After graduate school in 2001,[3] Adams was selected by Howard Shore to observe and document his work on The Lord of the Rings films.

[4] Adams spent just under ten years writing the book, The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films.

[5] He also wrote the booklets and liner notes packaged with the extended versions of The Lord of the Rings scores.

Adams also works at Hickory Creek Middle School in Frankfort, Illinois as a band director.

"[9] On November 25, 2016, Howard Shore confirmed that Adams was working on a book that will cover the music of The Hobbit films.