Marc Streitenfeld (born 1974) is a German composer of film scores. He has frequently collaborated with director

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. Streitenfeld has composed the music for many high-profile Hollywood features as well as critically acclaimed independent films, including '' American Gangster, Body of Lies, The Grey,

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'' and '' All I See Is You''.

Life and career

Born in Munich, Germany, Streitenfeld relocated to Los Angeles at age 19 and initially assisted film composer

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offered Streitenfeld his first composing job when he asked him to write the score for ''

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'' (2006). Streitenfeld has written five film scores for Scott, including the

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nominated score for '' American Gangster'' (2007), for which he won the "Discovery of the Year" Award at the World Soundtrack Awards, the sci-fi adventure ''

'' (2012) and the action adventure ''

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'' (2010). He has also been recognized for his work with three ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards and two International Film Music Critics Association award nominations. Streitenfeld has also worked with Marc Forster on '' All I See Is You'' (2017), Joe Carnahan on the action drama '' The Grey'' (2011), and Andrew Dominik the neo-noir crime film ''

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'' (2012). Streitenfeld has recorded many of his scores at Abbey Road Studios, in London. From 2007 to 2012, Streitenfeld was in a relationship with French-American actress

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. In January 2009, the couple had a son, Leo.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Streitenfeld, Marc German emigrants to the United States German film score composers German male film score composers Living people Composers from Munich 1974 births