“Music acts like a magic key, to which the most tightly closed heart opens.”
Maria von Trapp
Tyler Bates is a leading composer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. Throughout his extraordinary career, Tyler has scored some of the world’s most popular film and television franchises, such as Guardians of the Galaxy and John Wick.
In his spare time, Tyler plays to massive audiences in the world of rock music, and writes and produces records with artists like Bush, Marilyn Manson, and In This Moment.
In 2004, he created the menacing audio backdrop for the popular Zack Snyder reboot of Dawn of the Dead, beginning a string of nearly a dozen number ones that have contributed to a whopping $6 billion at the worldwide box-office.
Tyler teamed up with Snyder again for the films 300, Watchmen, and Suckerpunch. His body of work then expanded to include films like Atomic Blonde, The Devil’s Rejects, and The Day the Earth Stood Still, as well TV shows like Californication, The Punisher, and The Purge.

Most recently, Tyler scored the blockbuster Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw, Deadpool 2, and The Spy Who Dumped Me.
In this episode:
- How a challenging upbringing contributed to the man he is today
- His creative process for making music that matters
- Secrets from the films and music tours he’s been a part of, and
- How you can use music to supercharge your mindset.
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