Brad Breeck

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Brad Breeck
BornAugust 9, 1978 (age 45)
Education California Institute of the Arts
Years active2002–present
Website https://www.bradbreeck.com

Bradley Joseph Breeck is an American composer and musician, best known for his work with Disney Television Animation. He wrote the theme song for Gravity Falls and Star vs. the Forces of Evil, and has written the scores for numerous TV shows and films from several companies.

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Career

Brad Breeck was originally a member of the Los Angeles-based experimental punk band The Mae Shi, which he joined while he was studying at the California Institute of the Arts. In 2007, he left the band to focus on making music for TV and films. In 2011, he formed another band called Skull Tape. He is influenced from a wide variety of musical styles and grew up listening to mostly Christian heavy metal. [1] He began working for Disney full-time when he pitched the Gravity Falls theme song to Disney Channel. [2]

In 2017, Breeck won a Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing for the Nickelodeon TV film Albert .

Filmography

Films

Television

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References

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  2. Haley, Chris HaleyChris (2016-02-17). "Something Special: Brad Breeck On The Music Of 'Gravity Falls'". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved 2024-04-10.