Adam Peters is a London born composer, musician and producer who has scored Academy Award winning projects.

A unique vision and voice has set him apart in his artistic approach to writing music for picture. His ability to combine a classical music education with free thinking modern electronic techniques helps each score finds its own way to tell a story.
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His original score for Icarus helped propel the movie to an Oscar win in 2018 for Best Documentary Feature. Previous scores for Oliver Stone movies Snowden and Savages were widely acclaimed. His latest project Biggie; I Got A Story To Tell is currently in Netflix’s top movie whilst the score for controversial movie The Dissident has helped push the brutal Khashoggi murder story to the public eye in an emotional and resonant way.

Adam works with a wide range of modern directors and creatives. His style successfully crosses genres and transcends convention. His work continues to range from smart independent films to high grossing movies.

Following a successful career in bands in the UK , Adam made a full-time move to the United States. The Hollywood creative community embraced Adam’s unique sensibility and flair at writing music to picture. His early orchestral writing set the tone on scores for Paddington, Crazy Stupid Love, I Love You, Phillip Morris and Ruby Sparks. These movies showcased Adam’s unique spectrum of abilities from left-field electronics to full orchestral writing. Oliver Stone heard his music and initiated a partnership that has spanned several years and projects including feature films Savages and Snowden, documentaries South Of The Border and Mi Amigo Hugo and a 10-part TV series The Untold History Of The United States. Word of his talent lead to numerous collaborations, notably with Hans Zimmer on scores for Spider Man, Rango and The Lone Ranger. His recent modernist and emotional scores for the Iraq War films Sand Castle and The Yellow Birds received notable praise for their original voice.

Adam first achieved success in the 80’s as keyboard player, cellist and string arranger with the band Echo And The Bunnymen. Their song “The Killing Moon” is now recognised as a British classic and has been featured in over 20 films. His film music is known for its wide variety of sound and emotion, combining orchestral writing with analogue electronics and electric cello.

While in London, Adam continued to work/play with groundbreaking artists such as Beth Orton, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Athlete, Mercury Rev, Fischerspooner, The Dream Academy, Lloyd Cole, The Triffids, Neulander, Transvision Vamp, The Flowerpot Men, Family Of God, Alison Moyet and Billy Bragg.

Adam was classically trained at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music in London. He has composed and recorded worldwide in London, Paris, New York and Los Angeles. 2019 saw the 30th anniversary of “Beat City,” one of the first songs Adam wrote as a teenager, featured in the classic John Hughes movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
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During the pandemic Adam has spent his time scoring wide ranging documentaries. The Dissident, Biggie Smalls, The Pope and the French artist JR.