Fil Eisler composes music that faithfully embodies both story and character. Known for his signature themes and inventive dramatic solutions, his work can be heard on the upcoming films "How To Be Single," starring Dakota Johnson and Rebel Wilson, "CHiPs" starring and directed by Dax Shepard, and scifi/thriller feature "The Titan" starring Sam Worthington and Taylor Schilling. Eisler served as the primary composer for Sundance 2016's poignant documentary, "Newtown." He composed the main title theme and acted as music director for the documentary, organizing and leading an all-star line up of over a dozen Hollywood composers who each donated a piece of music for the film.
Fil's scores also continue to enliven the drama in some of TV's most popular series. Most notably, he composes for Fox's hit drama series "Empire," where his classically oriented cues provide a powerful contrast to the film's hip-hop soundtrack. Other shows featuring Eisler's music include Showtime's Emmy-winning "Shameless," as well as Lifetime's critically lauded series "UnReal." For four seasons, he transformed the ABC drama "Revenge" into a music-driven show as composer and conductor.
In 2008, Fil was among a select group of up-and-coming composers invited to the Sundance Film Composer's Lab, and in the years since his projects have garnered critical acclaim on the film festival circuit and beyond. As part of his ongoing commitment to independent film, he returned to Sundance in 2011 with the Inupiaq-themed thriller "On the Ice," scored the Sundance-backed documentary "Whatever It Takes" and Jonathan van Tulleken's BAFTA nominated thriller "Off Season." Fil won the Best Film Score Award for his work on Robbie Pickering's "Natural Selection" at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival. The film was the most decorated of the festival, also winning the Grand Jury and Audience Awards. He continued his work with Pickering on the 2015 Sony feature "Freaks of Nature."
Fil, a Czech-born, English-raised composer and multi-instrumentalist, specializes in working with full orchestras to help bring his scores to life. Variety described his music as "smoky, elaborate film noir-inspired compositions," while Beatweek Magazine praised him for making "beautiful music" that "...almost acts as another character further enveloping the audience in its grasp." Eisler has been nominee and recipient of numerous awards including the World Soundtrack Awards New Discovery, SxSW Best Soundtrack Award and multiple BMI awards.
