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Walter Mair

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Producer
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Walter Mair
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Walter Mair is an Ivor Novello-nominated and Telly Award-winning composer known for his captivating scores ranging from epic orchestrations recorded with 80-piece choirs to intimate, small ensemble and hybrid electronic pieces that have graced a diverse mix of feature films, documentaries, television dramas, narrative-driven interactive entertainment and video games.

In 2022 Walter scored the Apple+ series Liaison, starring Ewa Green and Vincent Cassel, directed by Stephen Hopkins and the action thriller The Bricklayer, starring Aaron Eckhard and Nina Dobrev, and directed by Renny Harlin. The thriller Infinite starring Asa Butterfield, Tanya Reynolds and Robert Sheehan premiered at Cannes Film Festival 2022.

Walter scored the 2021 survival thriller Till Death, directed by S.K. Dale and starring Megan Fox, as well as the psychological horror film The Unfamiliar, which won the 2021 Telly Award for Best Original Music and an Award for Best Music Score at the 2020 NOLAHFF, and was described by the press as "the Babadook meets Pet Sematary". Other recent projects include the coming-of-age drama Iceland is Best and the action-thriller Knuckledust, directed by James Kermack and starring Moe Dunford (Vikings), which won the 2021 Telly Award for Best Original Music.

In 2020, he also received two Telly awards for "Best Original Music" for his scores to the BAFTA "Mobile Game of the Year" Call of Duty: Mobile as well as his score to the Netflix docuseries Formula 1: Drive to Survive which won the Telly Award for Best Original Music, a 2021 BAFTA Award for Best Sound, and topped the Netflix charts globally. Other credits include Academy Award nominee Oliver Hirschbiegel's International cold war mini-series for Netflix and ZDF, The Same Sky, which premiered at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival, and Ryan Gosling's directorial debut Lost River starring Saorise Ronan, Matt Smith, Christina Hendricks, and Eva Mendes.

In the video game space, he scored Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time which won the PlayStation Choice Award for "Best Video Game" and received several other similar nominations. Forbes said: "Mair's score uses a ridiculous range of organic and electronic sounds, deriving its unique audio from 'tons of vintage and analogue effects', 'modular synths' and, er, seashells."

His music can also be heard in video games such as Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto video games, Sony's sci-fi franchise Killzone, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction and The Creative Assembly's Total War series.

Walter believes that the main principle of creativity is to come up with genuine sounds, and he enjoys experimenting and creating unique sonic worlds for each of his projects, using his extensive collection of analog digital synths and blending live orchestral arrangements with experimental post-recording techniques.

In 2006, Walter moved from his native Austria to London to open his own state-of-the-art recording studio in SoHo and is a member of both BAFTA and The Ivor's Academy.
BornDecember 17, 1978
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BornDecember 17, 1978
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  • Awards
    • 15 wins & 5 nominations

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Recording the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra @ Abbey Road Studios
Orchestra Recording for Apple TV+ series 'Liaison' at Air Studios (London)
modular synth setup for movie The Unfamiliar
British Arrows Award win for movie 'The Heist' directed by Tom Green
Abbey Road - Studio One, with Ben Foster and Max Herman recording the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for 'Three Way Junction"
Recording for Apple TV+ series 'Liaison' at Air Studios Lyndhurst (London)
Electronic music production for Apple TV+ series 'Liaison'
Orchestra recording for Apple TV+ series "Liaison' at Abbey Road Studios
Analog synth collection as used in films including 'Lost River' and 'Lucid'
Abbey Road Studios - recording for movie 'Balance not Symmetry'
Walter Mair
Music mix in Dolby Surround at Abbey Road Penthouse Studio. Movie: #3WayJunction

Known for

Lee Jung-jae, Anupam Tripathi, Oh Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Park Hae-soo, Hoyeon, and Wi Ha-joon in Squid Game (2021)
Squid Game
8.0
TV Series
  • Music Department(uncredited)
Vincent Cassel and Eva Green in Liaison (2023)
Liaison
6.4
TV Series
  • Composer
Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Matthew Modine, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Dark Knight Rises
8.4
  • Music Department(uncredited)
  • 2012
Lost River (2014)
Lost River
5.7
  • Music Department(as Walter Christian Mair)
  • 2014

