributed additional music and conducted a small orchestra while recording the score for all nine seasons of

. In 2014, Schlosser was one of over a hundred people who were given the ASCAP Award for Top Television Series for his work on Freeform's ''

''. In 2015, he composed the score for

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''. During that same year, he also worked with the

National Symphony Orchestra and arranged a full orchestral performance of his original music in collaboration with Editus. In 2017, he scored the film ''What About Love'' starring Sharon Stone and Andy Garcia. In 2018, the

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film ''

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'' for which he composed the opening music is set to be released. Schlosser has also composed scores for video games, including '' Destiny 2'', '' Gears of War 2','' and '' Gears of War 3'', '' The Sims 3'', and '' Transformers: The Game''.

Filmography / Discography

Films

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

ASCAP Awards

, - , 2014 , Freeform's ''

'' , ASCAP Award for Top Television Series , , -

References

External links

Pieter Schlosser Official Site
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Pieter Schlosser on SoundCloud
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schlosser, Pieter 1980 births ASCAP composers and authors American film score composers American male film score composers American television composers Berklee College of Music alumni Guatemalan expatriates in the United States Guatemalan film score composers Living people Male television composers Video game composers