Pedro Bromfman
Pedro Bromfman is a Brazilian musician, film composer, video game composer and music producer. He is primarily known for having scored 2014's RoboCop, the TV series Narcos, Elite Squad and Elite Squad: [The Enemy Within|Elite Squad II]; the highest-grossing film in Brazil's box office history, and the video game Max Payne 3. He has also composed the music for Panama Papers, "Thumper", The Story Of Us With Morgan Freeman, Chain of Command, The Blackout and the video game Need for Speed Heat. Bromfman's score for Far Cry 6 Ubisoft was nominated for a BAFTA Award, an ASCAP Award and two G.A.N.G. Awards. He has recently composed the music for Amazon’s ‘’Pimpinero: Blood and Oil’’ and Netflix’s ‘’Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror’’.
Life and career
Pedro Bromfman was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was introduced to music at very young age, playing nylon string and electric guitars. When he turned eighteen, Pedro moved to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music. He graduated cum laude in 1997. Bromfman worked as a session musician, arranger and music producer, before his passion for film scores brought him to California. He studied film scoring at UCLA, after releasing his first solo album, Pé-de-Moleque, in 2000. The album featured some of the best Brazilian instrumentalists, including Sebastião Tapajós, Carlos Malta, Marcelo Martins and Ney Conceição. Pedro Bromfman started his career as a Film/TV composer in 2002, creating music for trailers and commercials. Soon after, he started composing for films and television. More recently, Pedro has been working extensively on video game scores, he is currently creating the music for Far Cry 6.Poker
Bromfman is also a poker player. He earned a World Series of Poker bracelet and $294,616 by winning the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship in 2022 [World Series of Poker|2022].Awards and nominations
Awards
- ASCAP Award:
- *2015 – RoboCop
- Park City Film Music Festival:
- *2009 – Elite Squad – Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence
- *2009 – They Killed Sister Dorothy – Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence
- *2008 – Elite Squad – Premio Guarani
Nominations
- Cinema Brazil Grand Prize:
- *2008 – Elite Squad – Best Original Music
- *2011 – Elite Squad 2 – Best Original Music
- ACIE Awards:
- *2011 – Elite Squad – Best Music
- Prêmio Contigo Cinema:
- *2008 – Elite Squad – Best Music