Bio

I am a composer and university teacher based in Vienna. I’m fascinated with film music harmony.

Research

That’s why I’m writing a doctoral thesis on this subject at the Universität für darstellende Kunst Wien. The sources of my work are Bernard Hermann, Igor Strawinsky, Gustav Mahler, John Williams, Gustav Holst, and Danny Elfman.

Education

I’m the Head of Department for Media Music and the senate chairman at the Jam Music Lab University Vienna. Here I teach composition and sound design for games and films.

Composer

I’m a composer at the renowned Universal Edition in Vienna.

Steinberg

Technology is an important part of my work, so Steinberg is my first choice when it comes to music and sound design.

Apple Music

Here you can find my latest tracks:

Media Music

In my 20 years of work, I have gained an international portfolio in radio, film, tv, cinema and games.

I composed music for german (ZDF) and american series (Fox, National Geographic). In addition to hundreds of games (Xbox, Nintendo) and radio productions, I developed the signature for an american TV channel.

Works

Narcissus

Algos

Sounds and Scores

Narcissus – Adagio for Strings

The story of a beautiful young man who was cursed as a punishment and could only love himself. The piece is inspired by Gustav Mahler and played by Budapest Scoring.

Prometheus

Prometheus as the teacher of mankind was punished for it by Zeus. The piece has 3 themes. The light theme (solo violin) representing the gift to humanity. And the heavy ones stand for Zeus and his punishment. The piece has an open end (Am maj7).