Fil Eisler
Birth Name:
Fil Eisler
Birth Place:
Czech Republic
Profession
Composer, Music department
Fast Facts
- Won a SXSW Film Festival Award for Best Score/Music for "Natural Selection" in 2011
- Won two BMI Film & TV Awards in 2013, a TV Music Award for "Revenge" and a Cable Award for "Shameless․"
- Was one of only six composers to be invited to the Sundance Film Composer's Lab in 2008
- Played bass for and toured with musical acts like Robbie Williams, Imogen Heap, Kylie Minogue, and Brian May
- Quote: "Every time I stand in front of an orchestra I think, 'How the hell did I get here?'"
- Quote: "TV shows, old postcards, fashions, even conversations with complete strangers; anything can trigger a sound in my mind․ I am able to create a tune from that glimmer of inspiration․"
- Best known as a composer and instrumentalist who created the soundtracks for "Revenge" and "Natural Selection․"
- Created the original production and orchestral arrangement for the song "Superblind," which appears on Robbie Williams' album "Reality Killed the Video Star․"
Awards
- 2011SXSW Competition Award - Best Score/Music:Winner
- 2011World Soundtrack Award - Discovery of the Year:Nominated
- 2013BMI TV Music AwardWinner
- 2013BMI Cable AwardWinner
- 2017Black Reel - Outstanding Music (Comedy, Drama, TV Movie or Limited Series):Nominated
- 2019Black Reel - Outstanding Music (Comedy, Drama, TV Movie or Limited Series):Nominated