Brad Fiedel

Composer of the Terminator theme.

Brad Fiedel is an American composer who scored James Cameron's The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and True Lies (1994), mostly with synthesizers.

Quick Facts

Birth name

Bradley Ira Fiedel

Born

10 March 1951

Birthplace

New York City, U.S.

Genre

Electronic
new wave
synthpop
film score
dance

Occupation

Composer

Years active

1973–present

Spouse

Ann Dusenberry (1993)

Lore & Background

Raised in Bayville on Long Island, he was signed as a songwriter to Paul Simon's publishing company in the early 1970s and spent six months in 1973 as keyboardist for Hall & Oates. He then wrote mainly for TV films until Cameron hired him for The Terminator.

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