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Michael Wandmacher | |
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| Born | October 29, 1967 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Occupation | composer |
Michael Wandmacher (born October 29, 1967) is an American composer of music for film, television, and video games. [1] He has worked on numerous well-known projects, including Piranha 3D , Punisher: War Zone , Bloodborne , Twisted Metal , and The Goldbergs . [2] Most recently, he has worked on Underworld: Blood Wars , succeeding previous series composers Paul Haslinger and Marco Beltrami.
Wandmacher was born in Minneapolis.[ citation needed ] He began his career composing music for local news media and television commercials before scoring short and feature films by local filmmakers. While following a series of email exchanges that started via a film music newsgroup, Wandmacher met Alan Silvestri and was invited to Los Angeles to participate in several scoring sessions. [3] They composed music for the English-language releases of several Jackie Chan films including Armour of God and Drunken Master II . He eventually found success with the black comedy horror film Modern Vampires . Wandmacher co-composed the score with Danny Elfman, the brother of the film's director Richard Elfman. Wandmacher permanently relocated to Los Angeles.
The majority of Wandmacher's work consists of genre films particularly horror and thriller films. In 2015, Wandmacher composed the score to the role-playing video game Bloodborne . [4]
Wandmacher also creates remixes under the pseudonym "Khursor". As such, he has worked with Godhead including a track on The Shadow Realigned album. [5] The Khursor remix of Sting's Every Breath You Take was featured on the trailer for the third season of The Americans. [6] [7]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 2004 | Crimes of Fashion | Stuart Gillard | — |
| 2009 | Ben 10: Alien Swarm | Alex Winter | — |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1997 | Tokyo Pig | US version |
| 2002 | She Spies | — |
| 2005–2006 | Night Stalker | 10 episodes |
| 2006 | South Beach | 9 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | Breaking In | 19 episodes |
| 2013–2023 | The Goldbergs | 163 episodes |
| 2017 | Imaginary Mary | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Into the Dark | Episode: "Flesh & Blood" |
| 2019–2020 | Schooled | 34 episodes |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Madagascar | — |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge | — |
| 2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | — |
| 2010 | Singularity | Composed with Charlie Clouser |
| 2012 | Twisted Metal [11] | — |
| 2015 | Bloodborne | Composed with Ryan Amon, Tsukasa Saitoh, Yuka Kitamura, Nobuyoshi Suzuki and Cris Velasco |
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Michael Wandmacher is one of horror's most in-demand composers
I have to admit that in the past I've not been overly struck by Wandmacher's work, so it was great to finally see a project where he's allowed to flex his creative muscles and deliver something a little more in depth than clichéd horror fare.
Composer Michael Wandmacher scores SCEA and Eat Sleep Play's Twisted Metal for the PlayStation Network. Twisted Metal is the longest running franchise in PlayStation history. Michael Wandmacher scores the eighth installment, creating an individual theme for each character.
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