Adam Peters (composer)
Adam Peters | |
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| Born | England |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
| Instruments |
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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
[edit]Band
[edit]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
[edit]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, Joker: Folie à Deux and Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Selected filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title |
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| 2024 | Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa |
| 2022 | Icarus: The Aftermath |
| 2021 | Paper & Glue |
| 2021 | Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell |
| 2020 | Francesco |
| 2020 | The Dissident |
| 2019 | Fantastic Fungi |
| 2017 | Sand Castle |
| 2017 | The Yellow Birds |
| 2017 | Icarus |
| 2016 | Snowden |
| 2013 | The Man Whose Mind Exploded |
| 2012 | Savages |
| 2012 | After Porn Ends |
| 2009 | South of the Border |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Never Let Him Go |
| 2022 | Shantaram |
| 2022 | Hostages |
| 2018 | Phenoms |
| 2012-2013 | The Untold History of the United States |
| 2007-2008 | Bone Detectives |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Nominated | Motion Picture Sound Editors | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Feature Documentary | Icarus | [18] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Artist Profile: Composer Adam Peters Provides a Chilling Score for The Dissident". btlnews.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Sundance 2020 Composer Spotlight: Adam Peters". ascap.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ a b "Bunnyman takes big hop with 'Savages' score". variety.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ a b "'The Dissident' Composer Adam Peters Honors Jamal Khashoggi with an Emotional, Yet Thrilling Score". awardsdaily.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Disruptive Patterns". oursoundscene.org. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN: "OUR BACKS WERE AGAINST THE WALL," SAYS WILL SERGEANT". thisisdig.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant: how we made The Killing Moon". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Distinctly Familiar: Echo & the Bunnymen's Ocean Rain at 40". slantmagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Calenture". discogs.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "The Triffids Present The Black Swan". discogs.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "I'M YOUR FAN". leonardcohenfiles.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Before Juno Reactor, The Flowerpot Men, for the first time released as Vinyl & Digital Album, "1984"". junoreactor.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "THE FLOWERPOT MEN". demonmusicgroup.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Interview: Nick Laird-Clowes of The Dream Academy". rhino.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Family Of God". discogs.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Classic Album Review: Family Of God - We Are The World". tinnitist.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "The Pop Life". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Motion Picture Sound Editors Reveal Golden Reel Nominations". deadline.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
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