# Bram Inscore

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{{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](/source/San_Francisco), [California](/source/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](/source/Hollywood_Forever_Cemetery)
| education          = [University of Southern California](/source/University_of_Southern_California)
| spouse             = {{marriage|[Lin Agnholt](/source/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](/source/California), he wrote and produced many pop songs, including for [Troye Sivan](/source/Troye_Sivan), as well as [K-pop](/source/K-pop) songs popular in [South Korea](/source/South_Korea).

==Early life==
Bram Katz Inscore<ref name="latimesobit"/> was born on January 11, 1982, in [San Francisco, California](/source/San_Francisco%2C_California). He attended the [University of Southern California](/source/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](/source/Jem_(singer)), [Beck](/source/Beck), [Charlotte Gainsbourg](/source/Charlotte_Gainsbourg), [Thurston Moore](/source/Thurston_Moore), and [Twin Shadow](/source/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](/source/session_musician), he played the [electric bass](/source/electric_bass) on Beck's 2014 album ''[Morning Phase](/source/Morning_Phase)'', on Gainsbourg's ''[IRM](/source/IRM_(album))'', and on a number of other projects.

Inscore co-wrote and co-produced several songs on [Troye Sivan](/source/Troye_Sivan)'s 2015 ''[Blue Neighborhood](/source/Blue_Neighborhood)'' album, including "[Talk Me Down](/source/Talk_Me_Down)" and "[Youth](/source/Youth_(Troye_Sivan_song))", and on his 2018 album ''[Bloom](/source/Bloom_(Troye_Sivan_album))'', including "[The Good Side](/source/The_Good_Side)" and "[Animal](/source/Animal_(Troye_Sivan_song))". According to ''[The New Indian Express](/source/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](/source/Allie_X), [Ben Platt](/source/Ben_Platt), [Chloe & Halle](/source/Chloe_%26_Halle), [Claud](/source/Claud_(singer)), [Duncan Laurence](/source/Duncan_Laurence), [Hayley Kiyoko](/source/Hayley_Kiyoko), [Mayer Hawthorne](/source/Mayer_Hawthorne), [Niki](/source/Niki_(singer)), [Rina Sawayama](/source/Rina_Sawayama),<ref name="latimesobit"/><ref name="deadlineobit"/><ref name="varietyobit"/><ref name="musicconnectionobit"/> and [the Veronicas](/source/the_Veronicas). He was also active in [K-pop](/source/K-pop) circles in South Korea, writing "Louder Than Bombs" for [BTS](/source/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](/source/NCT_127), [SuperM](/source/SuperM), [Baekhyun](/source/Baekhyun), and [Taemin](/source/Taemin).<ref name="newindianobit"/>

Inscore co-wrote the music score of the 2018 film ''[Sierra Burgess Is a Loser](/source/Sierra_Burgess_Is_a_Loser)''.<ref name="musicconnectionobit"/> A year later, he was a co-writer of [Andy Grammer](/source/Andy_Grammer)'s "[Don't Give Up on Me](/source/Don't_Give_Up_on_Me_(Andy_Grammer_song))", the theme song of the 2019 film ''[Five Feet Apart](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Talk_Me_Down)"
| rowspan="7" |[Troye Sivan](/source/Troye_Sivan)
| rowspan="7" |''[Blue Neighbourhood](/source/Blue_Neighbourhood)''
| rowspan="7" |Producer, writer
|-
|"[Youth](/source/Youth_(Troye_Sivan_song))"
|-
|"Lost Boy"
|-
|"For Him"
|-
|"Suburbia"
|-
|"Swimming Pools"
|-
|"Bite"
|-
|2016
|"One Bad Night"
|[Hayley Kiyoko](/source/Hayley_Kiyoko)
|''[Citrine](/source/Citrine_(EP))''
|Producer, writer
|-
| rowspan="8" |2018
|"Down"
|[Chloe x Halle](/source/Chloe_x_Halle)
|''[The Kids Are Alright](/source/The_Kids_Are_Alright_(album))''
|Writer
|-
|"Seventeen"
| rowspan="6" |Troye Sivan
| rowspan="6" |''[Bloom](/source/Bloom_(Troye_Sivan_album))''
| rowspan="6" |Producer, writer
|-
|"[The Good Side](/source/The_Good_Side)"
|-
|"Postcard" (featuring [Gordi](/source/Gordi_(musician)))
|-
|"What a Heavenly Way to Die"
|-
|"Animal"
|-
|"This This"
|-
|"Warpaint"
|[88rising](/source/88rising) & [Niki](/source/Niki_(singer))
|''[Head in the Clouds](/source/Head_in_the_Clouds_(album))''
|Producer, writer
|-
| rowspan="7" |2020
|"Louder Than Bombs"
|[BTS](/source/BTS)
|''[Map of the Soul: 7](/source/Map_of_the_Soul%3A_7)''
|Producer, writer
|-
|"[Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)](/source/Comme_des_Gar%C3%A7ons_(Like_the_Boys))"
| rowspan="3" |[Rina Sawayama](/source/Rina_Sawayama)
| rowspan="3" |''[Sawayama](/source/Sawayama)''
|Producer, writer
|-
|"Love Me 4 Me"
|Writer
|-
|"Bees & Honey"
|Producer, writer
|-
|"Ghost"
|[Baekhyun](/source/Baekhyun)
|''[Delight](/source/Delight_(Baekhyun_EP))''
|Producer, writer
|-
|"Wish You Were Here"
|[SuperM](/source/SuperM)
|''[Super One](/source/Super_One_(album))''
|Producer
|-
|"Pansy"
|[Taemin](/source/Taemin)
|''[Never Gonna Dance Again](/source/Never_Gonna_Dance_Again)''
|Producer, writer
|-
| rowspan="3" |2021
|"King of the World, Pt. 1"
| rowspan="3" |[Ben Platt](/source/Ben_Platt)
| rowspan="3" |''[Reverie](/source/Reverie_(Ben_Platt_album))''
| rowspan="3" |Producer
|-
|"King of the World, Pt. 2"
|-
|"King of the World, Pt. 3"
|-
|2022
|"Bound"
|[Key](/source/Key_(entertainer))
|''[Gasoline](/source/Gasoline_(Key_album))''
|Producer
|-
| rowspan="2" |2023
|"My Sweet Lord"
|Troye Sivan
|''[The Idol (Music from the HBO Original Series)](/source/Music_from_The_Idol)''
|Producer
|-
|"Space"
|[NCT 127](/source/NCT_127)
|''[Walk](/source/Walk_(album))''
|Producer, writer
|}

==References==
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