Composers

BRIAN TYLER

BRETON VIVIAN

Music Supervisor

ANDREA VON FOERSTER

MODERATED BY MARK SMYTHE (Composer)

Screening Link available upon Registration

YouTube Live Stream Q&A

Friday, May 13, 6:30PM PT

Yellowstone chronicles the Dutton family, led by John Dutton, who controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States. Amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds, and hard-earned respect – the ranch is in constant conflict with those it borders – an expanding town, an Indian reservation, and America’s first national park. 

TV-MA | 60 min

Brian Tyler is a multiple BAFTA and Emmy Award nominee, platinum-selling recording artist, and has been a composer and conductor on over 100 feature films. Tyler’s scoring credits include Joss Whedon’s Avengers: Age of Ultron,  James Wan’s Furious 7, and F. Gary Gray’s Fate of the Furious as well as others in the Fast and the Furious franchise, Shane Black’s Iron Man 3, Alan Taylor’s Thor: The Dark World, Jon Chu’s Crazy Rich Asians, for which he was voted to the 2019 Oscar shortlist for Best Original Score, James Vanderbilt’s Truth, starring Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford, Justin Baldoni’s Clouds, Louis Leterrier’s Now You See Me and Jon Chu’s Now You See Me 2, Adam Shankman’s What Men Want, Ready or Not directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, Charlie’s Angels directed by Elizabeth Banks, Taylor Sheridan’s Those Who Wish Me Dead, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions directed by Adam Robitel, Redeeming Love directed by DJ Caruso, Scream directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and Disney’s upcoming Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers directed by Akiva Schaffer. Brian also tours as a successful electronic artist and producer, playing major festivals such as EDC and Hardfest, and he recently launched Are We Dreaming, a completely immersive audio-visual experience created by Tyler himself, which debuted in October 2021 on the 400-foot Main Stage at Lost Lands Music Festival; an epic two-hour midnight performance for a crowd of 30,000 people. Tyler has also composed the music for Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone which is now in its fourth season, as well as the recently premiered 1883, as well as the television series Hawaii Five-O, Scorpion, and Magnum PI.  He also wrote the theme for Formula 1 racing, which is heard by the sport’s 1.5 billion viewers each year.

Tyler is a multi-instrumentalist skilled at playing piano, guitar, drums, bass, cello, world percussion, guitarviol, charango, and bouzouki, among others. He has conducted symphonic concerts of his film scores around the globe and frequently conducts the London Philharmonic, the Philharmonic Orchestra of London, and the Hollywood Studio Symphony. His accolades include 34 BMI Music Awards, 3 Emmy nominations, 5 ASCAP Music Awards, and 12 Goldspirit Awards including Composer of the Year. Tyler was also named Film Composer of the Year at the 2014 Cue Awards. He was awarded the highest honor from BMI, the Icon Award in 2022 for his exceptional body of work and phenomenal success as a composer, orchestral conductor, and music producer.

Breton Vivian is an English-Australian composer based in Los Angeles, writing diverse music for some of the biggest projects in Hollywood. Having lived all over the world, including Australia, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom, Breton utilizes a broad range of influences that provide his music with a unique and refreshing sound. He recently finished working on Taylor Sheridan’s new show 1883, starring Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw, and Faith Hill. He is currently working on Sheridan’s neo-western tv-show Yellowstone, starring Kevin Costner, for which he won a BMI award. Breton previously scored Justin Baldoni’s debut feature film, Five Feet Apart, starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson. He has written additional music for Crazy Rich Asians as well as the Sundance-selected documentary The Devil We Know. His music and orchestrations can also be heard on blockbuster features such as The Mummy, The Fate of the Furious, and Power Rangers. Breton also previously worked as a composer’s assistant to Brian Tyler. Breton’s unique and eclectic musical style grew out of the modern and classical music worlds he is a part of as well as the many cultures he’s experienced. His broad influences are evident in the sonic variety of his compositions.

Andrea von Foerster is an award-winning music supervisor for film, television, and online projects based in Los Angeles. Throughout her 20 years+ in the industry, her credits include independent films such as (500) Days of Summer, From Prada to Nada, Bellflower, Begin Again, Before We Go, The Bad Batch, Happy Death Day, and Happy Death Day 2U; studio films such as Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Chronicle, Chasing Mavericks, Fantastic Four, Going In Style, Breakthrough, Sweet Girl, and Those Who Wish Me Dead; music documentaries such as The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights, Butch Walker: Out Of Focus, and Jaco.  Her television work includes Daybreak, Dollhouse, Stargate Universe, Don’t Trust The B In Apt. 23, Modern Family, Life In Pieces, Scream, Queen Of The South, Run’s House, Life Of Ryan, Mayor Of Kingstown, 1883, and Yellowstone. 

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