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BT(I)

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Brian Wayne Transeau (born October 4, 1971), better known by his stage name BT, is an American music producer, composer, technologist, audio technician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. An artist in the electronica music genre, he is credited as a pioneer of the trance and intelligent dance music styles that paved the way for EDM, and for "stretching electronic music to its technical breaking point." He also creates music within many other styles, such as classical, film composition and bass music.

BT is also known for pioneering the stutter edit. This production technique consists of taking a small fragment of sound and repeating it rhythmically] BT was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for his song "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)", recognized as using the largest number of vocal edits in a song (6,178 edits). BT's work with stutter edit techniques led to the formation of software development company Sonik Architects, developer of the sound-processing software plug-ins Stutter Edit and BreakTweaker, and the live audio and visual remix app called Sonifi.

In 2010, BT was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album for These Hopeful Machines. He has produced, remixed, written for and collaborated with a variety of artists, including Paul van Dyk, Peter Gabriel, Tori Amos, Depeche Mode, NSYNC, Sting, Blake Lewis, The Roots, Guru, Madonna, Britney Spears and Tiësto, and composed original scores for films such as Go, The Fast and the Furious and Monster.

BT began scoring films in 1999 with Go. Since then he has scored over a dozen films, including The Fast and the Furious, Monster, Gone in 60 Seconds, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Catch and Release. His soundtrack for Stealth featured the song "She Can Do That", with lead vocals from David Bowie. BT produced the score for the 2001 film Zoolander, but had his name removed from the project. His tracks for the film were finished by composer David Arnold. BT also composed music for the Pixar animated short film Partysaurus Rex, released in 2012 alongside the 3D release of Finding Nemo.

He has scored the video games Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas (2000), Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions (2002), FIFA Football 2002 (2002), and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (2004). He made the official second-long alert tone for the Circa News app.[1] In 2013, he scored Betrayal, a 13-episode drama on ABC. His work has been featured in more than 50 film and video game soundtracks.
BornOctober 4, 1970
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      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Rob Cohen, Vin Diesel, David Ayer, Jordana Brewster, Chad Lindberg, Michelle Rodriguez, Johnny Strong, Gary Scott Thompson, and Paul Walker in The Fast and the Furious (2001)
    The Fast and the Furious
    6.8
    • Composer(music by)
    • 2001
    Aaron Eckhart, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, Hilary Swank, Bruce Greenwood, and DJ Qualls in The Core (2003)
    The Core
    5.5
    • Soundtrack("Sunblind")
    • 2003
    Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, and Josh Lucas in Stealth (2005)
    Stealth
    5.1
    • Composer(music by)
    • 2005
    Wesley Snipes in Blade II (2002)
    Blade II
    6.7
    • Soundtrack("Tao of the Machine")
    • 2002

    Credits

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    Composer



    • Hush, Hush
      • Composer
      • Pre-production
    • The Possibility of Fireflies
      • Composer
      • In Development



    • TopSpin 2K25 (2024)
      TopSpin 2K25
      6.2
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Armin van Buuren & BT Feat. Nation of One: Always
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Electric Dreams (2017)
      Electric Dreams
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2018
    • Akshaye Khanna, Sidharth Malhotra, and Sonakshi Sinha in Ittefaq (2017)
      Ittefaq
      7.2
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • José Loreto in Mais Forte que o Mundo: A História de José Aldo (2016)
      Mais Forte que o Mundo: A História de José Aldo
      7.1
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Ed Westwick in Wicked City (2015)
      Wicked City
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • Anthony Hopkins and Colin Farrell in Solace (2015)
      Solace
      6.4
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • Charlize Theron in Dark Places (2015)
      Dark Places
      6.2
      • Composer (music by)
      • 2015
    • Henry Thomas and Hannah Ware in Betrayal (2013)
      Betrayal
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2013–2014
    • Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex (2012)
      Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex
      7.4
      Short
      • Composer (original score by)
      • 2012
    • Larry the Cable Guy and Keith Ferguson in Mater's Tall Tales (2008)
      Mater's Tall Tales
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Composer (music by)
      • 2008
    • Look (2007)
      Look
      6.6
      • Composer
      • 2007
    • Juliette Lewis, Kevin Smith, Jennifer Garner, Sam Jaeger, Timothy Olyphant, and Joshua Friesen in Catch and Release (2006)
      Catch and Release
      5.9
      • Composer (music by)
      • 2006
    • Harnessing Speed: The Making of 'Stealth'
      5.4
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • Tommy Lee Goes to College (2005)
      Tommy Lee Goes to College
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Composer (original music by)
      • 2005

    Music Department



    • Hush, Hush
      • conductor
      • Pre-production



    • Electric Dreams (2017)
      Electric Dreams
      7.2
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music (as Brian Wayne Transeau)
      • 2018
    • Alpha Protocol (2010)
      Alpha Protocol
      7.2
      Video Game
      • composer: theme music
      • 2010
    • Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson, Ray Liotta, Connie Nielsen, André 3000, Martin Henderson, Michelle Rodriguez, and Channing Tatum in Battle in Seattle (2007)
      Battle in Seattle
      6.6
      • composer: additional music
      • 2007
    • Queer Eye for the Straight Girl
      4.4
      TV Series
      • theme music composer
      • 2005
    • Kevin Hill (2004)
      Kevin Hill
      6.6
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 2004
    • Christina Ricci and Charlize Theron in Monster (2003)
      Monster
      7.3
      • score arranger
      • score producer
      • 2003
    • XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association (2003)
      XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association
      7.7
      Video Game
      • performed by: 'Dreaming'/'Godspeed'/'Madskillz'/'Mercury - Solace'/'Never Gonna Come Back Down'
      • 2003
    • Don Johnson and Cheech Marin in Nash Bridges (1996)
      Nash Bridges
      6.8
      TV Series
      • performer: "Smartbomb"
      • writer: "Smartbomb" (uncredited)
      • 2000
    • Promo Poster
      Gone in 60 Seconds
      6.5
      • composer: additional music
      • 2000

    Producer



    • Tommy Lee Goes to College (2005)
      Tommy Lee Goes to College
      5.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2005

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Brian Wayne Transeau
    • Born
      • October 4, 1970
      • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    • Other works
      Have made remixes for several artists, including Madonna, Lenny Kravitz, Diana Ross, Seal and Tori Amos
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    • Trivia
      Talented musician who create unique, multi-layered pop-music movie scores. Known for creating dance-mixes of significant depth and complexity to accompany key scenes in movies.
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      I make protracted compositions in classical form with a modern tonal palette. I like to incorporate expanded harmonic structures and tonalities that you don't typically hear in popular music. The goal is for my audience to feel something evocative and meaningful but qualitatively different than anything they've heard or experienced. It's like searching for a new species of music. In a way, I am more of an explorer than an composer.

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      54 years old
    • When was BT born?
      October 4, 1970
    • Where was BT born?
      Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    • What is BT's birth name?
      Brian Wayne Transeau
    • What is BT known for?
      Blade II, The Fast and the Furious, The Core, and Stealth

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