Credits

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Composer

  • Forever Now
    • Composer
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • The Bricklayer
    • Composer
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Amaranthine
    • Composer
    • Post-production
  • After the Rain
    • Composer
    • Pre-production
  • Lone Star Bull
    • Composer
    • Post-production
  • Young Gun
    • Composer
    • Completed
  • Carrington Event
    • Composer
    • In Development
    • Short
  • Solar Storm
    • composer
    • In Development
  • Mask of the Salamander
    • Composer
    • In Development
  • Frankenstein Gothic
    • Composer
    • Pre-production
  • Vincent Cassel and Eva Green in Liaison (2023)
    Liaison
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Mother Teresa & Me (2022)
    Mother Teresa & Me
    • Composer
    • 2022
  • Shark Bait (2022)
    Shark Bait
    • Composer
    • 2022
  • Carlos Sainz in Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019)
    Formula 1: Drive to Survive
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • Rooney (2022)
    Rooney
    • Composer
    • 2022
  • Armand Assante, Nathalie Cox, and Soraya Torrens in Mister Mayfair (2021)
    Mister Mayfair
    • Composer
    • 2021
  • A Song to Kill For (2021)
    A Song to Kill For
    • Composer
    • 2021
  • Dettori (2021)
    Dettori
    • Composer
    • 2021
  • Neymar in Neymar Jr and the line of kings (2021)
    Neymar Jr and the line of kings
    • composer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Till Death (2021)
    Till Death
    • Composer (music by)
    • 2021
  • The Irrepressible Girl (2021)
    The Irrepressible Girl
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Iceland Is Best (2020)
    Iceland Is Best
    • Composer
    • 2020
  • Phil Davis, Kate Dickie, Alex Ferns, Sebastien Foucan, Jaime Winstone, Gethin Anthony, Olivier Richters, James Kermack, Moe Dunford, and Camille Rowe in Knuckledust (2020)
    Knuckledust
    • Composer
    • 2020
  • Joan Collins, Vas Blackwood, Luke Goss, Martin Kemp, Kym Marsh, Guy Siner, Cathy Tyson, and Lorna Fitzgerald in The Loss Adjuster (2020)
    The Loss Adjuster
    • composer
    • 2020
  • A Christmas Wish, the Theme to the Loss Adjuster (2020)
    A Christmas Wish, the Theme to the Loss Adjuster
    • Composer (opening and end music composition)
    • Short
    • 2020

Music Department

  • Lee Jung-jae, Anupam Tripathi, Oh Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Park Hae-soo, Hoyeon, and Wi Ha-joon in Squid Game (2021)
    Squid Game
    • soundtrack (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)
    Cyberpunk 2077
    • soundtrack
    • Video Game
    • 2020
  • Unmasking Jihadi John: Anatomy of a Terrorist (2019)
    Unmasking Jihadi John: Anatomy of a Terrorist
    • music producer
    • 2019
  • Michael Berryman, Emily Booth, Spencer Brown, Kane Hodder, Bill Moseley, and Ewen MacIntosh in Shed of the Dead (2019)
    Shed of the Dead
    • music producer
    • 2019
  • Total War: Warhammer (2016)
    Total War: Warhammer
    • composer: trailer music
    • Video Game
    • 2016
  • Andrew Simpson in Road Games (2015)
    Road Games
    • soundtrack
    • 2015
  • Lost River (2014)
    Lost River
    • musician
    • soundtrack (as Walter Christian Mair)
    • 2014
  • Killzone: Shadow Fall (2013)
    Killzone: Shadow Fall
    • composer: additional music (as Walter Christian Mair)
    • Video Game
    • 2013
  • Hard Shoulder (2012)
    Hard Shoulder
    • music supervisor (as Walter Christian Mair)
    • 2012
  • Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Matthew Modine, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
    The Dark Knight Rises
    • chanter (uncredited)
    • 2012
  • Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond in Top Gear (2002)
    Top Gear
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2010–2011
  • The Road Home (2010)
    The Road Home
    • musician (as Walter Christian Mair)
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Red Bull Air Race World Series (2006)
    Red Bull Air Race World Series
    • composer: additional music (as Walter Christian Mair)
    • TV Series
    • 2008–2009
  • 2009 MTV Video Music Awards (2009)
    2009 MTV Video Music Awards
    • composer: stock music (as Walter Christian Mair)
    • TV Special
    • 2009
  • Empire: Total War (2009)
    Empire: Total War
    • musician (as Walter Christian Mair)
    • Video Game
    • 2009

Producer

  • Young Gun
    • executive producer
    • Completed
  • Sweet Sue
    • executive producer
    • Post-production
  • Brittany Ashworth, Nathan Welsh, Ben Lamb, David Wayman, and Anaïs Parello in The Ledge (2022)
    The Ledge
    • executive producer
    • 2022
  • Johnny Flynn, Will Poulter, and Naomi Ackie in The Score (2021)
    The Score
    • executive producer
    • 2021
  • Iceland Is Best (2020)
    Iceland Is Best
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • Phil Davis, Kate Dickie, Alex Ferns, Sebastien Foucan, Jaime Winstone, Gethin Anthony, Olivier Richters, James Kermack, Moe Dunford, and Camille Rowe in Knuckledust (2020)
    Knuckledust
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • Harlym McMillan-Hunt in The Unfamiliar (2020)
    The Unfamiliar
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • Amulet (2020)
    Amulet
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • Jason Flemyng, Frances Barber, Craig Kelly, Dean Lennox Kelly, Kris Marshall, Shaun Parkes, and Jamie Sives in Trick or Treat (2019)
    Trick or Treat
    • executive producer
    • 2019
  • Days of the Bagnold Summer (2019)
    Days of the Bagnold Summer
    • executive producer
    • 2019
  • 3 Way Junction (2018)
    3 Way Junction
    • executive producer
    • 2018
  • Christopher Shyer and Gia Sandhu in Curry Western (2018)
    Curry Western
    • executive producer
    • 2018
  • Laurie Paul Calvert in Lucid (2018)
    Lucid
    • co-producer
    • 2018
  • Lachlan Nieboer in Trendy (2017)
    Trendy
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • Blood Orange (2016)
    Blood Orange
    • co-producer
    • 2016
  • Andrew Simpson in Road Games (2015)
    Road Games
    • executive producer
    • 2015
  • Hard Shoulder (2012)
    Hard Shoulder
    • associate producer (as Walter Christian Mair)
    • 2012
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    • December 17, 1978
    • Vienna, Austria
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    • Male

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