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Benjamin Wallfisch | |
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Birth name | Benjamin Mark Lasker Wallfisch |
Born | London, England, U.K. | 7 August 1979
Genres | Film score |
Occupation(s) | Composer conductor orchestrator producer |
Instruments | Piano, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar, drums |
Years active | 2003–present |
Associated acts | Hans Zimmer |
Website | benjaminwallfisch |
Benjamin Mark Lasker Wallfisch (born 7 August 1979) is a British composer, conductor, orchestrator, and producer of film scores. Since the mid-2000s, he has worked on over 75 feature films, including composing original scores for Blade Runner 2049, Shazam!, It, It Chapter Two, The Invisible Man, Hidden Figures and A Cure for Wellness.
In 2017, he was jointly nominated with Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer for Best Original Score at the 74th Golden Globe Awards for his work on Hidden Figures, and a BAFTA Award and Grammy Award for Blade Runner 2049. In 2020, he was nominated as 'Film Composer of the Year' in the World Soundtrack Awards for the second consecutive year.
Wallfisch's movies have made over $2.5 billion in worldwide box office receipts, and in 2019 Variety inducted him into their ‘Billion Dollar Composer’ series in recognition of this.
Early life[]
Wallfisch was born on 7 August 1979 in London, England, the son of Elizabeth Wallfisch (née Hunt), an Australian Baroque violinist, and Raphael Wallfisch, a British cellist. He is the eldest of their three children. His paternal grandparents are pianist Peter Wallfisch and cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who was a member of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz. They were Jewish emigrants from the city of Breslau (now Wrocław). His great-grandfather was the conductor Albert Coates.
Career[]
Composer of Andy Muschietti's It and It Chapter Two, David F. Sandberg's Shazam!, Leigh Whannell's The Invisible Man and co-composer of Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 (with Hans Zimmer), Benjamin Wallfisch has worked on over 75 feature films and received Golden Globe, BAFTA, 2x GRAMMY and EMMY nominations. He provided the score for Simon McQuoid's Mortal Kombat reboot film for New Line Cinema/Warner Bros.[1][2] He is also set to compose the score to Andy Muschietti’s The Flash.
Other recent projects include Neil Marshall's Hellboy, Academy Award Best Picture nominee, Ted Melfi's Hidden Figures (in collaboration with Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer) and David F. Sandberg's box office hit Annabelle: Creation. On the invitation of Hans Zimmer, he contributed music based on Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations for Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk.
In recent years, Benjamin has also scored Gore Verbinski's A Cure for Wellness, the Steven Spielberg produced short film Auschwitz, directed by James Moll, James Marsh's King of Thieves, starring Michael Caine, and Steven Knight's Serenity, starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway.
With over 25 albums of his music released to date, Benjamin has performed live in over 100 concerts worldwide, leading orchestras such as the London Philharmonic, Philharmonia, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony at venues including the Hollywood Bowl, Sydney Opera House and Royal Festival Hall. He has collaborated, recorded and performed his music with artists including Lang Lang, Herbie Hancock and Yuja Wang, and has over 50 concert music commissions to his name.
He has collaborated three times with Pharrell Williams, including a live performance at the 2015 GRAMMY Awards and recently partnered with Adele, arranging her 2017 GRAMMY performance of George Michael's 'Fast Love'.
A member of the BAFTA Academy since 2009, Benjamin was appointed an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, London in 2014. In 2017, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.[3]
Personal life[]
Wallfisch resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife and daughter.[citation needed]
Discography[]
Film[]
As primary score composer[]
Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
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2005 | Dear Wendy | Thomas Vinterberg | Lucky Punch Nimbus Film Productions Zentropa Entertainments TV2 Danmark Zentropa International Köln |
Nominated – Robert Award for Best Score |
2008 | The Escapist | Rupert Wyatt | Picture Farm Parallel Film Productions Vertigo Films |
N/A |
2009 | In Search of the Messiah | Tim Meara | Meara Films | Documentary film |
2012 | Fetih 1453 | Faruk Aksoy | Aksoy Film Medyapim |
N/A |
2013 | Hours | Eric Heisserer | The Safran Company PalmStar Media Hours Capital |
As composer and conductor |
Hammer of the Gods | Farren Blackburn | Vertigo Films Magnolia Pictures |
Nominated – Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Song | |
Summer in February | Christopher Menaul | CrossDay Productions Ltd. Apart Films Marwood Pictures |
Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score | |
2014 | Desert Dancer | Richard Raymond | CrossDay Productions Ltd. Head Gear Films Lipsync Productions |
N/A |
Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain | Ravi Kumar | Rising Star Entertainment Wardour Media Group Sahara One Motion Pictures |
N/A | |
2015 | Auschwitz | James Moll | Allentown Productions | Documentary film |
A Flickering Truth | Pietra Brettkelly | PBK Limited Umbrella Entertainment | ||
Gamba | Tomohiro Kawamura Yoshihiro Komori |
Arad Productions Grindstone Pictures Shirogumi |
N/A | |
