‘Captain Marvel’ Composer Pinar Toprak Inks With Artist International Group
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Pinar Toprak, the Emmy-nominated composer, conductor and performer who has lent her talents to everything from the Brie Larson-led Captain Marvel to Epic Games’ hit video game Fortnite, has joined Artist International Group for representation in conjunction with her long-time agents, Kraft-Engel Management.
Specializing in creating thematic scores for everything from superhero sagas and blockbuster comedies to TV series of varying genres, Toprak with the aforementioned projects became the first female composer to score both a film and video game with gross revenues of over $1 billion and $5 billion, respectively. “We look forward to working with Pinar and her team in expanding her opportunities as an artist and brand in many worldwide arenas,” said AIG’s CEO David Unger.
Previously, Toprak has composed the new theme for Amazon Prime Video Sports, popularly used on NFL’s Thursday Night Football; composed and produced the soundtrack for Disney theme parks, including the new Epcot theme; written and produced music for Christina Aguilera’s 2019 Xperience Live Show in Las Vegas; and conducted Billie Eilish’s performance of “No Time to Die” at the 94th Academy Awards.
Most recently, the Turkish-American creative scored video game Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, for which she is nominated for a Society of Composers and Lyricists Award for Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media.
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