Walter Mair

Walter Mair is an award-winning composer known for his captivating original scores for feature films, television dramas, documentaries, narrative-driven interactive entertainment and video games.

 His latest projects include the horror/ thriller film The Unfamiliar and Netflix’s 10-part series F1: Drive To Survive. Other projects include the films Baghdad in My Shadow, Bittersweet Symphony and Balance, Not Symmetry, Oliver Hirschbiegel’s 6-part cold war drama The Same Sky, Universal’s documentary feature Ronaldo, Toby Tobias’ Blood Orange starring Ben Lamb and Iggy Pop, and edgy television drama series Cuffs. Walter’s music can also be heard in 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.

Studying in his native Austria, Walter graduated in music composition for orchestra at Vienna University with a major in music composition for motion pictures from Salzburg University. His diverse repertoire ranges from epic full orchestral scores recorded with 80-piece choirs to intimate, small ensembles and hybrid electronic scores featuring an eclectic mix of live recorded solo instruments and found sounds. To create unique sounds for each score, Mair employs his extensive collection of analog digital synths and effect processors, blending live orchestral arrangements with experimental post-recording techniques.

Walter maintains a personal state-of-the-art recording studio in Soho, London, the heart of Europe’s post-production community, recording with A-list orchestras at major studios including Abbey Road Studios and Air Studios, and works with filmmakers in Los Angeles and commercial clients worldwide.  He is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA).

He is co-repped in the US by Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency.