Michael Wandmacher
American composer (born 1967)
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Michael Wandmacher (born October 29, 1967) is an American composer of film, television, and video game scores.[1]
Michael Wandmacher | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Khursor |
| Born | October 29, 1967 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | Composer, arranger, producer, musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, synthesizer |
Life and career
Wandmacher was born in Minneapolis.[2] 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]
Wandmacher was the string arranger on Evanescence's 2026 album Sanctuary.[8]
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Tokyo Pig | US version |
| 2002 | She Spies | |
| 2005–06 | Night Stalker | 10 episodes |
| 2006 | South Beach | 9 episodes |
| 2011–12 | Breaking In | 19 episodes |
| 2013–23 | The Goldbergs | 163 episodes |
| 2017 | Imaginary Mary | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Into the Dark | Episode: "Flesh & Blood" |
| 2019–20 | Schooled | 34 episodes |
TV films and miniseries
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Crimes of Fashion | Stuart Gillard |
| 2009 | Ben 10: Alien Swarm | Alex Winter |
Video games
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Madagascar | |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge | |
| 2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | |
| 2010 | Singularity | Composed with Charlie Clouser |
| 2012 | Twisted Metal[12] | |
| 2015 | Bloodborne | Composed with Ryan Amon, Tsukasa Saitoh, Yuka Kitamura, Nobuyoshi Suzuki and Cris Velasco |
