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Thomas Wander | |
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| Born | April 19, 1973 Graz, Austria |
| Other names | Thomas Wanker |
| Occupation(s) | Film composer, music producer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Website | www |
Thomas Wander (born 19 April 1973) also credited as Thomas Wanker, [1] [2] is an Austrian-born composer for film and television.[ citation needed ] 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 Once Upon a Time in America and grew an interest in film music. [3] In 1992, he moved to Los Angeles to study film composition at the University of Southern California. He has won the BMI Film Music Award in 2008 for his score in 10,000 BC , in 2010 for his score in the film 2012 , [4] and in 2014 for the score to White House Down . [5] Wander frequently collaborates with fellow composer Harald Kloser on many of his projects, and is best known for his work on the films of director Roland Emmerich.
