Pedro Bromfman

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, the TV series Narcos, Elite Squad and Elite Squad II; the highest-grossing film in Brazil's box office history, and the video game Max Payne 3. He has also 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 score for Far Cry 6 Ubisoft was 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). He has recently composed the music for Amazon’s ‘’Pimpinero: Blood and Oil’’ and Netflix’s ‘’Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror’’.

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. 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.

Filmography Films

Television Year Title Notes 2003–2005 SportsCentury2 episodes 2016 Paradise Inc. 2015–2017 Narcos 30 episodes 2017 The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman 6 episodes 2018 Chain of Command 8 episodes

Video games Year Title Notes 2012 Max Payne 3 Additional productionAdditional performancesOriginal score composed by Health 2019 Need for Speed Heat 2021 Far Cry 6

Awards and nominations

Awards ASCAP Award: 2015 – RoboCop Park City Film Music Festival: 2009 – Elite Squad – Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence 2009 – They Killed Sister Dorothy – Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence 2008 – Elite Squad – Premio Guarani (Melhor Trilha Sonora)

Nominations Cinema Brazil Grand Prize: 2008 – Elite Squad – Best Original Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora Original) 2011 – Elite Squad 2 – Best Original Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora Original) ACIE Awards: 2011 – Elite Squad – Best Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora) Prêmio Contigo Cinema: 2008 – Elite Squad – Best Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora)