Paul Brill is an American multiple Emmy Award-nominated composer, songwriter and producer based in Brooklyn, NY. He has scored dozens of feature films, television series and commercials, most notably including: Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, The Devil Came on Horseback, The Trials of Darryl Hunt, Freakonomics, Full Battle Rattle, Page One: Inside the NY Times, Better This World, and No Woman, No Cry, among many others. Brill recently scored the HBO film, "Burma Soldier," on which he collaborated with Rock legends U2 - composing a new string arrangement for an acoustic version of their classic song, "Walk On." He recently won the Best Music Award at the International Documentary Awards (IDA) for his score to "Better This World." His recordings of original songwriting have been hailed as "Stunning," by Paste Magazine and "A testament to the enduring potency of classical pop songwriting," by Pitchfork Media. In addition to composing films and television specials for History, A&E, National Geographic, Sundance, MTV and PBS, Brill is the ongoing composer for the series The First 48 and Steven Seagal: Lawman. In 2001, he founded Scarlet Shame Records, a small record label that has released recordings by The Wingdale Community Singers, The Flying Change, Amber Rubarth and his own records.Paul also plays softball in Central Park. He's much better at fielding than hitting. (Just don't tell him that.)
Independent Music Award for Best Song - Pop, News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Music & Sound
Movies
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, The Devil Came on Horseback, Burma Soldier, The Trials of Darryl Hunt, Better This World, Knuckleball!, Page One: Inside the New York Times, Sexy Baby, Gideon's Army, Freakonomics, Full Battle Rattle, Trapped, Alias Ruby Blade: A Story of Love and Revolution, The Only R...
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
2013
TV Mini-Series documentary 6 episodes
The Republic of Two
2013
Vanity Fair: Decades
2013
TV Mini-Series documentary short 1 episode
Nine for IX
2013
TV Series documentary 2 episodes
The Killer Speaks
2013
TV Series documentary 5 episodes
The Only Real Game
2013
Documentary
Let Them Wear Towels
2013
Documentary
The Other Shore
2013/I
Documentary
Stuck
2013/II
Documentary
Gideon's Army
2013
Documentary
Alias Ruby Blade
2012
Documentary
Guerilla Gold Rush
2012
TV Movie documentary
Extreme Civil War Reenactors
2012
TV Movie documentary
Knuckleball!
2012
Documentary
Sexy Baby
2012
Documentary
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
2012
TV Movie documentary
Duke 91 & 92: Back to Back
2012
TV Movie
CatCam
2012
Documentary short
Sex for Sale: American Escort
2012
TV Movie documentary
Love Free or Die
2012
Documentary
The First Season
2012
Documentary
The Sky Is Not the Limit
2012
Documentary short
Happy New Year
2011/IV
P.O.V.
2011
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Charlotte: A Wooden Boat Story
2011
Documentary
Better This World
2011
Documentary
Expedition Week
2011
TV Series 1 episode
It's Good to Be the President
2011
TV Movie documentary
Boomtown
2011
TV Series documentary 5 episodes
American Call-Girl
2011
Documentary
Page One: Inside the New York Times
2011
Documentary
The Truth Shall Set You Free
2010
Documentary
National Geographic Explorer
2008-2010
TV Series documentary 5 episodes
Steven Seagal: Lawman
2009-2010
TV Series 21 episodes
Burma Soldier
2010
Documentary
True Life
2010
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Freakonomics
2010
Documentary
Runaway Squad
2009-2010
TV Series documentary 8 episodes
No Woman, No Cry
2010
Documentary
Out of the Blue: The Michigan Difference
2009-2010
TV Series 13 episodes
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
2010
Documentary
Coup de Grâce
2009/II
Short
Do No Harm
2009/I
Documentary
Rescue Ink Unleashed
2009
TV Series 6 episodes
Marked
2009
TV Series documentary 6 episodes
JFK: 3 Shots That Changed America
2009
TV Movie documentary
Guardian Angels
2009
TV Movie
Now
2009
TV Series documentary 1 episode
The Interrogators
2009
TV Series documentary 10 episodes
Right America: Feeling Wronged - Some Voices from the Campaign Trail
2009
TV Movie documentary
2k3
2009
One False Move: Road Trains
2008
TV Movie
Pindemonium
2008
Documentary
Visit
2008
Short
Kaleidoscope
2008/I
Short
Full Battle Rattle
2008
Documentary
The Devil Came on Horseback
2007
Documentary
The Trials of Darryl Hunt
2006
Documentary
Way Off Broadway
2001
Dance With Me
2016
Documentary post-production
It's Criminal
2016
Documentary completed
No Small Parts
2013
Documentary short completed
One October
Documentary post-production
Trumped: Inside the Greatest Political Upset of All Time
2017
Documentary original music by
THE END: Inside the Last Days of the Obama White House
2017
Documentary
The First 48
2005-2017
TV Series 259 episodes
Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing
2016
Documentary
Mni Wiconi: The Stand at Standing Rock
2016
Documentary short
America Divided
2016
TV Mini-Series documentary composer - 5 episodes
The Student Body
2016
Documentary
Window Dressing
2016
Short
Independent Lens
2012-2016
TV Series documentary 4 episodes
Op-Docs
2012-2016
TV Series documentary 6 episodes
Death by Design
2016
Documentary
See Memory
2016
Short
One Big Home
2016
Documentary
Winning
2016
Documentary
Check It
2016
Documentary
Vegas Baby
2016
Documentary original music by
Reconception
2016
Documentary short
The New Yorker Presents
2016
TV Series documentary 2 episodes
Screenagers
2016
Documentary
Trapped
2016/IV
Documentary
The Armor of Light
2015
Documentary
In My Father's House
2015/I
Documentary
30 for 30 Shorts
2015
TV Series documentary short 1 episode
Sweet Micky for President
2015
Documentary
The Return
2014/II
Documentary
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
2014
Documentary
American Masters
2014
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Road to Closure
2014
Short
After the First 48
2008-2014
TV Series documentary 28 episodes
A Marijuana Arrest
2013
Short
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Independent Lens
TV Series documentary musician - 1 episode, 2016 music recordist - 1 episode, 2012
The First 48
TV Series composer - 76 episodes, 2008 - 2016 music coordinator - 37 episodes, 2007 - 2009 music supervisor - 20 episodes, 2009 - 2010
In My Father's House
2015/I
Documentary composer: additional music
The Seven Five
2014
Documentary composer: additional music
Mudcats
2012-2013
TV Series theme music - 18 episodes
After the First 48
TV Series documentary composer - 5 episodes, 2008 - 2013 music coordinator - 3 episodes, 2008 - 2011 music supervisor - 1 episode, 2009
Alias Ruby Blade
2012
Documentary composer: theme music
Unleashed by Garo
2011
TV Series composer - 6 episodes
P.O.V.
TV Series documentary score performer - 1 episode, 2011 score producer - 1 episode, 2011
Secret Access: UFOs on the Record
2011
TV Movie documentary composer: additional music
Steven Seagal: Lawman
2009-2010
TV Series composer - 21 episodes
Freakonomics
2010
Documentary composer: additional music
Runaway Squad
2009
TV Series documentary composer: theme music - 2008-2009
Out of the Blue: The Michigan Difference
2009
TV Series composer - 5 episodes
Rescue Ink Unleashed
2009
TV Series composer - 6 episodes
JFK: 3 Shots That Changed America
2009
TV Movie documentary composer: additional music / composer: theme music
Marked
2009
TV Series documentary composer: theme music - 2009
Guardian Angels
2009
TV Movie composer: theme music
Right America: Feeling Wronged - Some Voices from the Campaign Trail
2009
TV Movie documentary composer: additional music
Against the Current
2009
composer: additional music
2k3
2009
composer: additional music
Pindemonium
2008
Documentary composer: additional music
Full Battle Rattle
2008
Documentary composer: additional music
The Devil Came on Horseback
2007
Documentary score mixer / score recordist
The Trials of Darryl Hunt
2006
Documentary composer: additional music
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Knuckleball!
2012
Documentary performer: "Kyra's Theme"
Sexy Baby
2012
Documentary performer: "The Fear" written by nm0020770 and nm1604203
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
JFK: 3 Shots That Changed America
2009
TV Movie documentary sound designer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Trials of Darryl Hunt
2006
Documentary special thanks / thanks
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2011
Creative Recognition Award
International Documentary Association
Best Music
Better This World (2011)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2010
Emmy
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Music and Sound
Full Battle Rattle (2008)
2010
Emmy
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Music and Sound
Full Battle Rattle (2008)
2009
Emmy
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Caft: Music and Sound
The Devil Came on Horseback (2007)
2008
Emmy
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Music and Sound