Brad Fiedel Brad Fiedel

Born: 10 March 1951, New York, New York.

Biography:
Brad Ira Fiedel is a popular and progressive composer of the 1980s who worked on several successful movies, predominantly in the action and thriller genres, and pioneered the use of electronic instruments and synthesizers, before almost disappearing at the end of the 1990s. Fiedel began his career in film in the late 1970s, and wrote extensively for TV movies and minor cinema releases, until director James Cameron hired him to score a certain low budget sci-fi film called "The Terminator" in 1984, setting the wheels in motion for a successful career. The Terminator went on to become one of the box office hits of the decade, launched the career of a little-known Austrian bodybuilder called Arnold Schwarzenegger, and gave Fiedel his entry in the annals film music history - the metallic, pounding, powerful main theme has since become the defining signature work of his career. Since then, Fiedel has scored many popular and successful movies, including "Fright Night" (1985), "The Big Easy" (1987), "The Serpent and the Rainbow" (1988), "The Accused" (1988), "Blue Steel" (1990), "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991), "Blink" (1994) and "True Lies" (1994), although in recent years, Fiedel has not been in demand as much as he once was. His last major theatrical score was in 1995, and despite enjoying a brief period of renewed interest following the release of "Terminator 3" (2003), when composer Marco Beltrami wrote an orchestral arrangement of his theme, he has not scored a movie of any kind since the turn of the millennium, and has been quoted as saying that he is unlikely to return, due to his general dissatisfaction with the state of the film industry in general. Fiedel is married to actress Ann Dusenberry, and resides in Santa Barbara, California.

Filmography:
Purgatory (1999), Turks (1999), Y2K (1999), From The Earth To The Moon (1998), Eden (1997), Mistrial (1996), Rasputin (1996), Johnny Mnemonic (1995), Blink (1994), True Lies (1994), Nick's Game (1993), The Real McCoy (1993), Striking Distance (1993), Gladiator (1992), Straight Talk (1992), Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992), Blood Ties (1991), Plymouth (1991), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Blue Steel (1990), Night Visions (1990), Cold Sassy Tree (1989), Fright Night Part II (1989), Immediate Family (1989), Perfect Witness (1989), True Believer (1989), The Accused (1988), Hostage (1988), Hot Paint (1988), Midnight Caller (1988), The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), The Big Easy (1987), Bluffing It (1987), The Last Innocent Man (1987), Nowhere to Hide (1987), Right to Die (1987), Brotherhood of Justice (1986), Desert Bloom (1986), A Fighting Choice (1986), Let's Get Harry (1986), Popeye Doyle (1986), Second Serve (1986), Compromising Positions (1985), Fraternity Vacation (1985), Fright Night (1985), The Midnight Hour (1985), Anatomy of an Illness (1984), Calendar Girl Murders (1984), Children in the Crossfire (1984), My Mother's Secret Life (1984), The Terminator (1984), Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983), Eyes of Fire (1983), Girls of the White Orchid (1983), Heart of Steel (1983), Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number (1983), Murder in Coweta County (1983), The Bunker (1981), Dream House (1981), Just Before Dawn (1981), Night School (1981), The People vs. Jean Harris (1981), Hardhat and Legs (1980), Playing for Time (1980), Reunion (1980), A Movie Star's Daughter (1979), Suicide Cult (1979), Looking Up (1977), Apple Pie (1976), Deadly Hero (1976), Gums (1976).

Highest Grossing Films as at end of 2007 (adjusted for inflation):
Terminator 2: Judgment Day ($344.5m), True Lies ($247.8m), The Terminator ($80.9m), The Accused ($55.3m), Fright Night ($49.7m), Striking Distance ($41.2m), Straight Talk ($36.2m), The Serpent and the Rainbow ($33.8m), The Big Easy ($32.0m), Johnny Mnemonic ($31.0m)

Blink Johnny Mnemonic The Real McCoy Straight Talk The Terminator Terminator 2: Judgment Day Terminator 3: The Rise of the Machines True Lies


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