Brad Fiedel

Birthday: March 10, 1951 in New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name: Brad Ira Fiedel

Extremely talented, prolific and versatile composer Brad Fiedel was born on March 10, 1951 in New York City. His mother was a dancer and his father was a composer and musician. Brad started out as a keyboardist for Hall & Oates. Fiedel first began composing music for movies in the mid-70s for such low-budget pictures as The Astrologer (1975), Deadly Hero (1975) and the raunchy Les dents de la mer (1975) porno parody Gums (1976). Although best known for his strong, lively and driving scores for action movies and thrillers, Brad has displayed considerable range and skill with his equally fine scores for dramas (Immediate Family (1989) and Les accusés (1988)), comedies (Franc-parler (1992) and Fraternity Vacation (1985)) and numerous made-for-TV features. Fiedel is widely regarded as a vital and creative pioneer for his expert and innovative use of electronic instruments and synthesizers in his music. Brad achieved his greatest success with the incredibly powerful and hard-charging metallic score for Terminator (1984) -- he was deservedly nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Music for his outstanding and unforgettable work -- and its sequel Terminator 2 - Le jugement dernier (1991). He collaborated with "Terminator" director James Cameron a third time on the blockbuster smash True Lies - Le caméléon (1994). In addition, Fiedel supplied the chillingly effective scores for the horror pictures Survivance (1981), Les yeux de feu (1983), Vampire, vous avez dit vampire ? (1985), the Made-for-TV The Midnight Hour (1985) and L'emprise des ténèbres (1988). He's also written and/or performed songs that are featured on several film soundtracks. Alas, Brad Fiedel retired from composing scores for both theatrical features and made-for-TV movies, alike, in the late 90s. He's married to actress Ann Dusenberry. Hide

Terminator [Terminator (1984)] was very difficult because I was using many different synths and sequ Show more Terminator [Terminator (1984)] was very difficult because I was using many different synths and sequencers and because I didn't have MIDI available on many of them I had to sync them by hand. This is why the main theme is in a very odd time signature. The looping of the Prophet 10 was just a little short of a complete measure. Hide

Brad Fiedel's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (3)

In Search of Tomorrow

In Search of the Last Action Heroes

Youre So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night