Thomas Wander (born 19 April 1973 in

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

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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 ''

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'' 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 BMI Film Music Award 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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''."Mychael Danna and Top Composers Honored at 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards"
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

*'' The Venice Project'' (1999) *'' After the Truth'' (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) *''

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'' (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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