Paul Brill is an American multiple Emmy Award-nominated composer, songwriter and producer based in Brooklyn, NY. He has scored dozens of feature films, television series and commercials, most notably including: Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, The Devil Came on Horseback, The Trials of Darryl Hunt, Freakonomics, Full Battle Rattle, Page One: Inside the NY Times, Better This World, and No Woman, No Cry, among many others. Brill recently scored the HBO film, "Burma Soldier," on which he collaborated with Rock legends U2 - composing a new string arrangement for an acoustic version of their classic song, "Walk On." He recently won the Best Music Award at the International Documentary Awards (IDA) for his score to "Better This World." His recordings of original songwriting have been hailed as "Stunning," by Paste Magazine and "A testament to the enduring potency of classical pop songwriting," by Pitchfork Media. In addition to composing films and television specials for History, A&E, National Geographic, Sundance, MTV and PBS, Brill is the ongoing composer for the series The First 48 and Steven Seagal: Lawman. In 2001, he founded Scarlet Shame Records, a small record label that has released recordings by The Wingdale Community Singers, The Flying Change, Amber Rubarth and his own records.Paul also plays softball in Central Park. He's much better at fielding than hitting. (Just don't tell him that.)
| Full Name | Paul Brill |
| Net Worth | $500,000 |
| Profession | Music Producer, Songwriter, Film Score Composer |
| Nationality | American |
| Nicknames | Paul Brill, Brill, Paul |
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| Nominations | Independent Music Award for Best Song - Pop, News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Music & Sound |
| Movies | Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, The Devil Came on Horseback, Burma Soldier, The Trials of Darryl Hunt, Better This World, Knuckleball!, Page One: Inside the New York Times, Sexy Baby, Gideon's Army, Freakonomics, Full Battle Rattle, Trapped, Alias Ruby Blade: A Story of Love and Revolution, The Only R... |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | 2013 | TV Mini-Series documentary 6 episodes |
| The Republic of Two | 2013 |
| Vanity Fair: Decades | 2013 | TV Mini-Series documentary short 1 episode |
| Nine for IX | 2013 | TV Series documentary 2 episodes |
| The Killer Speaks | 2013 | TV Series documentary 5 episodes |
| The Only Real Game | 2013 | Documentary |
| Let Them Wear Towels | 2013 | Documentary |
| The Other Shore | 2013/I | Documentary |
| Stuck | 2013/II | Documentary |
| Gideon's Army | 2013 | Documentary |
| Alias Ruby Blade | 2012 | Documentary |
| Guerilla Gold Rush | 2012 | TV Movie documentary |
| Extreme Civil War Reenactors | 2012 | TV Movie documentary |
| Knuckleball! | 2012 | Documentary |
| Sexy Baby | 2012 | Documentary |
| Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron | 2012 | TV Movie documentary |
| Duke 91 & 92: Back to Back | 2012 | TV Movie |
| CatCam | 2012 | Documentary short |
| Sex for Sale: American Escort | 2012 | TV Movie documentary |
| Love Free or Die | 2012 | Documentary |
| The First Season | 2012 | Documentary |
| The Sky Is Not the Limit | 2012 | Documentary short |
| Happy New Year | 2011/IV |
| P.O.V. | 2011 | TV Series documentary 1 episode |
| Charlotte: A Wooden Boat Story | 2011 | Documentary |
| Better This World | 2011 | Documentary |
| Expedition Week | 2011 | TV Series 1 episode |
| It's Good to Be the President | 2011 | TV Movie documentary |
| Boomtown | 2011 | TV Series documentary 5 episodes |
| American Call-Girl | 2011 | Documentary |
| Page One: Inside the New York Times | 2011 | Documentary |
| The Truth Shall Set You Free | 2010 | Documentary |
| National Geographic Explorer | 2008-2010 | TV Series documentary 5 episodes |
| Steven Seagal: Lawman | 2009-2010 | TV Series 21 episodes |
| Burma Soldier | 2010 | Documentary |
| True Life | 2010 | TV Series documentary 1 episode |
| Freakonomics | 2010 | Documentary |
| Runaway Squad | 2009-2010 | TV Series documentary 8 episodes |
| No Woman, No Cry | 2010 | Documentary |
| Out of the Blue: The Michigan Difference | 2009-2010 | TV Series 13 episodes |
| Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work | 2010 | Documentary |
| Coup de Grâce | 2009/II | Short |
| Do No Harm | 2009/I | Documentary |
| Rescue Ink Unleashed | 2009 | TV Series 6 episodes |
| Marked | 2009 | TV Series documentary 6 episodes |
| JFK: 3 Shots That Changed America | 2009 | TV Movie documentary |
| Guardian Angels | 2009 | TV Movie |
| Now | 2009 | TV Series documentary 1 episode |
| The Interrogators | 2009 | TV Series documentary 10 episodes |
| Right America: Feeling Wronged - Some Voices from the Campaign Trail | 2009 | TV Movie documentary |
