About Adam Wiltzie
Born 1969. Adam Wiltzie is an American composer, audio engineer, engineer, musician and sound Engineer.
Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie (born September 17, 1969) is an American composer and sound engineer based in Brussels, Belgium.
Early life Adam Wiltzie was born on September 17, 1969, in New York City. Wiltzie then moved to Austin, Texas, where he lived for 10 years, before moving to Europe.
Career Wiltzie is best known for his work as a founder of seminal ambient classical projects Stars of the Lid, The Dead Texan, Aix Em Klemm and A Winged Victory for the Sullen. He scored A Winged Victory for the Sullen's 2021 album Invisible Cities, the score to the critically acclaimed theater production directed by Leo Warner.
He has also recorded, played with, and worked as a live sound engineer for artists such as The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, Labradford, Bedhead, Pip Proud, The Bad Livers, Windsor for the Derby, Ed Hall, Iron & Wine, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Hauschka and Sparklehorse.
He has written the original scores for several film and television productions including Salero, The Yellow Birds and Iris. He also collaborated with Jóhann Jóhannsson on his scores for The Theory of Everything and Arrival, and wrote two of the main themes with Dustin O'Halloran in the 2016 Oscar-nominated film Lion.
Discography Solo Travels in Constants Vol. 24 (Temporary Residence Limited, 2015) How to Disappear Inside a Thirty Piece Orchestra (Self-released, 2021) Eleven Fugues For Sodium Pentothal (Kranky, 2024)
Stars of the Lid (with Brian McBride)
Sleepingdog (with Chantal Acda) Naked in a Clean Bed (Muze, 2006) Polar Life (Gizeh, 2008) With Our Heads in the Clouds and Our Hearts in the Fields (Gizeh, 2011)
Aix Em Klemm (with Robert Donne) Aix Em Klemm (Kranky, 2000)
The Dead Texan (with Christina Vantzou) The Dead Texan (Kranky, 2004)
A Winged Victory for the Sullen (with Dustin O'Halloran) A Winged Victory for the Sullen (Erased Tapes, 2011) Atomos VII [EP] (Kranky, 2014) Atomos (Erased Tapes, 2014) Iris (Erased Tapes, 2016) God's Own Country (2017) The Undivided Five (Ninja Tune, 2019) Invisible Cities (Artificial Pinearch Manufacturing, 2021) Film Score Albums Salero (Erased Tapes, 2016) American Woman (Artificial Pinearch Manufacturing, 2019)
Filmography Films Documentaries Short Films Television Year Title Production company Notes2018 Forever Amazon Studios Season 1, Episode 8 - "Goodbye Forever"
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Who is Adam Wiltzie?
American composer
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Adam Wiltzie was born on 17 September 1969 in New York City.
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Adam Wiltzie is a composer, audio engineer, engineer, musician and sound Engineer.
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