Wolfgang Edelmayer

The internationally active composer, musician, dancer and actor Wolfgang Edelmayer is an exceptional artist, who goes to the limits in all domains. Wolfgang Edelmayers music gets under the skin, it appeals to our soul and emotions and is an important part of the films of wtp international.

• „…films with fascinating editing and poetical music…“ (Süddeutsche Zeitung)

Wolfgang Edelmayer studied acting, singing and dancing at the London Studio Centre in 1985/86, acting at the Actors Center in New York in 1986/87 and acting, singing and dancing at the Theater an der Wien in 1987/88. He worked as an actor for numerous film and theatre productions, for example at the Staatstheater Hannover, at the Schauspielhaus Hamburg, at the Residenz Theater Munich, at the Salzburger Festspiele, with the English film production W-Smith or in the production Who is Hamlet for the Austrian Television ORF, for which he also composed the music. As a dancer he worked together with Pina Bausch, Hans Kresnik, Joe Alegado, Ismael Ivo and Susan Taylor (New York).

From 2000 – 2010 he worked together with Roland Reber and Mira Gittner as a film composer. His music is an essential part of the synergy of these seven films.

In 2001 Wolfgang Edelmayer was one of the finalists in the world wide composer’s contest Unisong International Song Contest in the USA with his song about 9/11 And still we stand. His song Kinder/ Children was awarded by UNICEF. He was awarded ACTOR OF THE YEAR 1993/94, BEST MARIVAUX ACTOR in 1992 by Le Monde, France and received the GOLDEN ROSE OF VIENNA in 1988 and 1989 as singer and composer.