Pedro Bromfman

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Pedro Bromfman
Born (1976-01-20) 20 January 1976 (age 49)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres
Occupations
Instrument(s)Guitars, bass, percussion, piano, programming
Years active1999–present
Website pedrobromfman.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).

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Life and career

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

Bromfman is also a poker player. He earned a World Series of Poker bracelet and $294,616 by winning the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship in 2022. [3]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2003Tres delincuentesNathan Clay
Eduardo Enrique Mayén
Short film
2004L.A. DreamWilliam Olsson
2005The Yawn JarAlvaro Ron
Fuga y misterioMartin Mourin
2006Between the LinesAnisha Pattanaik
RosaWilliam OlssonShort film
2007 Elite Squad José Padilha
Days of FightEduardo Brand
2008Alucinados Roberto Santucci
They Killed Sister Dorothy Daniel Junge
2010March of the LivingJessica 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
2012G-Dog Freida Lee Mock
2013Maria BonitaJacob Lundgaard Andersen
Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer
Camille Stochitch
Short film
2014 RoboCop José Padilha
Rio, I Love You
Blue LipsDaniela De Carlo
Julieta Lima
Gustavo Lipsztein
2015 Deep Web Alex Winter
2016Em Nome da LeiSergio Rezende
Relatively FreeAlex WinterShort film
2017ThumperJordan Ross
2018The Panama PapersAlex Winter
2019The BlackoutDaniela De Carlo
2021The Cocktail PartyJessica SandersShort film

Television

YearTitleNotes
2003–2005 SportsCentury 2 episodes
2016Paradise Inc.
2015–2017 Narcos 30 episodes
2017 The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman 6 episodes
2018Chain of Command8 episodes

Video games

YearTitleNotes
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

Awards

Nominations

References

  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.