# Pedro Bromfman

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Brazilian musician, film composer and music producer

Pedro Bromfman Born (1976-01-20) 20 January 1976 (age 50) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Genres Film scores video-game scores Occupations Musician film composer video game composer music producer Instruments Guitars, bass, percussion, piano, programming Years active 1999–present Website pedrobromfman.com

Musical artist

**Pedro Bromfman** (born 20 January 1976) is a Brazilian musician, [film composer](/source/Film_composer), [video game composer](/source/Video_game_composer) and music producer. He is primarily known for having scored 2014's *[RoboCop](/source/RoboCop_(2014_film))*, the TV series *[Narcos](/source/Narcos)*, *[Elite Squad](/source/Elite_Squad)* and *[Elite Squad II](/source/Elite_Squad%3A_The_Enemy_Within)*; the highest-grossing film in Brazil's box office history,[1] and the video game *[Max Payne 3](/source/Max_Payne_3)*. He has also composed the music for *Panama Papers*, "Thumper", *The Story Of Us With Morgan Freeman*, *Chain of Command*, *The Blackout* and the video game *[Need for Speed Heat](/source/Need_for_Speed_Heat)*. Bromfman's score for *[Far Cry 6](/source/Far_Cry_6)* [Ubisoft](/source/Ubisoft) was nominated for a BAFTA Award, an ASCAP Award and two G.A.N.G. Awards (Music of the Year and Soundtrack Album of the Year). He has recently composed the music for Amazon’s ‘’[Pimpinero: Blood and Oil](/source/Pimpinero%3A_Blood_and_Oil)’’ and Netflix’s ‘’[Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror](/source/Oklahoma_City_Bombing%3A_American_Terror)’’.

## Life and career

Pedro Bromfman was born in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), Brazil, and was introduced to music at very young age, playing nylon string and electric guitars. When he turned eighteen, Pedro moved to [Boston](/source/Boston) to attend the [Berklee College of Music](/source/Berklee_College_of_Music). He graduated *cum laude* in 1997. Bromfman worked as a session musician, arranger and music producer, before his passion for film scores brought him to California. He studied film scoring at UCLA, after releasing his first solo album, *Pé-de-Moleque*, in 2000. The album featured some of the best Brazilian instrumentalists, including Sebastião Tapajós, Carlos Malta, Marcelo Martins and Ney Conceição. Pedro Bromfman started his career as a Film/TV composer in 2002, creating music for trailers and commercials. Soon after, he started composing for films and television. [2] More recently, Pedro has been working extensively on [video game scores](/source/Video_game_music), he is currently creating the music for *[Far Cry 6](/source/Far_Cry_6)*.

### Poker

Bromfman is also a poker player. He earned a [World Series of Poker](/source/World_Series_of_Poker) bracelet and $294,616 by winning the $10,000 No-Limit [2-7 Lowball Draw](/source/Lowball_(poker)) Championship in [2022](/source/2022_World_Series_of_Poker).[3]

## Filmography

### Films

Year Title Director Notes 2003 Tres delincuentes Nathan Clay Eduardo Enrique Mayén Short film 2004 L.A. Dream William Olsson 2005 The Yawn Jar Alvaro Ron Fuga y misterio Martin Mourin 2006 Between the Lines Anisha Pattanaik —N/a Rosa William Olsson Short film 2007 Elite Squad José Padilha —N/a Days of Fight Eduardo Brand —N/a 2008 Alucinados Roberto Santucci —N/a They Killed Sister Dorothy Daniel Junge —N/a 2010 March of the Living Jessica Sanders —N/a Elite Squad: The Enemy Within José Padilha —N/a 2011 Qualquer Gato Vira-Lata Tomas Portella —N/a Linus & Cori (Ten Years Later) Alvaro Ron Nacho Manubens Short film 2012 G-Dog Freida Lee Mock —N/a 2013 Maria Bonita Jacob Lundgaard Andersen Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer Camille Stochitch Short film 2014 RoboCop José Padilha —N/a Rio, I Love You —N/a Blue Lips Daniela De Carlo Julieta Lima Gustavo Lipsztein —N/a 2015 Deep Web Alex Winter —N/a 2016 Em Nome da Lei Sergio Rezende —N/a Relatively Free Alex Winter Short film 2017 Thumper Jordan Ross —N/a 2018 The Panama Papers Alex Winter —N/a 2019 The Blackout Daniela De Carlo —N/a 2021 The Cocktail Party Jessica Sanders Short film

### Television

Year Title Notes 2003–2005 SportsCentury 2 episodes 2016 Paradise Inc. 2015–2017 Narcos 30 episodes 2017 The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman 6 episodes 2018 Chain of Command 8 episodes

### Video games

Year Title Notes 2012 Max Payne 3 Additional production Additional performances Original score composed by Health 2019 Need for Speed Heat —N/a 2021 Far Cry 6 —N/a

## Awards and nominations

### Awards

- **[ASCAP](/source/ASCAP) Award**: - 2015 – *[RoboCop](/source/RoboCop_(2014_film))*

- **Park City Film Music Festival**: - 2009 –*[Elite Squad](/source/Elite_Squad)* – Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence - 2009 – *[They Killed Sister Dorothy](/source/They_Killed_Sister_Dorothy)* – Audience Choice Gold Medal for Excellence - 2008 – *[Elite Squad](/source/Elite_Squad)* – Premio Guarani (Melhor Trilha Sonora)

### Nominations

- **Cinema Brazil Grand Prize**: - 2008 – *[Elite Squad](/source/Elite_Squad)* – Best Original Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora Original) - 2011 – *[Elite Squad 2](/source/Elite_Squad_2)* – Best Original Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora Original)

- **ACIE Awards**: - 2011 – *[Elite Squad](/source/Elite_Squad)* – Best Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora)

- **Prêmio Contigo Cinema**: - 2008 – *[Elite Squad](/source/Elite_Squad)* – Best Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Hecht, John (8 December 2010). ["'Elite Squad 2' Is Brazil's Highest-Grossing Domestic Film"](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/elite-squad-2-brazils-highest-57946). *Hollywood Reporter*. Retrieved 8 December 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Rosenbloom, Etan (14 February 2014). ["Film Music Friday: Pedro Bromfman on RoboCop"](http://www.ascap.com/playback/2014/02/wcm-blog/fmf-pedro-bromfman-robocop.aspx). *ASCAP.com*. Retrieved 14 February 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Toogood, Phil (20 June 2022). ["Pedro Bromfman Is Triumphant in Event #38: $10,000 2-7 Single Draw Championship"](https://www.pokernews.com/news/2022/06/pedro-bromfman-2022-wsop-event-38-champion-41449.htm). *PokerNews.com*. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

## External links

- [Official Website](http://www.pedrobromfman.com) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130615061823/http://pedrobromfman.com/) 15 June 2013 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [Pedro Bromfman](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1338517/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [at www.zimbio.com](http://www.zimbio.com/Pedro+Bromfman/pictures/pro)

- [MTV Artist Profile](http://www.mtv.com/artists/pedro-bromfman/)[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

- [Hendon Mob profile](https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=494669)

- [WSOP profile](https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=225231)

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