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

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2003Tres delincuentesNathan Clay Eduardo Enrique MayénShort film
2004L.A. DreamWilliam Olsson
2005The Yawn JarAlvaro Ron
Fuga y misterioMartin Mourin
2006Between the LinesAnisha Pattanaik—N/a
RosaWilliam OlssonShort film
2007Elite SquadJosé Padilha—N/a
Days of FightEduardo Brand—N/a
2008AlucinadosRoberto Santucci—N/a
They Killed Sister DorothyDaniel Junge—N/a
2010March of the LivingJessica Sanders—N/a
Elite Squad: The Enemy WithinJosé Padilha—N/a
2011Qualquer Gato Vira-LataTomas Portella—N/a
Linus & Cori (Ten Years Later)Alvaro Ron Nacho ManubensShort film
2012G-DogFreida Lee Mock—N/a
2013Maria BonitaJacob Lundgaard Andersen Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer Camille StochitchShort film
2014RoboCopJosé Padilha—N/a
Rio, I Love You—N/a
Blue LipsDaniela De Carlo Julieta Lima Gustavo Lipsztein—N/a
2015Deep WebAlex Winter—N/a
2016Em Nome da LeiSergio Rezende—N/a
Relatively FreeAlex WinterShort film
2017ThumperJordan Ross—N/a
2018The Panama PapersAlex Winter—N/a
2019The BlackoutDaniela De Carlo—N/a
2021The Cocktail PartyJessica SandersShort film

Television

YearTitleNotes
2003–2005SportsCentury2 episodes
2016Paradise Inc.
2015–2017Narcos30 episodes
2017The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman6 episodes
2018Chain of Command8 episodes

Video games

YearTitleNotes
2012Max Payne 3Additional production Additional performances Original score composed by Health
2019Need for Speed Heat—N/a
2021Far Cry 6—N/a

Awards and nominations

Awards

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)

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