Brian Reitzell

American musician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican musician
PlacesUnited States of America
isMusician Composer Record producer Percussionist
Work fieldBusiness Music
Gender
Male
Genres:Film score
Birth24 December 1965, California, USA
Age59 years
Star signCapricorn
The details

Biography

Brian Reitzell (born December 24, 1965 in California) is an American musician, composer, record producer and music supervisor best known for his work on many film and TV soundtracks. He is notable for working extensively with the American film director Sofia Coppola (The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette, The Bling Ring). He was formerly the drummer for the LA punk band Redd Kross. He has collaborated extensively with the French electronica duo Air, having performed drums on their albums "The Virgin Suicides" and 10 000 Hz Legend. Reitzell also toured with the band on their "Moon Safari" tour in 1998 and again in 2000 and 2001. In 2003 he was nominated for a BAFTA, along with Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine, for the score to Sofia Coppola's film Lost in Translation.

He is a member of the (side project) synth pop band TV Eyes alongside Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. and Jason Falkner.

In 2012 Reitzell scored Turner Prize winning UK artist Elizabeth Price's video installation, "West Hinder".

His first solo album, Auto Music, was released by Smalltown Supersound on June 17, 2014.

Works

YearTitleCredited asNotes
Music SupervisorComposer
1999The Virgin SuicidesYes
2000Logan's SanctuaryYes
2001CQYes
2003Lost in TranslationYes
2004Friday Night LightsYesYes
2005ThumbsuckerYes
2006Marie AntoinetteYes
Stranger than FictionYesYes
200730 Days of NightYesYes
2008The Brothers BloomYes
2009ShrinkYes
2010PeacockYes
BeginnersYes
2011Red Riding HoodYesYeswith Alex Heffes
Red Faction: ArmageddonYesVideo game
2011BossYesYes18 episodes
2013The Bling RingYesYes
2013HannibalYesYes39 episodes
2014Watch DogsYesVideo game
2017American GodsYesYes8 episodes
2020RelicYes

Discography

  • Auto Music (2014, Smalltown Supersound)
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