Pinar Toprak

P?nar Toprak is a Turkish composer, best known for composing the film score for Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil and the Xbox 360 video game Ninety-Nine Nights.
Born in Istanbul, she began her music education at the age of five at the renowned Istanbul State Conservatory. While at the conservatory, she studied composition, violin as well as voice and graduated with a diploma in classical guitar.
In 1997, Pinar moved to Chicago and studied piano and jazz theory with many master jazz pianists. Later, Toprak completed her Bachelor's degree in Film Scoring at the Berklee College of Music in two years and received a Master of Music degree in composition from the California State University at the age of 22.
Her composing career began as a contributor at Media Ventures (now known as Remote Control Productions), home of the legendary film composer Hans Zimmer during projects such as Pirates of The Caribbean, The Last Samurai and King Arthur.
She currently resides in Los Angeles, California with her husband, a sound designer/mixer.