
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.
Credits
THE UNFAMILIAR | Dark Matter Studios Director: Henk Pretorius Producers: Llewelyn Greef, Barund Kruger Starring: Jemima West, Rebecca Hanssen, Christopher Dane | |
BAGHDAD IN MY SHADOW | Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG Director: Samir Producers: Joël Louis Jent Starring: Kerry Fox, Shervin Alenabi | |
3 LIVES | 3 Lives Movie Ltd / High Octane Pictures Director: Juliane Block Producers: Wolf-Peter Arrand, Juliane Block Starring: Mhairi Calvey, Anatole Taubman | |
UNMASKING JIHADI JOHN: ANATOMY OF A TERRORSIT | Channel 4 Director: Anthony Wonke Producers: Richard Kerbaj, Marcel Mettelseifen Starring: Noel Cecil, Barrack Obama (Self) | |
BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY | Dignity Films Finance Director: Jamie Adams Producers: Jamie Adams, Richard Elis, Maggie Monteith Starring: Suki Waterhouse, Jennifer Grey | |
BALANCE NOT SYMMETRY | Dignity Films Finance Director: Jamie Adams Producers: Jamie Adams, Maggie Monteith Starring: Laura Harrier, Lily Newmark | |
3 WAY JUNCTION | Dignity Films Finance Director: Juergen Bollmeyer Producer: Michael Auret, Maggie Monteith, Oliver Stoltz Starring: Tommy Flanagan, Tom Sturridge | |
LUCID | Morse Rose Productions Director: Adam Morse Producer: Adam Morse Starring: Billy Zane | |
FIRSTBORN | Little House Productions Director: Nirpal Bhogal Producer: Uzma Hasan Starring: Antonia Thomas, Jonathan Hyde | |
VICTRIX | Victrix Productions Director: Tom Delmar Producers: Pauline Richards, Tom Stevens, Dom Williams Starring: Omar Sharif, Rutger Hauer, Ian Whyte | |
RONALDO | On The Corner Films Director: Anthony Wonke Producer: Paul Martin Starring: Cristiano Ronaldo | |
BLOOD ORANGE | Lightworks Film Director: Toby Tobias Producers: Chris Bunyan, S. Gary Sangha, Toby Tobias Starring: Iggy Pop, Kacey Barnfield, Ben Lamb | |
THE CANDY HOUSE | Gynormous Pictures Director: Nicholas David Lean Producer: Rosanne Milliken Starring: Sylvester McCoy, Ian Whyte | |
THE LIST | Cabin Fever Films / Creativity Media / NOW Films Director: Klaus Huttman Producers: Patrick Fischer, Michael Knowles Starring: Sienna Guillory, Clive Russell | |
RUN FOR YOUR WIFE | Run For Your Wife Film Director: Ray Cooney, John Luton Producers: Graham Fowler, James Simpson Starring: Judi Dench | |
SEAMONSTERS | Orange Trousers Director: Julian Kerridge Producer: Angela Gordon | **Nominated for “Best British Feature” at Raindance 2011** |
THE SCANDALOUS FOUR | Galloping Films Director: Christianne Van Wijk | |
THE ROAD HOME | Director: Rahul Gandotra Producer: Ameenah Ayub Allen | **Shortlist for Academy Award 2012 and Nominated for Palms Springs** |
F1: DRIVE TO SURVIVE | Netflix / Box To Box Exec Producers: James Gay-Rees, Paul Martin |
THE SAME SKY | UFA Fiction / Beta Film Directors: Oliver Hirschbiegel Producer: Friedemann Goez Starring: Steven Brand, Sofia Helin |
CUFFS | Tiger Aspect Productions Directors: Kieron Hawkes, Anthony Phillipson Producer: Trevor Hopkins Starring: Ashley Walters, Peter Sullivan, Amanda Abbingdon |
GLUE | Eleven Director: Daniel Nettheim and Oliver Blackburn Producer: Joel Wilson Starring: Jasmin Paige, Billy Howle, Jessie Cave, Charlotte Spencer |
EGYPTIAN VICE | Wild Dream Films / Spike TV Director: Richard LopezBlackburn Producer: Stuart Clarke Starring: Alexander Saddig |
TOTAL WAR: KINGDOMS | SEGA | |
KILLZONE ‘MERCENARY’ | Sony | |
TOTAL WAR: EMPIRE | SEGA | **Nominated for an Ivor Novello Award 2010 Best Original Soundtrack for a Video Game** |
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | Rockstar Games | |
VIKING: BATTLE FOR ASGARD | SEGA | |
GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY | Rockstar Games | |
GRAND THEFT AUTO: LIBERTY CITY | Rockstar Games | |
GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS | Rockstar Games |
EE ‘Kevin Bacon’ (2015) TV commercial |
ROBERTO CAVALLI (2015) Fashion Show Milan SS 2015/16 |
COCA COLA (2014) TV commercial |
INFINITI ‘EX’ (2014) TV commercial |
SONY ‘Experia’ (2013) TV commercial |
3 MOBILE (2013) TV commercial |
MENTOS ‘Ice Man’ BBH (2013) TV commercial |
DODGE ‘The Premier’ (2011) TV campaign USA |
AUDI ‘Dark Road’ (2010) TV commercial |
FOOTBALL WORLD CUP (2010) TV campaign worldwide |
SAMSUNG ‘Moments of Glory’ (2009) TV campaign Europe |
MERCEDES ‘S-Class’ (2009) TV campaign |
SAMSUNG ‘Attraction’ (2008) TV campaign Europe |
INFINITI ‘EX Series’ (2008) TV campaign USA |
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Links

Walter Mair scores ‘The Unfamiliar’
Walter Mair has written the music for the upcoming horror film ‘The Unfamiliar’. Produced by Dark Matter Studios and directed by Henk Pretorius, the film

Netflix ‘Formula 1: Drive To Survive’ score by Walter Mair
From the Academy Award-winning producer of ‘Amy’ and ‘Senna’ this exclusive, all access documentary series goes one step further into the world of Formula 1

Walter Mair Wins Clio Award for Best Original Music
Thrilled to announce that Walter Mair has won a Clio Award for his score to director Tom Green’s ‘The Heist‘! More details here…

Walter Mair scores Oliver Hirschbiegel’s Netflix series ‘The Same Sky’
Walter Mair has just finished scoring Netflix’s brand new series, THE SAME SKY (dir. Oscar-nominated Oliver Hirschbiegel). ‘Read more’ for more info and official trailer…

Walter Mair scores Anthony Wonke’s new ‘Ronaldo’ Documentary
Click HERE for Indiwire’s interview with Wonke and Mair about their collaboration.