---
name: "Brad Fiedel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brad-fiedel"
fi1m_id: "brad-fiedel"
imdb_id: "nm0006075"
tmdb_id: 2722
wikidata_id: "Q896786"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "10 March 1951"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T15:44:21.114188+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Brad Fiedel

## Identity

Brad Fiedel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/brad-fiedel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** brad-fiedel
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006075
- **TMDB ID:** 2722
- **Wikidata ID:** Q896786
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Fiedel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q896786, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006075/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2722

Composer. Born 10 March 1951 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 10 March 1951, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1984–1994
- **Also known as:** Brad Ira Fiedel
- **Frequently works with:** [Arnold Schwarzenegger](https://film.one/person/arnold-schwarzenegger.md), [James Cameron](https://film.one/person/james-cameron.md), [Linda Hamilton](https://film.one/person/linda-hamilton.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 78 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 77 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 3, Thriller 3, Science Fiction 2
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $975m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Fiedel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q896786, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006075/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2722

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Terminator 2: Judgment Day*](https://film.one/film/terminator-2-judgment-day.md) (88)
- **AMC+:** [*The Terminator*](https://film.one/film/the-terminator.md) (88)

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## Biography

Brad Fiedel, also credited as Brad Ira Fiedel, is an American composer for film and television. Born on 10 March 1951 in New York City, he began composing for films in the mid-1970s after a period as a keyboardist, including a stint with Hall & Oates.

He is best known for his scores for *The Terminator* (1984), *Terminator 2: Judgment Day* (1991) and *True Lies* (1994), all directed by James Cameron. His other credits include *Fright Night* (1985), *The Accused* (1988), *Blue Steel* (1990) and *Johnny Mnemonic* (1995). Fiedel retired from film scoring in the late 1990s.

He is married to actress Ann Dusenberry.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *True Lies* (1994), Fi1m 68, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/true-lies.md)
- *Terminator 2: Judgment Day* (1991), Fi1m 88, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-2-judgment-day.md)
- *The Terminator* (1984), Fi1m 88, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-terminator.md)

## Complete filmography (93)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Terminator: Hunter Killer* (2021), Music
- *Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Y2K* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Purgatory* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *From the Earth to the Moon* (1998), series, Music
- *Eden* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Mistrial* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Rasputin* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Johnny Mnemonic* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *True Lies* (1994), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/true-lies.md)
- *Blink* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Striking Distance* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *The Real McCoy* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Straight Talk* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Gladiator* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'* (1991), Music
- *Terminator 2: Judgment Day* (1991), Original Music Composer, Music Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-2-judgment-day.md)
- *Blood Ties* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Plymouth* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *LifeStories: Steve Burdick* (1990), Music
- *Night Visions* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Blue Steel* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Perfect Witness* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Immediate Family* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Cold Sassy Tree* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Chain Letter* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, Music
- *True Believer* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Midnight Caller* (1988), series, Music
- *The Accused* (1988), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- *Fright Night Part 2* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Hot Paint* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Hostage* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *The Serpent and the Rainbow* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Weekend War* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Bluffing It* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Right to Die* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Nowhere to Hide* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *The Last Innocent Man* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Sunday Drive* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *The Big Easy* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Let's Get Harry* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Of Pure Blood* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Popeye Doyle* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Northstar* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *The Brotherhood of Justice* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Under Siege* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Desert Bloom* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Second Serve* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Fraternity Vacation* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *The Midnight Hour* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Into Thin Air* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, Music
- *Compromising Positions* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Fright Night* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Braker* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Deadly Messages* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Children in the Crossfire* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *The Baron and the Kid* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *The Three Wishes of Billy Grier* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *The Terminator* (1984), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-terminator.md)
- *High School U.S.A.* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Anatomy of an Illness* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Calendar Girl Murders* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *When She Says No* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Heart of Steel* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Girls of the White Orchid* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Right of Way* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Eyes of Fire* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Cocaine: One Man's Seduction* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Murder in Coweta County* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Born Beautiful* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Dreams Don't Die* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Hit and Run* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Mae West* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Dream House* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *Just Before Dawn* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *People vs. Jean Harris* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *The Bunker* (1981), Sound Effects, Original Music Composer
- *My Mother Was Never a Kid* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *Night School* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *The Day the Women Got Even* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Playing for Time* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Hardhat & Legs* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure* (1979), Music, Original Music Composer
- *A Movie Star's Daughter* (1979), Original Music Composer
- *Gums* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *Apple Pie* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *Deadly Hero* (1975), Original Music Composer
- *The Astrologer* (1975), Original Music Composer

## Gallery

- ![Brad Fiedel](https://film.one/media/person/78365/gallery-ebc3c15f551d.jpg) Brad Fiedel — Image via TMDB
- ![Brad Fiedel](https://film.one/media/person/78365/gallery-7134ec02bb92.jpg) Brad Fiedel — Image via TMDB

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