Boris Salchow

Boris Salchow creates cinematic scores and unique soundscapes for games, international feature films, television series, documentaries and commercials for some of the most prestigious brands in the world. Classically trained but just at home in the electronic music world, Boris’ artistic range and versatility encompasses orchestral, hybrid acoustic and electronic music, and immersive musical sound design.

Boris began his scoring career writing music for prime-time television series for leading networks in Germany. After moving to Los Angeles, he got involved with the growing video game industry, creating the scores for AAA releases such as Sony’s Resistance 2 and 3, Ratchet & Clank, Activision’s Fuse and Microsoft’s Sunset Overdrive and Dead Rising 4.

Boris has scored commercials for brands including Adidas, Audi, BMW, Lamborghini, Mercedes and VW. His film and television work includes Russia From Above, 80 Minutes and the award-winning documentary Germany From Above. He has also contributed music through Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe’s production company for Ron Howard’s Rebuilding Paradise, HBO’s His Dark Materials, the Nordic noir Netflix Show Marcella and many more.

His score for the feature documentary Germany from Above (Buena Vista International) is being performed regularly in symphony Halls all over Germany, such as Munich’s Gasteig, Stuttgart’s Beethovensaal or Nuremberg’s Meistersingerhalle.

He continues writing for film, TV and commercials on both sides of the Atlantic.