Adam Peters (composer) explained

Adam Peters
Birth Place:England
Occupation:Composer, musician

Adam Peters is a British composer.[1] [2] He is known for his work with various bands and artists, as well as film and television scoring.[3] [4]

Career

Band

Peters' first band was called the Disruptive Patterns, where he played as a keyboardist.[5] He began playing cello, piano and keyboards with Echo & the Bunnymen and during his time with the band, they released several albums, including Ocean Rain, Evergreen and Reverberation.[6] His collaboration with lead vocalist Ian McCulloch and guitarist Will Sergeant resulted in some of the band's most beloved tracks, such as "The Killing Moon", "Seven Seas" and "Never Stop".[7] [8]

Peters had a collaboration with the Australian band The Triffids for the albums Born Sandy Devotional, Calenture and The Black Swan.[9] [10] Peters and David McComb contributed to the Leonard Cohen tribute album I'm Your Fan with a cover of "Don't Go Home With Your Hard-On" in 1991.[11] The Flowerpot Men was an early electronic music group formed by Peters and Ben Watkins, the band released three 12-inch EPs, including the track "Beat City", which was featured in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.[12] [13]

Peters' cello was featured on The Dream Academy's albums.[14] In 1994, he co-founded the band Family Of God, with clothing entrepreneur Chris Brick, releasing three albums: "Family Of God", "We Are The World", and "Exiter".[15] [16] In 1997, The New York Times described the band "mesmerizing psychedelic rock".[17]

Film and Television

Peters has also composed music for film and television. He collaborated with director such as Oliver Stone on the projects South of the Border, Savages, Snowden and The Untold History of the United States and Bryan Fogel on the documentaries Icarus, The Dissident and Icarus: The Aftermath.[3] [4] He wrote the orchestral arrangements for Paddington and contributed music to Rango, The Amazing Spider Man 2, and Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitle
2024
2022Icarus: The Aftermath
2021Paper & Glue
2021
2020Francesco
2020The Dissident
2019Fantastic Fungi
2017Sand Castle
2017The Yellow Birds
2017Icarus
2016Snowden
2013The Man Whose Mind Exploded
2012Savages
2012After Porn Ends
2009South of the Border

Television

YearTitle
2023Never Let Him Go
2022Shantaram
2022Hostages
2018Phenoms
2012-2013The Untold History of the United States
2007-2008Bone Detectives

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artist Profile: Composer Adam Peters Provides a Chilling Score for The Dissident. btlnews.com. 2024-09-02.
  2. Web site: Sundance 2020 Composer Spotlight: Adam Peters. ascap.com. 2024-09-02.
  3. Web site: Bunnyman takes big hop with ‘Savages’ score. variety.com. 2024-09-02.
  4. Web site: ’The Dissident’ Composer Adam Peters Honors Jamal Khashoggi with an Emotional, Yet Thrilling Score. awardsdaily.com. 2024-09-02.
  5. Web site: Disruptive Patterns. oursoundscene.org. 2024-09-02.
  6. Web site: ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN: “OUR BACKS WERE AGAINST THE WALL,” SAYS WILL SERGEANT. thisisdig.com. 2024-09-02.
  7. Web site: Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant: how we made The Killing Moon. theguardian.com. 2024-09-02.
  8. Web site: Distinctly Familiar: Echo & the Bunnymen’s Ocean Rain at 40. slantmagazine.com. 2024-09-02.
  9. Web site: Calenture. discogs.com. 2024-09-02.
  10. Web site: The Triffids Present The Black Swan. discogs.com. 2024-09-02.
  11. Web site: I’M YOUR FAN. leonardcohenfiles.com. 2024-09-02.
  12. Web site: Before Juno Reactor, The Flowerpot Men, for the first time released as Vinyl & Digital Album, "1984". junoreactor.com. 2024-09-02.
  13. Web site: THE FLOWERPOT MEN. demonmusicgroup.co.uk. 2024-09-02.
  14. Web site: Interview: Nick Laird-Clowes of The Dream Academy. rhino.com. 2024-09-02.
  15. Web site: Family Of God. discogs.com. 2024-09-02.
  16. Web site: Classic Album Review: Family Of God - We Are The World. tinnitist.com. 2024-09-02.
  17. Web site: The Pop Life. nytimes.com. 2024-09-02.
  18. Web site: Motion Picture Sound Editors Reveal Golden Reel Nominations. deadline.com. 2024-09-02.