Original score from the 2015 documentary feature film directed by Anthony Wonke, produced by On the Corner Films and released by Universal Pictures (USA, Spain, Germany) and Picturehouse Entertainment (UK).

THE STORY: A close look at the life of Cristiano Ronaldo.

THE SCORE: “Director Anthony Wonke was drawn to one of my previous film scores and wanted a melodically strong score which also makes use of electronic sounds to create a unique sense of atmosphere. The music had to bridge Ronaldo’s early childhood with his adult life as the world’s best player; his childhood was riddled with life defying moments and the music needed to be sparse and intimate in the early stages and become cinematic and epic in scope without overpowering the picture. The ‘family theme’ I developed becomes the theme of bond between a father and a son, climaxing in the early death of Ronaldo’s father. Ronaldo himself is driven by the inner urge to deliver only the best results and achieve the impossible, and all these emotions needed to be reflected in a much deeper layer musically.” – Walter Mair

THE COMPOSER: Hailing from Austria, Walter Mair graduated in music composition for orchestra at Vienna University with a major in music composition for motion pictures from Salzburg University. Composing in his state-of-the-art recording studio in Soho, London, Mair’s music has most recently been heard in Toby Tobias’ thriller Blood Orange starring Ben Lamb and Iggy Pop; and edgy television drama series such as BBC 1’s Cuffs from the producers of Ripper Street and E4’s teen drama mini-series Glue written by Jack Thorne (Skins) and directed by Daniel Nettheim. Walter’s music can also be heard in Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto video games, Sony’s sci-fi franchise Killzone, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction and The Creative Assembly’s Total War series. He recently completed scoring Oliver Hirschbiegel’s 6-part cold war drama, The Same Sky, coming to Netflix in 2017.

MMS16016 RONALDO (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Music Composed by WALTER MAIR
Release date (digital): November 25, 2016