Musical artist
Mark Petrie (born 20 May 1979) is a New Zealand film, television and video game composer .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Guardians of the Galaxy Life of Pi Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Avengers: Infinity War Venom [ 4] [ 5] EA Sports ' Madden NFL American football video games. He has also composed scores for films, television shows, documentaries, political campaigns and sporting events.[ 6]
Early life and influences
Petrie was born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand . He began his early musical training while boarding at Dilworth School for eight years, studying piano and composition . After winning a scholarship to study film scoring at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts , he relocated to the United States , and completed a degree majoring in film scoring .[ 7]
Career
After graduating from Berklee College of Music , Petrie was awarded the BMI Foundation's Pete Carpenter Film Composing Fellowship . He was flown to Los Angeles to work under the Grammy Award-winning composer Mike Post .[ 8] [ 9] PostHaste Music to compose music for trailers. He went on to compose dozens of tracks for them.[ 10] [ 11]
In 2012, he released his first album 'Genesis', featuring 27 tracks in the "modern, epic orchestral style showcased in his work in trailers for The Amazing Spider-Man Green Lantern The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Battleship [ 12] [ 13] Epcot .[ 14]
Fan made music videos featuring Petrie's music began to surface on YouTube around 2010 and many have amassed millions of views.[ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
Trailers
Films
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2002
Minimal Knowledge
Composer
2003
Cafe and Tobacco
Composer, music producer, musician, orchestrator
Won: Columbine Award at the 2004 Moondance International Film Festival
Cog
Composer
Short film
Wasted
TV movie documentary
A Stranger Within
Video
2004
Once Upon a Jedi
Composer
Short film
Mums Behind Bars
TV movie documentary
Two Women and Two Babies
TV movie documentary
O Destino
Short film
2005
Swamper
Composer
Without You
Short film
Thug
Short film
2006
The Sand Creek Massacre
Composer
Video documentary
Knife Shift Short film
A Different Light
Short film
The Naked Ape
Dumpster Diver
Short film
Blame Falls
Short film
2007
The Road to Empire
Composer
Jay and Seth Versus the Apocalypse Short film
Lake Dead: Behind the Scenes Video documentary short
Mr. Blue Sky
Lake Dead
Polly and Marie
TV movie
Watching the Detectives Composer: additional music, writer: "B Team", "Behind Enemy Lines", "Dream Spinner"
2008
Valley of Angels Composer
The Tell Tale Heart
Composer: theme music, composer
Short film
Johnny Appleweed
Composer
A 1000 Points of Light
Video
Apron Strings
Pittsburgh Passion
Farmhouse
Black Short film
Knocked Down
Short film
2009
Tender as Hellfire Composer
Short film
Mortal Kombat Documentary
The Rift
Short film
No Strings Attached
Composer: stock music
2010
Officer Down
Composer
Short film
Native Time
Short film
God's Fools
Short film
El Dorado
Short film
Play On
Soundtrack
Kill's Hollow
Composer: stock music
Video
Wrong Side of Town Performer: "Acquisition", writer: "Acquisition"
Video
Some Days Are Better Than Others Performer: "Reality TV Show Music: Furnace, Nailbiter, Dismissal", writer: "Reality TV Show Music: Furnace, Nailbiter, Dismissal"
Cool It Writer: "Swamp Monster"
Documentary
2011
Kin
Composer
Short film
Constitutional Literacy with Michael Farris
Documentary
The Repressed
Short film
Cast Alaska
Love Eterne Writer: "Swirling"
2012
A Dangerous Place
Composer
Video
Kyren and the Mysterious World of Sight
Documentary short
Three Paces Flat
Short film
The Backpack
Unconditional Composer, music mixer
Future Hope
Composer
Short film
2013
DICE Awards Intro Film Composer
Short film
Strangers
Short film
Side Effects Composer: additional music
This Is the End
2014
The Calling Composer: additional music, performer: "Winter Sets In", writer: "Winter Sets In"
2017
Razor
Composer
2018
American Mirror
Composer
Television
Video games
[ 18] [ 19]
Awards and nominations
In 2004, Petrie won the Columbine Award at the Moondance International Film Festival for the 2003 film Cafe and Tobacco, shared with Michael Justiz. In the same year, he was awarded the Pete Carpenter Fellowship .
In 2018, he won the ASCAP Screen Music Award for Top Television Series for The Bachelor The Bachelorette [ 20]
References
^ "An interview with Mark Petrie" .^ "Composer Interview – Mark Petrie" . Film and Game Composers . 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2017 .^ "Mark Petrie Composer" . SoundCloud . Retrieved 14 April 2017 .^ Aletras, Adonis (20 January 2017). "Mark Petrie" . PERSPECTIVE: A FORUM FOR FILM, TV, AND MEDIA COMPOSERS . Retrieved 14 April 2017 . ^ "About | Mark Petrie – music composer for trailers, games, film and TV" . MarkPetrie.com . Retrieved 15 April 2017 .^ "Mark Petrie" . IMDb . Retrieved 15 April 2017 .^ "Berklee Today | Berklee College of Music" . www.berklee.edu . Retrieved 14 April 2017 .^ "BMI Foundation Names 2004 Pete Carpenter Film Composing Fellows" . BMI Foundation . Retrieved 14 April 2017 .^ "Carpenter Fellows Begin Work With Mike Post" . BMI.com . 24 October 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2017 .^ "Best Composer « Trailer Music News" . trailermusicnews.com . Retrieved 14 April 2017 .^ "How Mark Petrie Scored EA's Madden 15 | Output" . Output . 8 September 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2017 .^ "Composer Mark Petrie Today Releases First Album of Epic Trailer Music: 'Genesis' . www.studentfilmmakers.com . Retrieved 14 April 2017 .^ "FIRED EARTH MUSIC releases new album "HEROES" featuring Mark Petrie" . Soundtracks and Trailer Music . 5 December 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2017 .^ Epcot Main Entrance BGM 2021 Music Live Recording , retrieved 4 March 2021 ^ foreeverandmore72 (30 May 2014), Epic Music Soundtracks (Battle Music, 42min) , retrieved 14 April 2017 {{citation }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )^ Trailer Music World II (25 July 2013), Audiomachine – Godspeed (Mark Petrie – Epic Choral Action) , retrieved 14 April 2017 ^ ThePrimeCronus (18 August 2012), 1-Hour Epic Music Mix | Mark Petrie Vol. 1 , retrieved 14 April 2017 ^ "Mark Petrie" . IMDb . Retrieved 14 April 2017 .^ ACE. "ACE Repertory" . www.ascap.com . Retrieved 18 April 2017 . ^ "2018 ASCAP Screen Music Awards" . www.ascap.com . Retrieved 19 June 2018 .
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