Composer and Musician Michael Brook on "Heat," U2 and Hans Zimmer

"he explained with typical candor that "almost everything I do is not the kind of thing that the Academy is interested in, and that's fine." Brook got his first break in 1984 when he convinced Brian Eno, then a customer in the Toronto video lab where he worked, to collaborate with him on his debut album, Hybrid. From that meeting came another with U2's The Edge, who would eventually use one of Brook's inventions, the Infinite Guitar, on With or Without You."

"He got another break when Michael Mann heard a piece of his music on KCRW and asked him to contribute to the score for Heat (you can hear one of his tracks, a jangly guitar number called "Ultramarine," during the Chinese restaurant surveillance scene). From there, Brook went on to work with Hans Zimmer on Black Hawk Down and with Sean Penn on Into the Wild-the latter of which earned him a nomination at the Golden Globes"

Michael Brook collaborated with influential filmmakers and musicians over four decades. He invented the Infinite Guitar, used by The Edge on U2's "With or Without You." He convinced Brian Eno to collaborate on his debut album Hybrid. Michael Mann recruited Brook for Heat after hearing his music; one track, "Ultramarine," appears during the Chinese restaurant surveillance scene. Brook worked with Hans Zimmer on Black Hawk Down and with Sean Penn on Into the Wild, earning a Golden Globe nomination but being deemed ineligible by the Academy. Night Song with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan lost a 1997 Grammy but boosted Brook's fame in Pakistan.

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