{{Short description|American musician (1982–2023)}} {{Infobox person | name = Bram Inscore | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Bram Katz Inscore | birth_date = {{Birth date|1982|01|11}} | birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and given age|2023|12|19|41}} | death_place = San Francisco, California, U.S. | resting_place = Hollywood Forever Cemetery | education = University of Southern California | spouse = {{marriage|Lin Agnholt|2013}}

| other_names = | occupation = {{hlist|Songwriter|record producer}} | known_for = | notable_works = }} '''Bram Katz Inscore''' (January 11, 1982 – December 19, 2023) was an American musician, songwriter, and producer. Born and raised in California, he wrote and produced many pop songs, including for Troye Sivan, as well as K-pop songs popular in South Korea.

==Early life== Bram Katz Inscore<ref name="latimesobit"/> was born on January 11, 1982, in San Francisco, California. He attended the University of Southern California.<ref name="latimesobit">{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=August |title=Bram Inscore, songwriter and producer who worked with Beck, Troye Sivan and BTS, dies at 41 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-12-29/bram-inscore-songwriter-producer-musician-troye-sivan-beck-dies |access-date=January 3, 2024 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=December 29, 2023}}</ref><ref name="deadlineobit">{{cite news |last1=Haring |first1=Bruce |title=Bram Inscore Dies: Songwriter, Producer, And Performer Was 41 |url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/bram-inscore-dead-songwriter-producer-performer-was-41-obituary-1235683288/ |access-date=January 3, 2024 |work=Deadline |date=December 29, 2023}}</ref><ref name="varietyobit">{{cite news |last1=Horowitz |first1=Steven J. |title=Bram Inscore, Songwriter and Producer for Troye Sivan, BTS and Beck, Dies at 41 |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/bram-inscore-dead-songwriter-producer-troye-sivan-bts-beck-1235858359/ |access-date=January 3, 2024 |work=Variety |date=December 29, 2023}}</ref>

==Career== Inscore began his career as a touring musician with Jem, Beck, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Thurston Moore, and Twin Shadow.<ref name="latimesobit"/><ref name="deadlineobit"/><ref name="varietyobit"/><ref name="musicconnectionobit">{{cite news |title=Announcing the Passing of Bram Inscore, Producer & Songwriter |url=https://www.musicconnection.com/announcing-the-passing-of-bram-inscore-producer-songwriter/ |access-date=January 5, 2024 |work=Music Connection |date=December 29, 2023}}</ref> As a session musician, he played the electric bass on Beck's 2014 album ''Morning Phase'', on Gainsbourg's ''IRM'', and on a number of other projects.

Inscore co-wrote and co-produced several songs on Troye Sivan's 2015 ''Blue Neighborhood'' album, including "Talk Me Down" and "Youth", and on his 2018 album ''Bloom'', including "The Good Side" and "Animal". According to ''The New Indian Express'', "his work with Troye Sivan continues to stand out."<ref name="newindianobit">{{cite news |title=BTS' Louder Than Bombs composer Bram Inscore passes away aged 41 |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2023/dec/30/bts-louder-than-bombs-composerbram-inscore-passes-away-aged-41-56441.html |access-date=January 5, 2024 |work=The New Indian Express |date=December 30, 2023}}</ref>

Besides Sivan, Inscore co-wrote songs for Allie X, Ben Platt, Chloe & Halle, Claud, Duncan Laurence, Hayley Kiyoko, Mayer Hawthorne, Niki, Rina Sawayama,<ref name="latimesobit"/><ref name="deadlineobit"/><ref name="varietyobit"/><ref name="musicconnectionobit"/> and the Veronicas. He was also active in K-pop circles in South Korea, writing "Louder Than Bombs" for BTS with Sivan and X,<ref name="nmecollaborators">{{cite news |last1=Ziwei |first1=Puah |title=Sia and Troye Sivan revealed as collaborators on BTS' new album |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/sia-troye-sivan-bts-map-of-the-soul-7-2610169 |access-date=January 5, 2024 |work=NME |date=February 27, 2020}}</ref> as well as other songs for NCT 127, SuperM, Baekhyun, and Taemin.<ref name="newindianobit"/>

Inscore co-wrote the music score of the 2018 film ''Sierra Burgess Is a Loser''.<ref name="musicconnectionobit"/> A year later, he was a co-writer of Andy Grammer's "Don't Give Up on Me", the theme song of the 2019 film ''Five Feet Apart''.<ref name="latimesobit"/>

==Personal life and death== Inscore was married to Lin Agnholt. He died by suicide on December 19, 2023, in his hometown of San Francisco, at the age of 41.<ref name="latimesobit"/><ref name="deadlineobit"/><ref name="varietyobit"/>

==Discography== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Artist(s) !Album !Credits |- | rowspan="7" |2015 |"Talk Me Down" | rowspan="7" |Troye Sivan | rowspan="7" |''Blue Neighbourhood'' | rowspan="7" |Producer, writer |- |"Youth" |- |"Lost Boy" |- |"For Him" |- |"Suburbia" |- |"Swimming Pools" |- |"Bite" |- |2016 |"One Bad Night" |Hayley Kiyoko |''Citrine'' |Producer, writer |- | rowspan="8" |2018 |"Down" |Chloe x Halle |''The Kids Are Alright'' |Writer |- |"Seventeen" | rowspan="6" |Troye Sivan | rowspan="6" |''Bloom'' | rowspan="6" |Producer, writer |- |"The Good Side" |- |"Postcard" (featuring Gordi) |- |"What a Heavenly Way to Die" |- |"Animal" |- |"This This" |- |"Warpaint" |88rising & Niki |''Head in the Clouds'' |Producer, writer |- | rowspan="7" |2020 |"Louder Than Bombs" |BTS |''Map of the Soul: 7'' |Producer, writer |- |"Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)" | rowspan="3" |Rina Sawayama | rowspan="3" |''Sawayama'' |Producer, writer |- |"Love Me 4 Me" |Writer |- |"Bees & Honey" |Producer, writer |- |"Ghost" |Baekhyun |''Delight'' |Producer, writer |- |"Wish You Were Here" |SuperM |''Super One'' |Producer |- |"Pansy" |Taemin |''Never Gonna Dance Again'' |Producer, writer |- | rowspan="3" |2021 |"King of the World, Pt. 1" | rowspan="3" |Ben Platt | rowspan="3" |''Reverie'' | rowspan="3" |Producer |- |"King of the World, Pt. 2" |- |"King of the World, Pt. 3" |- |2022 |"Bound" |Key |''Gasoline'' |Producer |- | rowspan="2" |2023 |"My Sweet Lord" |Troye Sivan |''The Idol (Music from the HBO Original Series)'' |Producer |- |"Space" |NCT 127 |''Walk'' |Producer, writer |}

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