| 2k3 | 2009 |
| One False Move: Road Trains | 2008 | TV Movie |
| Pindemonium | 2008 | Documentary |
| Visit | 2008 | Short |
| Kaleidoscope | 2008/I | Short |
| Full Battle Rattle | 2008 | Documentary |
| The Devil Came on Horseback | 2007 | Documentary |
| The Trials of Darryl Hunt | 2006 | Documentary |
| Way Off Broadway | 2001 |
| Dance With Me | 2016 | Documentary post-production |
| It's Criminal | 2016 | Documentary completed |
| No Small Parts | 2013 | Documentary short completed |
| One October | Documentary post-production |
| Trumped: Inside the Greatest Political Upset of All Time | 2017 | Documentary original music by |
| THE END: Inside the Last Days of the Obama White House | 2017 | Documentary |
| The First 48 | 2005-2017 | TV Series 259 episodes |
| Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing | 2016 | Documentary |
| Mni Wiconi: The Stand at Standing Rock | 2016 | Documentary short |
| America Divided | 2016 | TV Mini-Series documentary composer - 5 episodes |
| The Student Body | 2016 | Documentary |
| Window Dressing | 2016 | Short |
| Independent Lens | 2012-2016 | TV Series documentary 4 episodes |
| Op-Docs | 2012-2016 | TV Series documentary 6 episodes |
| Death by Design | 2016 | Documentary |
| See Memory | 2016 | Short |
| One Big Home | 2016 | Documentary |
| Winning | 2016 | Documentary |
| Check It | 2016 | Documentary |
| Vegas Baby | 2016 | Documentary original music by |
| Reconception | 2016 | Documentary short |
| The New Yorker Presents | 2016 | TV Series documentary 2 episodes |
| Screenagers | 2016 | Documentary |
| Trapped | 2016/IV | Documentary |
| The Armor of Light | 2015 | Documentary |
| In My Father's House | 2015/I | Documentary |
| 30 for 30 Shorts | 2015 | TV Series documentary short 1 episode |
| Sweet Micky for President | 2015 | Documentary |
| The Return | 2014/II | Documentary |
| We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss | 2014 | Documentary |
| American Masters | 2014 | TV Series documentary 1 episode |
| Road to Closure | 2014 | Short |
| After the First 48 | 2008-2014 | TV Series documentary 28 episodes |
| A Marijuana Arrest | 2013 | Short |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Independent Lens | TV Series documentary musician - 1 episode, 2016 music recordist - 1 episode, 2012 |
| The First 48 | TV Series composer - 76 episodes, 2008 - 2016 music coordinator - 37 episodes, 2007 - 2009 music supervisor - 20 episodes, 2009 - 2010 |
| In My Father's House | 2015/I | Documentary composer: additional music |
| The Seven Five | 2014 | Documentary composer: additional music |
| Mudcats | 2012-2013 | TV Series theme music - 18 episodes |
| After the First 48 | TV Series documentary composer - 5 episodes, 2008 - 2013 music coordinator - 3 episodes, 2008 - 2011 music supervisor - 1 episode, 2009 |
| Alias Ruby Blade | 2012 | Documentary composer: theme music |
| Unleashed by Garo | 2011 | TV Series composer - 6 episodes |
| P.O.V. | TV Series documentary score performer - 1 episode, 2011 score producer - 1 episode, 2011 |
| Secret Access: UFOs on the Record | 2011 | TV Movie documentary composer: additional music |
| Steven Seagal: Lawman | 2009-2010 | TV Series composer - 21 episodes |
| Freakonomics | 2010 | Documentary composer: additional music |
| Runaway Squad | 2009 | TV Series documentary composer: theme music - 2008-2009 |
| Out of the Blue: The Michigan Difference | 2009 | TV Series composer - 5 episodes |
| Rescue Ink Unleashed | 2009 | TV Series composer - 6 episodes |
| JFK: 3 Shots That Changed America | 2009 | TV Movie documentary composer: additional music / composer: theme music |
| Marked | 2009 | TV Series documentary composer: theme music - 2009 |
| Guardian Angels | 2009 | TV Movie composer: theme music |
| Right America: Feeling Wronged - Some Voices from the Campaign Trail | 2009 | TV Movie documentary composer: additional music |
| Against the Current | 2009 | composer: additional music |
| 2k3 | 2009 | composer: additional music |
| Pindemonium | 2008 | Documentary composer: additional music |
| Full Battle Rattle | 2008 | Documentary composer: additional music |
| The Devil Came on Horseback | 2007 | Documentary score mixer / score recordist |
| The Trials of Darryl Hunt | 2006 | Documentary composer: additional music |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 2010 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Music and Sound | Full Battle Rattle (2008) |
| 2010 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Music and Sound | Full Battle Rattle (2008) |
| 2009 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Caft: Music and Sound | The Devil Came on Horseback (2007) |
| 2008 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Music and Sound | The Trials of Darryl Hunt (2006) |
