Walter Mair
Birth nameWalter Christian Mair
Birth date17 December 1978 (age 47)
Birth placeVienna, Austria
OccupationComposer
Websitewww.waltermair.com

Walter Christian Mair (born 17 December 1978) is an Austrian-born composer.

Biography

Mair has created scores for feature films, television drama, commercials, and narrative-driven interactive entertainment such as computer games.[1]

Mair studied in Austria, earning a degree in music composition for orchestra from the University of Vienna and a major in music composition for motion pictures from Salzburg University.[2]

He composed music for the Universal Pictures documentary feature Ronaldo, directed by Anthony Wonke.[3] In 2016, Mair scored the music for Toby Tobias' thriller Blood Orange starring Ben Lamb and Iggy Pop.[4] In television, he has written music for BBC 1's Cuffs and E4's teen drama mini-series Glue.[5][6] He has also written music for Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto video games, Sony's sci-fi franchise Killzone,[7] Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction and The Creative Assembly's Total War series.

Mair writes in a wide range of styles, from large orchestral symphonic scores with choir down to smaller ensembles and also intersperses electronics and hybrid or bespoke sounds with live solo instruments.

Mair has written the music and created sound design for numerous commercials for television and cinema campaigns including for Range Rover, Audi, and Jaguar.[8]

Mair works out of a recording studio in Soho, London and is represented by The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency.[9] He is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA).

References

  1. ^ "Interview: Walter Mair - M Magazine". M magazine: PRS for Music online magazine. 2015-11-10. Archived 14 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  2. ^ "Interview: Composer Walter Mair on The List and Killzone: Mercenary". ask.audio. Archived 5 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  3. ^ Leonsis, Elle (12 November 2015). "Brit Takes: Everything You Need to Know about the Cristiano Ronaldo Documentary". Indiewire. Archived 29 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  4. ^ "Iggy Pop has a leading role in Blood Orange | Live for Films". Archived 23 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  5. ^ Doncel, David. "Interview with Walter Mair". BSOSpirit. Archived 11 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  6. ^ "Walter Mair soundtrack to C4's Glue released". Digital Spy. 2015-05-06. Archived 18 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  7. ^ "Interview with Walter Mair, Composer for Killzone: Mercenary". thesoundarchitect.co.uk. Archived 10 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  8. ^ "Audi R8 Launch India Event design – Strukt". strukt.com. Archived 2 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  9. ^ "Walter Mair | GSA Music". gsamusic.com. Archived 10 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-05-04.