Marco Beltrami | |
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 Beltrami in 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1966-10-07)October 7, 1966 (age 58) Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Film score,post-rock |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Marco Beltrami (born October 7, 1966) is an American composer of film and television scores. He has worked in a number of genres, includinghorror (Scream,Mimic,The Faculty,Resident Evil,The Woman in Black,Carrie,A Quiet Place, andThe Nun II),action (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,Live Free or Die Hard,World War Z),science fiction (I, Robot,Snowpiercer),Western (3:10 to Yuma,Jonah Hex,The Homesman), andsuperhero (Hellboy,The Wolverine,Logan,Venom: Let There Be Carnage).
A long-time collaborator ofWes Craven, Beltrami scored seven of the director's films including the original four Craven-directed films in theScream franchise (1996–2011). He has also worked with such directors asJames Mangold,Guillermo del Toro,Tommy Lee Jones,Alex Proyas,Ole Bornedal,Kathryn Bigelow,Bong Joon-ho,Dan Gilroy, andJohn Krasinski. He has been nominated for twoAcademy Awards for3:10 to Yuma (2007) andThe Hurt Locker (2008), and aGolden Globe Award forA Quiet Place (2018). He won aSatellite Award forSoul Surfer (2011) and anEmmy Award forFree Solo (2018).
Beltrami was born onLong Island, New York, of Italian and Greek descent.[1] He attended Ward Melville High School, and afterwards, graduated fromBrown University and studied at theYale School of Music, and then moved west to theUSC Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles, where he studied under composerJerry Goldsmith.[2]
A few classical commissions and USC student films aside, Beltrami scored his first feature in 1994, the thrillerDeath Match for director Joe Coppolletta, and reached a higher level of public acclaim in 1996 when he wrote the score forWes Craven's smash hit shockerScream. 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 asMimic (1997),The Faculty (1998),Angel Eyes (2001),Joy Ride (2001),Resident Evil (2002), which he co-composed withMarilyn Manson,Blade II (2002),Hellboy (2004),I, Robot (2004), andRed Eye (2005) featuring prominently in his resume. Apart from horror/thriller and action, he also scores certainindependent films such asThe Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys andTommy Lee Jones'The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada. He was nominated for anEmmy Award for his score for the filmDavid and Lisa in 1998, indicating a desire to spread his musical wings beyond the bounds of his genre pigeonholing.
He has composed the recent entries in theDie Hard saga,Live Free or Die Hard andA Good Day to Die Hard, taking over fromMichael Kamen from whom Beltrami used some of the original themes from the previous three films due to Kamen's death in 2003. Beltrami earned anAcademy Award nomination for his work onJames Mangold's acclaimed 2007 western remake,3:10 to Yuma. Despite having met a mixed critical response, he was also nominated, alongsideBuck Sanders, for the2010 Academy Award forBest Original Score for his score toThe Hurt Locker.[3] In 2011, he was met with critical praise and won aSatellite Award for Best Original Score for his score to the drama filmSoul Surfer.[4] Beltrami composed the soundtrack forPierce Brosnan's 2014 spy filmNovember Man.[5] He co-composed the score for the 2015Fantastic Four film withPhilip Glass.[6]
Beltrami's signature style is based around highlypercussive texture. He often employs both traditional percussive instruments such asbass drums, as well as violins and brass instruments, forming layers of hits and stabs.
Beltrami has worked repeatedly with such directors asWes Craven,James Mangold,Guillermo del Toro,Tommy Lee Jones,Alex Proyas,Len Wiseman,John Moore,Jean-François Richet,Jonathan Levine, andJohn Krasinski.[7] He has also worked with other musicians, includingMarilyn Manson (forResident Evil).
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-unreleasedGuns N' Roses albumChinese Democracy.[8] 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", "Madagascar", "There Was a Time", "This I Love", and "Prostitute". "Chinese Democracy" is also the name of a track on Beltrami's score for3:10 to Yuma. In 2023 he was credited on the final single release of "The General".[9]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Land's End | 13 episodes |
| 1996 | Inhumanoid | Television film |
| 1997 | Stranger in My Home | |
| Dellaventura | 1 episode | |
| 1998 | David and Lisa | Television film |
| 1999 | Dybt vand | |
| Tuesdays with Morrie | ||
| 2000 | Goodbye Casanova | Television film; composed with Gianluca Piersanti |
| 2002 | Glory Days | 9 episodes |
| 2000–04 | The Practice | 85 episodes |
| 2009–11 | V | 22 episodes |
| 2011 | The Sunset Limited | Television film |
| 2014 | 1864 | Miniseries |
| 2014–17 | Turn: Washington's Spies | 40 episodes |
| 2015–16 | Lucifer | Theme music and 13 episodes |
| 2017–18 | Six | 18 episodes |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone | 10 episodes |
| Bubble Guppies | featuringBleeding Fingers Music from the episode "Dragons 'N' Roses!" | |
| 2021 | Nine Perfect Strangers | 8 episodes |
| 2022–23 | Pantheon | 16 episodes |
| 2023 | MotoGP | Title Music[10] |
| 2024 | Apples Never Fall | Miniseries |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Fortnite | Theme and additional music |
| Year | Title | Director | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Scream | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Tyler Gillett | Partygoer | Vocal cameo[11] |
Award | Wins | Nominations |
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| 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 2 |
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Best Original Score | 3:10 to Yuma | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Original Score | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Best Original Score | A Quiet Place | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Movie (Dramatic Underscore) | David and Lisa | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score) | Free Solo | Won |
AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score
César Award for Best Original Music
Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Score
Fright Meter Award for Best Score
Grand Bell Award for Best Music
Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score
Satellite Award for Best Original Score
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score
Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score
Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Music
Hawaii Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score
Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score
