Pedro Bromfman

Pedro Bromfman
Born (1976-01-20) 20 January 1976 (age 48)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres
Occupations
Instrument(s)Guitars, bass, percussion, piano, programming
Years active1999–present
Websitepedrobromfman.com

Pedro Bromfman (born 20 January 1976) is a Brazilian musician, film composer, video game composer and music producer. He is primarily known for having scored 2014's RoboCop and the TV series Narcos, Elite Squad and Elite Squad II; the highest-grossing film in Brazil's box office history,[1] and the video game Max Payne 3. Recently, he has composed the music for Panama Papers, "Thumper", The Story Of Us With Morgan Freeman, Chain of Command, The Blackout and the video game Need for Speed Heat. Bromfman's latest project Far Cry 6 was released by Ubisoft on 7 October 2021. His score for Far Cry 6 is nominated for a BAFTA Award, an ASCAP Award and two G.A.N.G. Awards (Music of the Year and Soundtrack Album of the Year).

Life and career

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Pedro Bromfman was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was introduced to music at very young age, playing nylon string and electric guitars. When he turned eighteen, Pedro moved to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music. He graduated cum laude in 1997. Bromfman worked as a session musician, arranger and music producer, before his passion for film scores brought him to California. He studied film scoring at UCLA, after releasing his first solo album, Pé-de-Moleque, in 2000. The album featured some of the best Brazilian instrumentalists, including Sebastião Tapajós, Carlos Malta, Marcelo Martins and Ney Conceição. Pedro Bromfman started his career as a Film/TV composer in 2002, creating music for trailers and commercials. Soon after, he started composing for films and television. [2] More recently, Pedro has been working extensively on video game scores, he is currently creating the music for Far Cry 6.

Poker

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Bromfman is also a poker player. He earned a World Series of Poker bracelet by winning the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship in 2022.[3]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Director Notes
2003 Tres delincuentes Nathan Clay
Eduardo Enrique Mayén
Short film
2004 L.A. Dream William Olsson
2005 The Yawn Jar Alvaro Ron
Fuga y misterio Martin Mourin
2006 Between the Lines Anisha Pattanaik
Rosa William Olsson Short film
2007 Elite Squad José Padilha
Days of Fight Eduardo Brand
2008 Alucinados Roberto Santucci
They Killed Sister Dorothy Daniel Junge
2010 March of the Living Jessica Sanders
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within José Padilha
2011 Qualquer Gato Vira-Lata Tomas Portella
Linus & Cori (Ten Years Later) Alvaro Ron
Nacho Manubens
Short film
2012 G-Dog Freida Lee Mock
2013 Maria Bonita Jacob Lundgaard Andersen
Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer
Camille Stochitch
Short film
2014 RoboCop José Padilha
Rio, I Love You
Blue Lips Daniela De Carlo
Julieta Lima
Gustavo Lipsztein
2015 Deep Web Alex Winter
2016 Em Nome da Lei Sergio Rezende
Relatively Free Alex Winter Short film
2017 Thumper Jordan Ross
2018 The Panama Papers Alex Winter
2019 The Blackout Daniela De Carlo
2021 The Cocktail Party Jessica Sanders Short film

Television

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Year Title Notes
2003–2005 SportsCentury 2 episodes
2016 Paradise Inc.
2015–2017 Narcos 30 episodes
2017 The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman 6 episodes
2018 Chain of Command 8 episodes

Video games

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Year Title Notes
2012 Max Payne 3 Additional production
Additional performances
Original score composed by Health
2019 Need for Speed Heat
2021 Far Cry 6

Awards and nominations

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Awards

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Nominations

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  • Cinema Brazil Grand Prize:
    • 2008 – Elite Squad – Best Original Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora Original)
    • 2011 – Elite Squad 2 – Best Original Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora Original)
  • ACIE Awards:
    • 2011 – Elite Squad – Best Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora)
  • Prêmio Contigo Cinema:
    • 2008 – Elite Squad – Best Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora)

References

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  1. ^ Hecht, John (8 December 2010). "'Elite Squad 2' Is Brazil's Highest-Grossing Domestic Film". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  2. ^ Rosenbloom, Etan (14 February 2014). "Film Music Friday: Pedro Bromfman on RoboCop". ASCAP.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  3. ^ Toogood, Phil (20 June 2022). "Pedro Bromfman Is Triumphant in Event #38: $10,000 2-7 Single Draw Championship". PokerNews.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
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