Adam Wiltzie is a composer, musician, and sound engineer known for founding several highly acclaimed ambient/neo-classical projects, particularly Stars of the Lid and A Winged Victory for the Sullen, in addition to his original scores for film, television, and theater productions. Along with Brian McBride, he formed Stars of the Lid when both were living in Austin. The two began releasing guitar-based atmospheric drone in 1995, culminating with The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid (2001) and the more fully orchestrated And Their Refinement of the Decline (2007), two of the mos...