Brad Fiedel Explained

Brad Fiedel should not be confused with Brad Friedel.

Brad Fiedel
Birth Name:Brad Ira Fiedel
Birth Date:10 March 1951
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Genre:Electronic, new wave, synthpop, film score, dance
Occupation:Composer
Years Active:1975–present

Bradley Ira Fiedel (born March 10, 1951) is an American composer. He has written for film and television and has collaborated with James Cameron on The Terminator (1984), (1991) and True Lies (1994). On these scores he mostly used synthesizers, but composed a number of scores utilizing various acoustic instruments, including full orchestra.

Fiedel's work includes other films in the genres of science fiction, action and horror, such as Fright Night (1985) and sequel Fright Night Part 2 (1988), The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) and Johnny Mnemonic (1995). He also scored a number of comedy films, such as Compromising Positions (1985) and Fraternity Vacation (1985), as well as drama films including The Accused (1988), Blue Steel (1990) and (1996).

Fiedel retired from scoring films in the late 1990s to focus on writing musicals.

Early life

Raised in Bayville, New York on Long Island, Fiedel graduated from The Barlow School.

Career

In the early 1970s, Fiedel was signed as a songwriter to Paul Simon's DeShufflin' Music. In the mid-1970s, he spent six months as the keyboardist for Hall & Oates.[1]

Fiedel began his career in film in the mid 1970s, and wrote extensively for television films including Playing for Time written by Arthur Miller, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Jane Alexander, and some independent cinema releases, until director James Cameron hired him to score the science fiction film The Terminator in 1984, setting the wheels in motion for a successful career.[2] In the 1980s, he worked on several successful movies, predominantly in the action and thriller genres, and pioneered the use of electronic instruments and synthesizers in soundtracks.[3]

Since then, Fiedel has scored many popular and successful movies, including Fright Night (1985) and its sequel Fright Night Part 2 (1988), The Big Easy (1987), The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), The Accused (1988), Blue Steel (1990), (1991), Blink (1994), and True Lies (1994). He also composed the Lightstorm Entertainment logo jingle.[4]

Fiedel's last major theatrical score was in 1995. He released an audio version of his original musical, Full Circle.

Personal life

Fiedel has been married to actress Ann Dusenberry since 1993. The couple have two daughters named Alixandra and Zoe. They live in Santa Barbara, California.[5] [6]

Filmography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography: Brad Fiedel. Brennan. Sandra. Allmovie. June 13, 2010.
  2. News: He'll Be Back: Composer Brad Fiedel Reclaims the 'Terminator' Score. SPIN. New York. April 5, 2016. April 8, 2016. Sokolove. Michael.
  3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=q101482|pure_url=yes}} Biography: Brad Fiedel]. Stevenson. Joseph. Allmusic. June 13, 2010.
  4. Web site: Film and TV Studio Signature Logos.
  5. News: Prolific Cannell Can Set Up Typewriter In Laguna Beach . Ryon . Ruth . Ruth Ryon . October 3, 1999 . . January 14, 2010.
  6. Web site: Ann Dusenberry profile. Women's Plaza of Honor . . January 14, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305054402/http://womensplaza.arizona.edu/honor/view.php?id=308 . 5 March 2016.

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