Marco Beltrami

Birth Name:

Marco Edward Beltrami

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Composer, Music department

Won a Satellite Award for Best Original Score for "Soul Surfer" in 2011
Won eight ASCAP Awards for Top Box Office Films for "Scream," "Scream 2," "Blade II," "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," "I, Robot," "Live Free or Die Hard," "Knowing," and "The Woman in Black․"
Won three ASCAP Awards for Top TV Series for "The Practice" in 2001, 2002, and 2003
Studied Music at Brown University and Yale University before going on to train with Italian master Luigi Nono and composer Jerry Goldsmith
Got his first major film composing job in 1996 on the horror film "Scream," a franchise he would continue to provide music for in the following years
Started out as the music librarian on the film "Dream Lover" in 1993
Quote: "Though there will always be new statements made utilizing that vocabulary [of musical traditions], I'd rather speak my own musical language․ Film has the potential of allowing me to explore my own ideas, which I find very attractive․"
Best known as a film composer and conductor who worked on "I, Robot," "Live Free or Die Hard," "Blade II," and "World War Z․"
Often collaborates with director Guillermo Del Toro, having written scores for his films "Mimic," "Hellboy," and "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark․"
Had never seen a horror movie before he began working on "Scream․"

1998ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
1998ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
1998Chainsaw Award - Best Score:Nominated
1998FMCJ Award - Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film:Nominated
1999Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Movie (Dramatic Underscore):Nominated
2001ASCAP Award - Top TV Series:Winner
2002ASCAP Award - Top TV Series:Winner
2002Chainsaw Award - Best Score:Nominated
2003ASCAP Award - Top TV Series:Winner
2003ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
2004ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
2004IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction Film:Nominated
2004IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction Film:Nominated
2004IFMCA Award - Film Score of the Year:Nominated
2005ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
2005Chainsaw Award - Best Score:Nominated
2007ACCA - Best Original Score:Nominated
2007IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film:Nominated
2008ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
2008Oscar - Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score:Nominated
2008Critics Choice Award - Best Composer:Nominated
2008HFCS Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
2008World Soundtrack Award - Best Original Soundtrack of the Year:Nominated
2009César - Best Music Written for a Film (Meilleure musique écrite pour un film):Nominated
2009IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction Film:Nominated
2009IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film:Nominated
2010ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
2010Oscar - Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score:Nominated
2011Satellite Award - Best Original Score:Winner
2012Fright Meter Award - Best Score:Nominated
2012Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) - Best Original Score for Feature Film:Winner
2012IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film:Nominated
2012IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Drama Film:Nominated
2013ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
2013Chainsaw Award - Best Score:Nominated
2013Grand Bell Award - Best Music:Nominated
2013IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Comedy Film:Nominated
2014ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
2014ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
2014World Soundtrack Award - Film Composer of the Year:Nominated
2015IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Drama Film:Winner
2016AACTA Award - Best Original Music Score:Nominated
2017ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
2017FCCA Award - Best Music:Nominated
2018CinEuphoria - Best Original Music - International Competition:Nominated
2018Fright Meter Award - Best Score:Nominated
2018HMMA Award - Best Original Score - Documentary:Nominated
2019Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score:Nominated
2019DFCS Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
2019Golden Globe - Best Original Score - Motion Picture:Nominated
2019HFCS Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
2019HMMA Award - Best Original Score - Feature Film:Winner
2019IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Documentary Film:Nominated
2019Crystal Pine - Best Original Score, Documentary Feature:Nominated
2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score):Winner
2019Satellite Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
2020Critics' Choice Documentary Award - Best Score:Winner
2021HMMA Award - Best Original Score - Horror Film:Winner
2022ASCAP Award - Top Television Series:Winner
2022BloodGuts UK Horror Award - Best Soundtrack/Score:Nominated
2023ASCAP Award - Top Streaming Film:Winner
2024Saturn Award - Best Music in a Film:Nominated
2024HMMA Award - Best Original Score - TV/Streamed Movie:Nominated
2024IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film:Nominated
2025IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film:Nominated

Marco Beltrami

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