Adam Wiltzie

Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie (born September 17, 1969) is an American composer and sound engineer based in Brussels, Belgium. Adam Wiltzie was born on September 17, 1969, in New York City. Originally a champion youth tennis player, a knee injury sustained when he was 16 ended his career. Wiltzie then moved to Austin, Texas, where he lived for 10 years, before moving to Europe. 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. 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) Films Documentaries Short Films Television "Adam Wiltzie". FamilySearch. United States Public Records, 1970-2009. Retrieved 4 April 2024. "Track-By-Track: Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie – Travels in Constants Vol 24 | Album Streams | musicOMH". www.musicomh.com. 28 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2017-06-17. "Organ Reframed Cinema: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with new score by Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie (Stars of the Lid)". Musicglue.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23. "A Winged Victory for the Sullen: the dance album". The Irish Times. 2015-02-15. Bowe, Miles (2016-08-31). "Stars Of The Lid's Adam Wiltzie releases Salero film score". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. Retrieved 2017-06-17. Martinelli, Roberto (2004). "Stars of the Lid". Maelstrom magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-09-07. Retrieved 2006-12-08. A Winged Victory for the Sullen Invisible Cities Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-08 "A Winged Victory for the Sullen Create Soaring and Contemplative Soundscapes on Invisible Cities, PopMatters". PopMatters. 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2022-06-08. "No Going Back: The 405 meets Stars of the Lid". The 405. Retrieved 2017-06-17. "The Quietus | Reviews | A Winged Victory For The Sullen". The Quietus. Retrieved 2017-06-17. "A Winged Victory for the Sullen: the dance album". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2017-06-17. "Aix Em Klemm (interview)" (in French). brdf.net: musiques mutines et mutantes. March 2001. Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2006-12-08. "Track-By-Track: Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie – Travels in Constants Vol 24 | Album Streams | musicOMH". www.musicomh.com. 28 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2017-06-23. "Adam Wiltzie - How To Disappear Inside a Thirty Piece Orchestra". Discogs. 4 December 2020. "Adam Wiltzie - Eleven Fugues for Sodium Pentothal". Discogs. 2024. Ehrlich, David (30 November 2016). "How Hauschka And Dustin O'Halloran Helped Lion Find Its Way Home | IndieWire". IndieWire. Retrieved 2017-06-17. "Salero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - Releases - Erased Tapes". Erased Tapes. Retrieved 2017-06-17. Govaerts, Jonas (2022-07-20), H4Z4RD (Action, Comedy), Dream Big Productions, Potemkino, retrieved 2022-06-08 Adam Wiltzie at IMDb