Adam Wiltzie Explained

Adam Wiltzie
Birth Name:Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie
Birth Date:17 September 1969
Birth Place:New York, New York, U.S.

Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie (born September 17, 1969)[1] is an American composer and sound engineer based in Brussels, Belgium.[2]

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.[3] Wiltzie then moved to Austin, Texas, where he lived for 10 years, before moving to Europe.[4]

Career

Wiltzie is best known for his work as a founder of seminal ambient classical projects Stars of the Lid,[5] [6] 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.[7]

He has also recorded, played with, and worked as a live sound engineer for artists such as The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, Labradford, Bedhead, The Bad Livers, Windsor for the Derby, 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.[8] He also collaborated with Jóhann Jóhannsson on his scores for The Theory of Everything and Arrival, and wrote two of the main themes with Dustin O'Halloran in the 2016 Oscar-nominated film Lion.[9] [10] [11]

Discography

Solo

Stars of the Lid (with Brian McBride)

See main article: Stars of the Lid.

Sleepingdog (with Chantal Acda)

Aix Em Klemm (with Robert Donne)

The Dead Texan (with Christina Vantzou)

A Winged Victory for the Sullen (with Dustin O'Halloran)[15]

Film Score Albums

Filmography

Films

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2016IrisJalil Lespert
2017The Yellow BirdsAlexandre Moors
2018American WomanJake Scott
2022H4Z4RDJonas Govaerts
Documentaries
YearTitleDirectorNotes
2009The PassageAlexander Douglas
2010SubmissionStefan Jarl
2013GodhetenStefan Jarl (2)
2015SaleroMike Plunkett
Short Films
YearTitleDirectorNotes
2010Want to See Something ?Tomas Jonsgården
2018BlightRaphaël Crombez
Television

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adam Wiltzie . FamilySearch . United States Public Records, 1970-2009 . 4 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Track-By-Track: Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie – Travels in Constants Vol 24 Album Streams musicOMH. www.musicomh.com. 28 June 2015 . en-GB. 2017-06-17.
  3. Web site: Organ Reframed Cinema: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with new score by Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie (Stars of the Lid). Musicglue.com. en-US. 2017-06-23.
  4. News: A Winged Victory for the Sullen: the dance album. The Irish Times. en-US. 2015-02-15.
  5. Web site: Stars Of The Lid's Adam Wiltzie releases Salero film score. 2016-08-31. FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.. 2017-06-17.
  6. News: Stars of the Lid . Maelstrom magazine . Roberto . Martinelli . 2004 . 2006-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070907061510/http://www.maelstrom.nu/ezine/interview_iss11_129.php . 2007-09-07 . dead .
  7. Web site: 2021-03-02 . A Winged Victory for the Sullen Create Soaring and Contemplative Soundscapes on Invisible Cities, PopMatters . 2022-06-08 . PopMatters . en-US.
  8. News: No Going Back: The 405 meets Stars of the Lid. The 405. 2017-06-17. en.
  9. News: The Quietus Reviews A Winged Victory For The Sullen. The Quietus. 2017-06-17.
  10. News: A Winged Victory for the Sullen: the dance album. The Irish Times. 2017-06-17. en-US.
  11. News: Aix Em Klemm (interview) . brdf.net: musiques mutines et mutantes . March 2001 . 2006-12-08 . fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070220175804/http://brdf.net/interviews/interview_aix_em_klemm.htm . 2007-02-20 .
  12. Web site: Track-By-Track: Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie – Travels in Constants Vol 24 Album Streams musicOMH. www.musicomh.com. 28 June 2015 . en-GB. 2017-06-23.
  13. Web site: Adam Wiltzie - How To Disappear Inside a Thirty Piece Orchestra. .
  14. Web site: Adam Wiltzie - Eleven Fugues for Sodium Pentothal. .
  15. Web site: How Hauschka And Dustin O'Halloran Helped Lion Find Its Way Home IndieWire. Ehrlich. David. www.indiewire.com. 30 November 2016 . en. 2017-06-17.
  16. Web site: Salero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - Releases - Erased Tapes . 2017-06-17 . Erased Tapes . en-US.