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Biography<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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 \u201cthe Babadook meets Pet Sematary\u201d. 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, he also received two Telly awards for \u201cBest Original Music\u201d for his scores to the BAFTA \u201cEE Mobile Game of the Year\u201d 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 Oliver Hirschbiegel\u2019s International cold war mini-series for Netflix and ZDF, The Same Sky, which premiered at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival, and Ryan Gosling\u2019s directorial debut Lost River starring Saorise Ronan, Matt Smith, Christina Hendricks, and Eva Mendes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the video game space, he scored Crash Bandicoot 4: It\u2019s About Time which won the PlayStation Choice Award for \u201cBest Video Game\u201d and received several other similar nominations. Forbes said: \u201cMair\u2019s score uses a ridiculous range of organic and electronic sounds, deriving its unique audio from \u2018tons of vintage and analogue effects\u2019, \u2018modular synths\u2019 and, er, seashells.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His music can also be heard in video games such as Rockstar\u2019s Grand Theft Auto video games, Sony\u2019s sci-fi franchise Killzone, Tom Clancy\u2019s Splinter Cell: Conviction and The Creative Assembly\u2019s Total War series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 IVORS Academy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Selected Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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BAFTA \u2014 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

Empire: Total War<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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CLIO AWARDS \u2014 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Heist<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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TELLY AWARDS \u2014 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drive To Survive<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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IVOR NOVELLO AWARD \u2014 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

Empire: Total War<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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BRITISH ARROWS \u2014 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who Stole The Cup?<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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NEW YORK FILM AWARDS \u2014 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mack The Knife<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n