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Tyler Bates (born June 5, 1965) is an American musician, producer, and composer for film, television, and video game scores. Much of his work is in the
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and
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genres, with films like '' Dawn of the Dead, 300,
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, Halloween I and II,'' and the ''John Wick'' franchise. He has collaborated with directors like
Zack Snyder Zachary Edward Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He made his feature film debut in 2004 with '' Dawn of the Dead'', a remake of the 1978 horror film of the same name. Since t ...
, Rob Zombie,
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,
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,
Scott Derrickson Scott Derrickson (born July 16, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films '' The Exorcism of Emily Rose'' (2005), ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (2008), '' Sinister'' (2012), '' Deliver Us from Evil'' (2014), ' ...
,
James Gunn James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker and executive. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with ''Tromeo and Juliet'' (1997). He then began working as a directo ...
, Chad Stahelski and
David Leitch David Leitch (born November 16, 1975) is an American filmmaker, actor, stunt performer and stunt coordinator who made his directorial debut on the 2014 action film ''John Wick'' with Chad Stahelski, though only Stahelski was credited. Leitch the ...
. In addition, he is also the former lead guitarist of the American rock band
Marilyn Manson Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He came to prominence as the lead singer of the band which shares his name, of which he remains the only constant member since it ...
, and produced its albums ''
The Pale Emperor ''The Pale Emperor'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on January 15, 2015, through lead singer Marilyn Manson's Hell, etc. label, and distributed in the United States by Loma Vista Recordings and ...
'' and ''
Heaven Upside Down ''Heaven Upside Down'' is the tenth studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on October 6, 2017, by Loma Vista Recordings and Caroline International. The record had the working title ''Say10'' and was initially due to ...
''. He's currently
Jerry Cantrell Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter of the rock band Alice in Chains. The band rose to internation ...
‘s touring/studio member.


Biography


Early life and film scoring

Bates was born on June 5, 1965, in
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,
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. Growing up in
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, he relocated to Los Angeles in 1993 to pursue a career in music. He began his career in the 1990s scoring
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s like ''
Tammy and the T-Rex ''Tammy and the T-Rex'', also known as ''Tanny and the Teenage T-Rex'', is a 1994 American science fiction horror comedy film directed by Stewart Raffill and written by Raffill and Gary Brockette. The film, which stars Terry Kiser, Ellen Dubin, ...
,
The Last Time I Committed Suicide ''The Last Time I Committed Suicide'' is a 1997 American drama film directed by Stephen T. Kay. Based on a 1950 letter written by Neal Cassady to Jack Kerouac, it stars Thomas Jane as Cassady. The cast also includes Keanu Reeves, Adrien Brody, ...
'', and ''
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.'' In the meantime, he was a member of the
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Pet alongside
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; the band released their eponymous debut in 1996. His breakthrough into the mainstream arguably came in the early 2000s, when he worked on higher-profile projects like ''Get Carter'', ''
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,'' and ''
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'' The 2004 remake of ''Dawn of the Dead'' was significant, as he would maintain long-term collaborations with its director
Zack Snyder Zachary Edward Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He made his feature film debut in 2004 with '' Dawn of the Dead'', a remake of the 1978 horror film of the same name. Since t ...
, and writer
James Gunn James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker and executive. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with ''Tromeo and Juliet'' (1997). He then began working as a directo ...
. Bates scored four of director Rob Zombie's films, beginning with 2005's ''
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''. For Zombie's remake of ''Halloween'' and its subsequent sequel, Bates adapted
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's original themes and motifs in order to fit the darker, grittier, and more contemporary atmosphere of the films. It was around 2007 that Bates began working regularly on big-budget, blockbuster films; including '' 300,
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,
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,
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,'' and ''
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.'' This did not, however, dissuade him from composing scores to smaller,
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s like '' The Way, Killer Joe, The Sacrament,'' and ''
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''. The soundtrack for ''300'' was controversial due to its heavy borrowing of themes from film scores by
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, amongst others. On August 3, 2007, Warner Bros. Pictures acknowledged this in an official statement. The matter was settled amicably with the soundtrack credits being subsequently described as adapted from material by Elliot Goldenthal. Bates composed the score for ''
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'' in 2014. Having worked with
James Gunn James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker and executive. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with ''Tromeo and Juliet'' (1997). He then began working as a directo ...
in the past, Bates had a good idea on how Gunn wanted things done. Before any of the cinematography actually started, Gunn had Bates write several themes prior to shooting so the scene could be matched to the music instead of the score being created to fit the scene. This required a fair bit of cooperation between Bates and Gunn in advance since these scores would not only be the final piece, instead of a temporary filler acting as a placeholder, but they also influenced the actual performance of everyone on set. This amount of work and effort required a massive undertaking by both Bates and his team. For 4 months, they clocked upwards of 100-hour work weeks to produce this finished product. After all the work, they had a total of 29 different soundtracks giving a combined total of 64:34 of music. "At least half the cues in the movie have more than 500 tracks of audio," Bates was quoted in an interview with Melinda Newman on ''HitFix''. This was a result of there being orchestral passages that were doubled or tripled, choirs, overdubs, and other instrumentals. That same year, Bates composed the score to the stylish
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''
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'', collaborating with Joel J. Richard and
Marilyn Manson Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He came to prominence as the lead singer of the band which shares his name, of which he remains the only constant member since it ...
. The film proved a surprise critical and financial success, and Bates returned to score its 2017 sequel, and also its third installment. He re-teamed with that film's co-director
David Leitch David Leitch (born November 16, 1975) is an American filmmaker, actor, stunt performer and stunt coordinator who made his directorial debut on the 2014 action film ''John Wick'' with Chad Stahelski, though only Stahelski was credited. Leitch the ...
to score a spiritual successor, the
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-era
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''
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''.


Video game scoring

Bates composed the soundtrack for the
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games '' God of War: Ascension'' and '' Army of Two: The 40th Day'', as well as the
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game '' Killzone: Shadow Fall''. Most recently he composed for the largest first-person shooter app in the world, China's ''
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''.


Other projects

In 2014, Bates co-wrote and produced
Marilyn Manson Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He came to prominence as the lead singer of the band which shares his name, of which he remains the only constant member since it ...
's record ''
The Pale Emperor ''The Pale Emperor'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on January 15, 2015, through lead singer Marilyn Manson's Hell, etc. label, and distributed in the United States by Loma Vista Recordings and ...
''. The album debuted at number 8 on the
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, while the single " Deep Six" went on to chart higher than any other single by Marilyn Manson on Billboard's
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. Bates joined the band in 2015 as the lead guitarist for
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. The album's song " Cupid Carries a Gun" was used as the opening title music of the TV show '' Salem'', and Bates composed the show's score. In April 2015 he left
Marilyn Manson Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He came to prominence as the lead singer of the band which shares his name, of which he remains the only constant member since it ...
to resume film work. In October 2015, during a Q&A with
Marilyn Manson Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He came to prominence as the lead singer of the band which shares his name, of which he remains the only constant member since it ...
at the
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, Manson announced that he and Tyler were working on new music together again. In 2015 ''Loudwire'' listed "The Mephistopheles Of Los Angeles" No. 1 best rock track and Rolling Stone included ''The Pale Emperor'' in its Top 50 list of the best albums of 2015. He returned as the lead guitarist during the tour with Slipknot in July 2016. In 2017, they once again joined forces in the studio for the follow-up ''
Heaven Upside Down ''Heaven Upside Down'' is the tenth studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on October 6, 2017, by Loma Vista Recordings and Caroline International. The record had the working title ''Say10'' and was initially due to ...
'' with a world tour kicking off July 20, in Budapest, playing more than 100 shows around the world. In January 2018, Tyler announced via Twitter that he left the band and returned to his studio to work exclusively on film and television. Tyler composed the song, "Monsters After Dark" for the night Halloween mode of the ride GOTG: Mission Breakout!. In 2021, Bates co-produced and played strings, percussion and guitar on
Jerry Cantrell Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter of the rock band Alice in Chains. The band rose to internation ...
's album '' Brighten''.


Discography


Film scores


Television scores


Videogame soundtracks


Own work

* Roseland with
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with Marilyn Manson

*''
The Pale Emperor ''The Pale Emperor'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on January 15, 2015, through lead singer Marilyn Manson's Hell, etc. label, and distributed in the United States by Loma Vista Recordings and ...
'' (2015) *''
Heaven Upside Down ''Heaven Upside Down'' is the tenth studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on October 6, 2017, by Loma Vista Recordings and Caroline International. The record had the working title ''Say10'' and was initially due to ...
'' (2017)


with Pet

* ''Pet'' (1996) (guitar, bass, backing vocals, production)


with Bush

* '' The Kingdom'' (2020) (songwriting, production)


with Jerry Cantrell

* '' Brighten'' (2021) (strings, percussion, guitar, production)


References


External links


Tyler Bates' Website
(includes samples of music and many video clips from movies worked on) *
Tyler Bates Interview on KCRW featuring Watchmen SoundtrackTyler Bates being interviewed at the Grammy MuseumShock Till you Drop Exclusive Interview
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