Adam Taylor
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| Years active | 2010s–present[2] |
Adam Taylor is an American composer.[2] He is best known for his contributions to film and television scores, such as The Handmaid's Tale (2017-present),[3] Before I Fall,[4] I Think We're Alone Now and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018–present).[5]
Taylor's work on The Handmaid's Tale has twice been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series, in 2019 and 2021.
Biography
A
self-taught musician from Long Beach, California, Taylor learned guitar at age 15 and performed in bands during education.[6] He later created background music for prayer meetings at his church, which was heard by a film writer and director, Eliot Rausch.[2] They collaborated on some short films together, and Taylor contributed to the soundtrack of August: Osage County (composed by Gustavo Santaolalla), before his first full soundtrack credit, Meadowland (2015). More recently, he composed for the TV series The Handmaid's Tale and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
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Filmography
As composer
- Meadowland (2015)
- Before I Fall (2017)
- Curvature (2017)[1]
- The Handmaid's Tale (2017–present)
- Damnation (2017–2018)
- I Think We're Alone Now (2018)
- Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018–2020)
References
- ^ a b Sheck, Frank (2017). "'Curvature' Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c Donelson, Marcy. "Adam Taylor | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ Burlingame, Jon (2018). "'The Handmaid's Tale' Composer Adam Taylor Takes Cue From Elisabeth Moss". Variety. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ Filmmusicreporter (November 18, 2016). "Adam Taylor Scoring Ry Russo-Young's 'Before I Fall'". FilmMusicReporter. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ Collins, James (2018). "An Interview with Adam Taylor: the composer for the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina". Mandy.com. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ "ADAM TAYLOR - Future Perfect Music". Future Perfect Music. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
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