Mark Petrie

Mark Petrie (born 20 May 1979) is a New Zealand film, television and video game composer.[1][2][3] He is best known for composing the music in trailers for Guardians of the Galaxy, Life of Pi, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Avengers: Infinity War, and Venom,[4][5] as well as writing the score for EA Sports' Madden NFL American football video games. He has also composed scores for films, television shows, documentaries, political campaigns and sporting events.[6]

Mark Petrie
Born20 May 1979
Auckland, New Zealand
GenresFilm scores, orchestral, contemporary
Occupation(s)Composer
Years active2002–present
Associated actsAudiomachine, PostHaste Music, Montage MX
Websitehttp://www.markpetrie.com

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] He then began writing for TV shows and independent films. In 2007, he collaborated with PostHaste Music to compose music for trailers. He went on to compose dozens of tracks for them.[10] He is known for "infusing contemporary elements on top of epic orchestral writing" (Output.com).[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, The Green Lantern, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and Battleship."[12][13]

Fan made music videos featuring Petrie's music began to surface on YouTube around 2010 and many have amassed millions of views.[14][15][16]

Filmography / Discography

Trailers
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Green Lantern Composer: trailer music
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2012 Lockout Composer: trailer music
Life of Pi
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2013 Oz the Great and Powerful Composer: trailer music
Jack the Giant Slayer
Oblivion
2014 Noah Composer: trailer music
Guardians of the Galaxy
Into the Storm
Selma
2015 Insurgent Composer: trailer music
Tomorrowland
The Walk
2016 The Fifth Wave Composer: trailer music
The Finest Hours
Zoolander 2
The Last King
Allegiant
Command and Control Documentary
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The BFG
Blood Father
The Secret Life of Pets
Independence Day: Resurgence
Deepwater Horizon
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Overwatch Video game
Deepwater Horizon Composer: trailer music
2017 Borg vs McEnroe
Downsizing
Blade Runner 2049
2018 Avengers: Infinity War Composer: trailer music
Venom
2019 Avengers: Endgame Composer: trailer music

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
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Fox Major League Baseball Composer: additional music
2003 Big West Conference: NCAA Basketball Composer: additional music
2007 The Millen Baird Show Composer: additional music
American Idol 5 episodes
American Idol Extra 5 episodes
My Super Sweet 16 1 episode
Sjukhuset Composer: theme music 1 episode
Made Composer: additional music 2 episodes
Cribs 2 episodes
2006–07 Entourage Composer: additional music 2 episodes
The Simple Life 20 episodes
2008 The Real World Awards Bash Composer: additional music TV Special
The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency 1 episode
The Millen Baird Show Composer
2006–08 The Oprah Winfrey Show Composer: additional music 3 episodes
2009 UFO Hunters Composer: additional music 2 episodes
Burn Notice 1 episode
16 and Pregnant 1 episode
The Real Housewives of New Jersey 6 episodes
Surf Patrol 1 episode
How Do I Look? 1 episode
Dogs 101 2 episodes
Gone Too Far 1 episode
2007–09 Real World Composer: additional music 52 episodes
The Best Damn Sports Show Period 12 episodes
Keeping Up With the Kardashians 31 episodes
2008–09 Making the Band 4 Composer: additional music 5 episodes
Fox NFL 5 episodes
2010 Teen Cribs Composer: additional music 3 episodes
Parental Control 1 episode
The Robert Verdi Show Starring Robert Verdi 1 episode
Cougar Town 1 episode
True Life 1 episode
Funny or Die Presents 1 episode
Moving In 1 episode
2009–10 Quiero mis quinces Composer: additional music 2 episodes
2011 Curb Your Enthusiasm Composer: additional music 1 episode
2008–14 Attitude Composer
2017 Darryl: An Outward Bound Story Composer
2018 Impossible Builds Composer: additional music 1 episode
Westworld Composer: additional music 1 episode

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Madden NFL Composer Video game
2016 Overwatch Composer: trailer music Video game
2016 Madden NFL 16 Composer: additional music Video game
2017 Madden NFL 17 Composer: additional music Video game

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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 and The Bachelorette.[19]

References
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  2. "Composer Interview – Mark Petrie". Film and Game Composers. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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  6. "Mark Petrie". IMDb. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. "Berklee Today | Berklee College of Music". www.berklee.edu. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  8. "BMI Foundation Names 2004 Pete Carpenter Film Composing Fellows". BMI Foundation. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  9. "Carpenter Fellows Begin Work With Mike Post". BMI.com. 24 October 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  10. "Best Composer « Trailer Music News". trailermusicnews.com. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  11. "How Mark Petrie Scored EA's Madden 15 | Output". Output. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  12. "Composer Mark Petrie Today Releases First Album of Epic Trailer Music: 'Genesis'". www.studentfilmmakers.com. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  13. "FIRED EARTH MUSIC releases new album "HEROES" featuring Mark Petrie". Soundtracks and Trailer Music. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  14. foreeverandmore72 (30 May 2014), Epic Music Soundtracks (Battle Music, 42min), retrieved 14 April 2017
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  19. "2018 ASCAP Screen Music Awards". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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