# Adam Taylor > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adam_Taylor > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adam_Taylor.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Taylor > Source revision: 1351111287 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American composer}} {{For|Australian tennis player|Adam Taylor (tennis)}} {{Use American English|date=June 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Adam Taylor | birth_name = | birth_date = | origin = [Long Beach, California](/source/Long_Beach%2C_California), United States | genre = {{hlist|[Soundtrack](/source/Soundtrack_music)|[electronic](/source/electronic_music)}} | occupation = {{hlist|Composer|record producer|musician}} | years_active = 2010s–present | website = }} Adam Taylor is an American composer.{{cite web|title=Adam Taylor {{pipe}} Biography|work=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)|author=Donelson, Marcy|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/adam-taylor-mn0003211201/biography|access-date=15 June 2019}} He is best known for his contributions to film and television scores, such as ''[The Handmaid's Tale](/source/The_Handmaid's_Tale_(TV_series))'',{{cite web|year=2018|title='The Handmaid's Tale' Composer Adam Taylor Takes Cue From Elisabeth Moss|work=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|url=https://variety.com/2018/artisans/production/handmaids-tale-composer-1202870088/|access-date=15 June 2019|author=Burlingame, Jon}} ''[Before I Fall](/source/Before_I_Fall_(film))'',{{cite web|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/11/18/adam-taylor-scoring-ry-russo-youngs-before-i-fall/|title=Adam Taylor Scoring Ry Russo-Young's 'Before I Fall' |author=Filmmusicreporter|publisher=FilmMusicReporter|date=November 18, 2016|access-date=November 29, 2016}} ''[I Think We're Alone Now](/source/I_Think_We're_Alone_Now_(film))'' and ''[Chilling Adventures of Sabrina](/source/Chilling_Adventures_of_Sabrina_(TV_series))''.{{cite web|author=Collins, James|year=2018|title=An Interview with Adam Taylor: the composer for the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina|work=Mandy.com|url=https://www.mandy.com/news/adam-taylor-composer|access-date=15 June 2019}} Taylor's work on ''[The Handmaid's Tale](/source/The_Handmaid's_Tale_(TV_series))'' was twice nominated for the [Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Music_Composition_for_a_Series), in [2019](/source/71st_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards) and [2021](/source/73rd_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards). ==Biography== Adam Taylor is a film score composer based in Long Beach, California, known for his subdued, emotional, and minimalistic scores. Taylor began his career scoring documentary and short films before being enlisted for John Wells’ ''August: Osage County.'' Since then, he has become a prominent and sought-after composer, scoring ''Before I Fall'' from director Ry Russo-Young. Taylor is most notable for his frequent collaboration with director Reed Morano, scoring her directorial debut ''Meadowland'', starring Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, and Elisabeth Moss. Taylor created the score for the critically acclaimed award-winning series, ''The Handmaid's Tale'' for Hulu/MGM. He is also known for scoring ''The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'' (Netflix/Archie Comics), produced by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Greg Berlanti; ''The Right Stuff'' (Disney+), produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way; and ''[Black Cake](/source/Black_Cake_(TV_series))'' (Hulu), produced by Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films and created by Marissa Jo Cerar. Taylor scored ''Riff Raff'' (Lionsgate) directed by Dito Monteil starring Bill Murray, Pete Davidson, Ed Harris, and Jennifer Coolidge (2025). ==Filmography== '''As composer''' *''[Meadowland](/source/Meadowland_(film))'' (2015) *''[Before I Fall](/source/Before_I_Fall_(film))'' (2017) *''[Curvature](/source/Curvature_(film))'' (2017){{cite web|author=Sheck, Frank|year=2017|title='Curvature' Review|work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/curvature-1087929|access-date=15 June 2019}} *''[The Handmaid's Tale](/source/The_Handmaid's_Tale_(TV_series))'' (2017–2025) *''[Damnation](/source/Damnation_(TV_series))'' (2017–2018) *''[I Think We're Alone Now](/source/I_Think_We're_Alone_Now_(film))'' (2018) *''[Chilling Adventures of Sabrina](/source/Chilling_Adventures_of_Sabrina_(TV_series))'' (2018–2020) *''[Riff Raff](/source/Riff_Raff_(2024_film))'' (2024) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|4839745}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Adam}} Category:Living people Category:21st-century American composers Category:American film score composers Category:American male film score composers Category:American male television composers Category:American television composers Category:Musicians from Long Beach, California Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century American male composers {{US-composer-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Adam Taylor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Taylor) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Taylor?action=history)). 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