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Thomas Wander(II)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Thomas Wander was born and raised in Graz, Austria, where he studied music from an early age. In 1992, he moved to Los Angeles to study with such renowned film composers as Jerry Goldsmith and David Raksin at the University of Southern California.

Among his film credits are 'Independence Day: Resurgence' 'White House Down', 'Anonymous', '2012', '10,000 BC' and 'The Day After Tomorrow', directed by Roland Emmerich, 'The Thirteenth Floor' and 'Hostile Takeover', to name only a few. For television, he scored more than 40 episodes of the long-running hit series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'. He has also written music for a number of TV films, including 'Storm Tide', 'Dresden', 'Sins of the Father' and 'RFK'.
BornApril 19, 1973
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins total

    Known for

    Osric Chau in 2012 (2009)
    2012
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 2009
    Alien vs. Predator (2004)
    Alien vs. Predator
    5.7
    • Music Department(as Thomas Wanker)
    • 2004
    Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, and John Bradley in Moonfall (2022)
    Moonfall
    5.2
    • Composer
    • 2022
    The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
    The Thirteenth Floor
    7.0
    • Music Department
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Composer



    • Das wahre Dschungelbuch (2023)
      Das wahre Dschungelbuch
      6.4
      TV Special
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, and John Bradley in Moonfall (2022)
      Moonfall
      5.2
      • original music by
      • 2022
    • Woody Harrelson, Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart, Mandy Moore, Etsushi Toyokawa, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Nick Jonas, and Ed Skrein in Midway (2019)
      Midway
      6.7
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
      Independence Day: Resurgence
      5.2
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum in White House Down (2013)
      White House Down
      6.3
      • music by
      • 2013
    • Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands, and Rufus Sewell in All Things to All Men (2013)
      All Things to All Men
      4.5
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • Rhys Ifans in Anonymous (2011)
      Anonymous
      6.8
      • Composer
      • 2011
    • Osric Chau in 2012 (2009)
      2012
      5.9
      • music by
      • 2009
    • 10,000 BC (2008)
      10,000 BC
      5.2
      • music by
      • 2008
    • John Light and Felicitas Woll in Dresden (2006)
      Dresden
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2006
    • Benno Fürmann, Jan Josef Liefers, and Nadja Uhl in Die Sturmflut (2006)
      Die Sturmflut
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2006
    • Im Labyrinth
      5.4
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2003
    • Ice Cream Sundae (2003)
      Ice Cream Sundae
      5.5
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2003
    • Dracula (2002)
      Dracula
      4.2
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2002
    • RFK (2002)
      RFK
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2002

    Music Department



    • John Light and Felicitas Woll in Dresden (2006)
      Dresden
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • composer: additional score
      • 2006
    • Alien vs. Predator (2004)
      Alien vs. Predator
      5.7
      • additional music by
      • sequence programming by (as Thomas Wanker, as Thomas Wanker)
      • 2004
    • Thure Riefenstein in The Crusaders (2001)
      The Crusaders
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • 2001
    • The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
      The Thirteenth Floor
      7.0
      • composer: additional music
      • conductor
      • orchestrator
      • 1999
    • Die heilige Hure (1997)
      Die heilige Hure
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • composer: additional music
      • 1997
    • Götz George in Schimanski (1997)
      Schimanski
      7.1
      TV Series
      • composer: additional score
      • 1997
    • The Harmonists (1997)
      The Harmonists
      7.2
      • orchestrator
      • 1997
    • Uschi Glas and Gerd Silberbauer in Delayed Exposure (1997)
      Delayed Exposure
      3.6
      TV Movie
      • composer: additional score
      • 1997
    • Quiet Days in Hollywood (1997)
      Quiet Days in Hollywood
      4.4
      • orchestrator
      • 1997
    • The Unfish (1997)
      The Unfish
      6.4
      • musician
      • orchestrator
      • 1997
    • Schwurgericht
      TV Series
      • composer: additional score
      • 1996

    Soundtrack



    • Sarah Moore in Money for Nothing (2015)
      Money for Nothing
      6.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "White House Down - End Theme" (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Osric Chau in 2012 (2009)
      2012
      5.9
      • producer: "It Ain't the End of the World"
      • writer: "It Ain't the End of the World", "Fades Like a Photograph"
      • 2009

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    Personal details

    • Official site
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    • Alternative name
      • Thomas Wanker
    • Born
      • April 19, 1973
      • Graz, Styria, Austria

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