Thomas Wander, (

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, 19 April 1973) also credited as Thomas Wanker, is an Austrian-born

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

for film and television. While his original plans were to play piano in a jazz band, as a teenager he took notice of the emotional response he had to the scores for '' E.T. the Extraterrestrial'' and ''

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'' and grew an interest in film music. In 1992, he moved to Los Angeles to study film composition at the

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. He has won the

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in 2008 for his score in ''

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'', in 2010 for his score in the film ''

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'', and in 2014 for the score to ''

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BMI 15 May 2014 Wander frequently collaborates with fellow composer

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on many of his projects, and is best known for his work on the films of director

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Filmography

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'' (1999) *''

After the Truth ''After the Truth'' (german: Nichts als die Wahrheit) is a 1999 German film depicting the fictional trial of Dr. Josef Mengele, known as the "death angel of Auschwitz". The film, starring Götz George as Mengele and Kai Wiesinger as his lawyer, ...

'' (1999) *'' Ali: An American Hero'' (2000) *''

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'' (TV series, 2000–2002) * ''The Tunnel'' (2001) * ''Dracula'' (2002) * ''Sins of the Father'' (2002) * ''RFK'' (2002) *''

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'' (2006) *''

'' (2008) *''

'' (2009) *''

'' (2013) *'' Independence Day: Resurgence'' (2016) *'' Midway'' (2019) *'' Moonfall'' (2022)

References

External links

Official Website
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Air-Edel Associates
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