Ralf Wengenmayr

German pianist and multi-award-winning film composer Ralf Wengenmayr launched his career in 1989, when he won first prize at the first German Film Score Competition in Berlin, which led to consistent score work in film and television. ERKAN & STEFAN (2000) marked the beginning of his successful collaboration with German director Michael Bully Herbig. Original scores for all Herbig films like LISSI AND THE WILD EMPEROR (2007) and WICKIE THE MIGHTY VIKING (2009) followed, including the two most popular movies of German film history, MANITOU’S SHOE (2001) and DREAMSHIP SURPRISE - PERIOD 1 (2004). Wengenmayr also composed the original score for Christian Ditter’s 3D family adventure WICKIE AND THE TREASURE OF THE GODS (2011) and LOVE, ROSIE, featuring Lily Collins and Sam Claflin. In addition to five nominations at the German Film Awards for Best Soundtrack, Ennio Morricone awarded his music for Leander Haußmann’s HOTEL LUX (2011) with the "Marc Aurelio Jury Prize“ at the Rome International Film Festival. Ralf also wrote the music for Dennis Gansel`s JIM BUTTON AND LUKE THE ENGINE DRIVER (2018) and JIM BUTTON AND THE WILD 13 (2020). In 2024 Ralf scored the first German APPLE TV series WHERE'S WANDA in collaboration with Christoph Zirngibl. DAS KANU DES MANITU (2025) by Michael Bully Herbig mark his latest work of more than 60 TV- and feature films.