Tyler Bates (born February 22, 1977) is a music producer and composer for films, TV and video games. His most recent work includes James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy which has become the highest grossing movie of 2014. This is Bates's third movie with Gunn after completing the score for Slither & Super.Bate's is also well known for his work on Rob Zombie's Halloween, Halloween II, The Devil's Rejects, Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead, 300, Watchmen, and Sucker Punch; Neil Marshall's Doomsday, See No Evil & Ti West's The Sacrament.In 2011 he scored Emilio Estevez's The Way, William Friedkin's Killer Joe, Marcus Nispel's Conan the Barbarian& Chris Gorak's The Darkest Hour.During 2014 Bates's worked with Marilyn Manson on the opening title song "Cupid Carries a Gun" for his TV show on WGN America, Salem. He later joined Manson on his european tour as the lead guitarist.Tyler Bates composed the soundtrack for the PlayStation 3 game, God of War: Ascension, Army of Two: The 40th Day as well as the Playstation 4 game Killzone: Shadowfall.
| Full Name | Tyler Bates |
| Net Worth | $950,000 |
| Date Of Birth | 0001-06-05 |
| Place Of Birth | Los Angeles |
| Height | 1.91 m |
| Profession | Record producer, Film Score Composer, Third Day Of A Seven Day Binge, The Mephistopheles Of Los Angeles, Killing Strangers |
| Nationality | American |
| Nicknames | Tyler Bates, Bates, Tyler |
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| Awards | BMI Film Music Award |
| Nominations | Saturn Award for Best Music |
| Movies | Guardians of the Galaxy, 300, John Wick, Watchmen, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Sucker Punch, Dawn of the Dead, John Wick: Chapter 2, Halloween, Conan the Barbarian, Halloween II, Super, Slither, The Devil's Rejects, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Doomsday, The Way, The Darkest Hour, Killer Joe, ... |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| The Darkest Hour | 2011 | music by |
| Killer Joe | 2011 |
| Conan the Barbarian | 2011 |
| Sym-Bionic Titan | 2010-2011 | TV Series 20 episodes |
| Sucker Punch | 2011 |
| Super | 2010/I |
| The Way | 2010/I |
| Army of Two: The 40th Day | 2010 | Video Game |
| The Silent Killer | 2009 | Short |
| The Haunted World of El Superbeasto | 2009 | Video |
| Halloween II | 2009 |
| PG Porn | 2008-2009 | TV Series short 7 episodes |
| Tales of the Black Freighter | 2009 | Video short |
| Watchmen: The End Is Nigh | 2009 | Video Game |
| Watchmen | 2009 |
| Sparky & Mikaela | 2008 | TV Series 1 episode |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | 2008 |
| The Rise of the Argonauts | 2008 | Video Game |
| Day of the Dead | 2008 | Video |
| Doomsday | 2008 |
| Halloween | 2007 |
| Grindhouse | 2007 | fake trailer segment "Werewolf Women of the SS" |
| 300: March to Glory | 2007 | Video Game |
| 300 | 2006 |
| See No Evil | 2006 |
| Slither | 2006 |
| 30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects' | 2005 | Video documentary |
| The Devil's Rejects | 2005 |
| Gone But Not Forgotten | 2005 | TV Movie |
| Pornucopia: Going Down in the Valley | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary 2 episodes |
| The Dead Will Tell | 2004 | TV Movie |
| The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema | 2004 | Video documentary short |
| Dawn of the Dead | 2004 |
| You Got Served | 2004 |
| Baadasssss! | 2003 |
| Black Sash | 2003 | TV Series 2 episodes |
| Scene Stealers | 2002 | Video documentary short |
| Half Past Dead | 2002 |
| City of Ghosts | 2002 |
| Love and a Bullet | 2002 |
| Military Diaries | 2002 | TV Series |
| Lone Star State of Mind | 2002 |
| Wasted | 2002 | TV Movie |
| Strange Frequency | 2001 | TV Series 3 episodes |
| Night at the Golden Eagle | 2001 |
| What's the Worst That Could Happen? | 2001 |
| Kingdom Come | 2001 |
| Strange Frequency | 2001 | TV Movie |
| Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth | 2000 | Video |
| Get Carter | 2000 |
| American High | 2000 | TV Series |
| Rated X | 2000 | TV Movie |
| Thicker Than Water | 1999 |
| Born Bad | 1999 |
| Suicide, the Comedy | 1998 |
| Alien Avengers II | 1998 | TV Movie |
| Denial | 1998/II |
| Alien Avengers | 1997 | TV Movie |
| The Last Time I Committed Suicide | 1997 |
| Criminal Hearts | 1996 |
| Not Like Us | 1995 |
| Ballistic | 1995 |
| Tammy and the T-Rex | 1994 |
| Deep Down | 1994 |
| Blue Flame | 1993 |
| The Coldest City | 2017 | composer post-production |
| Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | 2017 | post-production |
| John Wick: Chapter 2 | 2017 | music by post-production |
| Poor Richard's Almanack | 2016 | TV Movie post-production |
| Salem | 2014-2016 | TV Series 29 episodes |
| The Belko Experiment | 2016 | composer |
| Kingdom | 2014-2016 | TV Series 30 episodes |
| The Weight of Water | 2014 | Short |
| Deep Six | 2014 | Short |
| John Wick | 2014 |
| Hysteria | 2014 | TV Series 1 episode |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | 2014 |
| Californication | 2007-2014 | TV Series 84 episodes |
| Flight 7500 | 2014 |
| Not Safe for Work | 2014 |
| Cupid Carries a Gun | 2014 | Short uncredited |
| Killzone: Shadow Fall | 2013 | Video Game |
| Low Winter Sun | 2013 | TV Series 10 episodes |
| The Sacrament | 2013 |
| God of War: Ascension | 2013 | Video Game |
| Movie 43 | 2013 | segment "Beezel" |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Kingdom | TV Series music - 1 episode, 2016 performer - 1 episode, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016 |
| The Vampire Diaries | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode |
| Deep Six | 2014 | Short writer: "Deep Six" |
| John Wick | 2014 | performer: "Killing Strangers" / producer: "Killing Strangers" / writer: "Killing Strangers", "Who You Talkin' To Man?" |
| Hysteria | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2014 writer - 1 episode, 2014 |
| Californication | TV Series performer - 43 episodes, 2007 - 2014 writer - 43 episodes, 2007 - 2014 |
| Compound Fracture | 2014 | performer: "I'd Die" / writer: "I'd Die" |
| Movie 43 | 2013 | writer: "The Cat Song" |
| Sucker Punch | 2011 | producer: "SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS", "WHERE IS MY MIND?", "ASLEEP", "WHITE RABBIT", "I WANT IT ALL/WE WILL ROCK YOU MASH-UP", "SEARCH AND DESTROY", "TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS", "LOVE IS THE DRUG" |
| The Way | 2010/I | "Daniel Main Title Theme", "A Higher Place", "Buen Camino", "Santiago De Compostela", "Spanish Morning", "The Journey Is The Destination", "Muxia - A True Pilgrim" |
| Halloween | 2007 | producer: "Mister Sandman" |
| 300 | 2006 | writer: "To Victory" |
| Reeker | 2005 | performer: "Smash Alley" / writer: "Smash Alley" |
| Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | 2005 | writer: "Who's The Thief" |
| Dawn of the Dead | 2004 | performer: "The Hangman's Song" |
| Just Can't Get Enough | 2002 | writer: "Think About You", "Girl Next Door" |
| Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth | 2000 | Video writer: "Echoplex", "I'd Die" |
| Get Carter | 2000 | performer: "Get Carter Theme" / producer: "Get Carter Theme", "Cyber Sex" / writer: "Cyber Sex" |
| Alien Avengers II | 1998 | TV Movie performer: "The Lady's Too Hot" / writer: "Screamin' At The Moon", "The Lady's Too Hot" |
| Showgirl Murders | 1996 | performer: "Id Die" / writer: "Id Die" |
| The Crow: City of Angels | 1996 | producer: "Lil' Boots" / writer: "Lil' Boots" |
| Criminal Hearts | 1996 | performer: "End of the Line" / writer: "End of the Line" |
| Fall Time | 1995 | "JIMMY DOMINO THEME SONG" / performer: "I SEE TROUBLE", "JIMMY DOMINO THEME SONG", "SLOW DANCE" / writer: "SCREAMIN' AT THE MOON", "I SEE TROUBLE", "JIMMY DOMINO THEME SONG", "SLOW DANCE", "YOU LEFT ME STANDING" |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Keep Watching | 2017 | composers completed |
| Newtown | 2016 | Documentary composer: additional music |
| Marilyn Manson: Third Day of a Seven Day Binge | 2015 | Video short music producer |
| Compound Fracture | 2014 | music supervisor |
| Salem | 2014 | TV Series main title theme song by - 2 episodes |
| Model Tigerlily Taylor: Teen Tatler Photo Shoot and Interview | 2013 | Short composer: theme music |
| Conan the Barbarian | 2011 | musician: guitarviol, electric guitars and bass |
| Sym-Bionic Titan | TV Series main title theme by - 16 episodes, 2010 - 2011 composer - 2 episodes, 2011 |
| Sucker Punch | 2011 | composer: theme music / music supervisor / score programmer / song arranger / song producer |
| Super | 2010/I | musician: guitars, bass, synthesizers |
| The Way | 2010/I | musician: guitars, piano, guitarviol, keyboard, group vocals |
| The Haunted World of El Superbeasto | 2009 | Video music programmer |
| Star Crossed | 2009 | musician: guitar |
| PG Porn | 2009 | TV Series short theme - 1 episode |
| 300 | 2006 | music arranger: choral |
| Slither | 2006 | score producer |
| The Devil's Rejects | 2005 | musician: guitar, Khaki Palms Orchestra |
| The Ecology of Love | 2004 | Short score producer |
| Get Carter | 2000 | orchestrator |
| Under Oath | 1997 | composer: song "Stammer" |
| The Last Time I Committed Suicide | 1997 | score producer |
| Showgirl Murders | 1996 | composer: songs "I'd Die" "Daddy's Little Girl" "Slip Into My Groove" |
| Fall Time | 1995 | composer: additional music - uncredited |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 2015 | Cinema Bloggers Award | Cinema Bloggers Awards, Portugal | Best Original Score - International Competition | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) |
| 2014 | HMMA Award | Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) | Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) |
| 2014 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics' Poll | Best Original Score or Soundtrack | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) |
| 2008 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Music | 300 (2006) |
| 2004 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film | Dawn of the Dead (2004) |