Pressure | Ron Scalpello | Pinewood Pictures Vertical Entertainment |
N/A | |
Within | Phil Claydon | The Safran Company New Line Cinema Warner Bros. |
N/A | |
2016 | Lights Out | David F. Sandberg | New Line Cinema RatPac-Dune Entertainment Grey Matter Productions Atomic Monster Productions |
First collaboration with David F. Sandberg, as composer and conductor |
Mully | Scott Haze | Bardis Productions Sterling Light Productions |
Documentary film | |
Hidden Figures | Theodore Melfi | Fox 2000 Pictures Levantine Films Chernin Entertainment |
Composed with Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams Nominated – Black Reel Award for Outstanding Original Score Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Nominated – Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. Orchestra conducted by Timothy Williams First collaboration with Theodore Melfi | |
A Cure for Wellness | Gore Verbinski | 20th Century Fox Regency Enterprises New Regency Productions Blind Wink Productions |
Orchestra Conducted by Gavin Greenaway | |
2017 | Bitter Harvest | George Mendeluk | Devil's Harvest Productions Roadside Attractions D Films |
As composer and conductor |
Annabelle: Creation | David F. Sandberg | New Line Cinema Warner Bros. Pictures Atomic Monster Productions Grey Matter Productions |
Second collaboration With David F. Sandberg, orchestra conducted by Timothy Williams | |
It | Andy Muschietti | New Line Cinema Warner Bros. Pictures Vertigo Entertainment |
First collaboration with Andy Muschietti | |
Blade Runner 2049 | Denis Villeneuve | Warner Bros. Pictures Columbia Pictures Alcon Entertainment Scott Free Productions |
Composed with Hans Zimmer Replaced Jóhann Jóhannsson Themes by Vangelis Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Nominated – Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score Nominated – Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Nominated – Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Film | |
2018 | The Darkest Minds | Jennifer Yuh Nelson | 20th Century Fox 21 Laps Entertainment |
Orchestra conducted by Timothy Williams & Benjamin Wallfisch |
King of Thieves | James Marsh | Working Title Films StudioCanal UK |
Orchestra conducted by Chris Egan | |
The Vanishing | Kristoffer Nyholm | Cross Creek Pictures Saban Entertainment Lionsgate Films |
N/A | |
2019 | Serenity | Steven Knight | IM Global | Additional music by Antonio Andrade, orchestra conducted by Geoff Alexander |
Shazam! | David F. Sandberg | DC Films New Line Cinema Warner Bros. Pictures The Safran Company |
Third collaboration with David F. Sandberg.[4] Orchestra Conducted by Chris Egan & Benjamin Wallfisch | |
Hellboy | Neil Marshall | Millennium Films Dark Horse Entertainment |
Additional music by Antonio Andrade, Jared Fly & Alex Lu. Orchestra conducted by Chris Egan and performed by The Chamber Orchestra of London | |
It Chapter Two | Andy Muschietti | New Line Cinema Warner Bros. Pictures Vertigo Entertainment |
Second collaboration with Andy Muschietti | |
2020 | The Invisible Man | Leigh Whannell | Universal Pictures Blumhouse |
Orchestra conducted by Chris Egan, performed by The Chamber Orchestra of London Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Horror Film |
2021 | Mortal Kombat | Simon McQuoid | Warner Bros. Pictures New Line Cinema Atomic Monster Productions Broken Road Productions |
N/A |
The Starling | Theodore Melfi | Netflix | Second collaboration with Theodore Melfi | |
2022 | Thirteen Lives | Ron Howard | United Artists Releasing Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Universal Pictures Bron Creative Imagine Entertainment |
N/A |
2023 | The Flash | Andy Muschietti | Warner Bros. Pictures DC Films The Disco Factory Double Dream |
Third collaboration with Andy Muschietti |
As composer of additional music[]
Year | Title | Director(s) | Composer(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
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2009 | Moon | Duncan Jones | Clint Mansell | Stage 6 Films Limelight Pictures Sony Pictures Classics |
N/A |
2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Steve McQueen | Hans Zimmer | Summit Entertainment Regency Enterprises Film4 Productions Fox Searchlight Pictures |
N/A |
2015 | The Little Prince | Mark Osborne | Hans Zimmer Richard Harvey |
ON Animation Studios M6 Films Netflix |
N/A |
2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Zack Snyder | Hans Zimmer Junkie XL |
DC Films RatPac-Dune Entertainment Cruel and Unusual Films Warner Bros. Pictures |
N/A |
2017 | Dunkirk | Christopher Nolan | Hans Zimmer | Syncopy Inc. Warner Bros. Pictures |
Composed the "Nimrod" variation, based on the theme by Edward Elgar |
Television[]
Year | Title | Network(s) | Notes |
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2009 | Breaking the Mould | BBC One | Television film |
2013 | The Thirteenth Tale | BBC Two | |
2014 | The Crimson Field | BBC One | 6 episodes |
2015 | The Enfield Haunting | Sky Witness | 3 episodes |
2019 | Hostile Planet | National Geographic |
Theatre[]
Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
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2009 | Peter Pan | Ben Harrison | London / San Francisco |
References[]
- ↑ Fischer, Tyler. "Mortal Kombat Reboot Award-Winning Composer Revealed". Comic Book. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ↑ "'Mortal Kombat's Composer Began the Score Before Getting Hired — And Yes, It Includes the Iconic Theme". Collider. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ↑ "Benjamin Wallfisch". IMDb. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ↑ "Benjamin Wallfisch to Score David F. Sandberg's 'Shazam!' | Film Music Reporter". Retrieved 17 January 2019.