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My Take
Marco Beltrami is, to me, one of the most underrated names in modern film scoring. The Scream scores alone earned him my respect, but what impresses me is the range, jumping from horror to 3:10 to Yuma's Western textures to the near-silence of A Quiet Place, where the music had to almost disappear. That last one is the kind of restraint a lot of composers never learn. Fellow Brown University alum to Bess Armstrong, oddly enough. I tend to notice his work without noticing his name, which is honestly the highest compliment you can pay a film composer. He serves the picture first.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marco Beltrami
- Name (Japanese)
- マルコ・ベルトラミ
- Reading
- まるこ・べるとらみ
- Born
- October 7, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Horse
- Origin
- Long Island, New York, United States
- Occupation
- composer / film score composer / conductor / musician / bandleader
2. Background
- High school
- Ward Melville High School
- University
- Brown University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Marco Beltrami born?
Born October 7, 1966 (age 59).
Where is Marco Beltrami from?
Marco Beltrami is from Long Island, New York, United States.
What does Marco Beltrami do?
Marco Beltrami works as composer, film score composer, conductor, musician, bandleader.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.