Adam Wiltzie
Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie is an American composer and sound engineer based in Brussels, Belgium.
Early life
Adam Wiltzie was born on September 17, 1969, in New York City. Originally a champion youth tennis player, a knee injury sustained when he was 16 ended his career. Wiltzie then moved to Austin, Texas, where he lived for 10 years, before moving to Europe.Career
Wiltzie is best known for his work as a founder of seminal ambient classical projects Stars of the Lid, The Dead Texan, Aix Em Klemm and A [Winged Victory for the Sullen]. He scored A Winged Victory for the Sullen's 2021 album Invisible Cities, the score to the critically acclaimed theater production directed by Leo Warner.He has also recorded, played with, and worked as a live sound engineer for artists such as The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, Labradford, Bedhead, Pip Proud, The Bad Livers, Windsor for the Derby, Ed Hall, Iron & Wine, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Hauschka and Sparklehorse.
He has written the original scores for several film and television productions including Salero, The Yellow Birds and Iris. He also collaborated with Jóhann Jóhannsson on his scores for The [Theory of Everything (2014 film)|The Theory of Everything] and Arrival, and wrote two of the main themes with Dustin O'Halloran in the 2016 Oscar-nominated film Lion.
Discography
Solo- Travels in Constants Vol. 24 How to Disappear Inside a Thirty Piece Orchestra Eleven Fugues For Sodium Pentothal
Sleepingdog Naked in a Clean Bed Polar Life With Our Heads in the Clouds and Our Hearts in the Fields
Aix Em Klemm Aix Em Klemm
The Dead Texan The Dead Texan
A Winged Victory for the Sullen A Winged Victory for the Sullen Atomos VII Atomos Iris God's Own Country The Undivided Five Invisible Cities
Film Score AlbumsSalero
- ''American Woman''
Filmography
Films| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 2016 | Iris | Jalil Lespert | |
| 2017 | The Yellow Birds | Alexandre Moors | |
| 2018 | American Woman | Jake Scott | |
| 2022 | H4Z4RD | Jonas Govaerts |
Documentaries
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 2009 | The Passage | Alexander Douglas | |
| 2010 | Submission | Stefan Jarl | |
| 2013 | Godheten | Stefan Jarl | |
| 2015 | Salero | Mike Plunkett |
Short Films
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 2010 | Want to See Something ? | Tomas Jonsgården | |
| 2018 | Blight | Raphaël Crombez |
Television
| Year | Title | Production company | Notes |
| 2018 | Forever | Amazon Studios | Season 1, Episode 8 - "Goodbye Forever" |