Christian Heschl(I)
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Christian Heschl is an award-winning composer for film and television.
Located in the very heart of Vienna in his new state-of-the-art studio, Christian is writing music across a wide repertoire of styles from live-recorded full orchestral scores, creating atmospheric soundscapes or composing for small intimate ensembles. On every production, Christian gives priority to create a cinematic sound, a strong focus on melody and choosing the right sonic world for each project.
His wide and unique range of musical styles, is reflected in the versatile list of credits acquired by him over the years. These include National Geographic, Disney+, AppleTV+, DiscoveryChannel, PBS, AmazonPrime, Sony, NBC/SyFy, ZDF, ARD, and ORF.
In 2023 Christian scored the new 6 part adventure series Lost Cities Revealed for Disney+, following National Geographic Explorer Albert Lin and produced the score for the new action thriller The Bricklayer starring Aaron Eckhard and Nina Dobrev, and directed by Renny Harlin.
Further credits include the National Geographic Pristine Seas film "Super Reefs", the highly acclaimed NBC/SyFy documentary "Like Hell I Won't", telling the captivating story of comic artist legend "Todd McFarlane" creator of Spider-Man, Venom and Spawn as well as the PBS/TerraMater Film-Epos "The Hippo King" directed by EMMY nominee Will Steenkamp (BBC Planet Earth II, Hostile Planet, Primates). His unique scores for other natural history films, such as the shorts such as "Okavango" & "Endless Beauty" from NatGeo Explorer Chris Schmid, got him a nomination at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards.
As a collaborator of Walter Mair, recent notable credits as score producer include the AppleTV+ thriller series "Liaison" starring Eva Green & Vincent Cassel directed by Stephen Hopkins and the action blockbuster The Bricklayer starring Aaron Eckhart & Nina Dobrev by Renny Harlin (Die Hard2, Cutthroat Island); Active in Television he contributed music to the AmazonOriginal sports documentary Rooney, and Sky Televisions Dettorie which was directed by triple BAFTA winning director, and an Oscar nominated and Emmy winning Executive Producer Anthony Wonke
Aside from film scoring, Christian writing music for commercials for many top brands such as Vodafone, SonyUK, Pfizer, Remax Europe, British Heart Foundation, ÖBB, Egger Group, Austrian Tourism Board, and many more. He also freelances for various music production companies, including Hans Zimmer's Emmy nominated "Bleeding Fingers Music".
In 2023 Christian scored the new 6 part adventure series Lost Cities Revealed for Disney+, following National Geographic Explorer Albert Lin and produced the score for the new action thriller The Bricklayer starring Aaron Eckhard and Nina Dobrev, and directed by Renny Harlin.
Further credits include the National Geographic Pristine Seas film "Super Reefs", the highly acclaimed NBC/SyFy documentary "Like Hell I Won't", telling the captivating story of comic artist legend "Todd McFarlane" creator of Spider-Man, Venom and Spawn as well as the PBS/TerraMater Film-Epos "The Hippo King" directed by EMMY nominee Will Steenkamp (BBC Planet Earth II, Hostile Planet, Primates). His unique scores for other natural history films, such as the shorts such as "Okavango" & "Endless Beauty" from NatGeo Explorer Chris Schmid, got him a nomination at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards.
As a collaborator of Walter Mair, recent notable credits as score producer include the AppleTV+ thriller series "Liaison" starring Eva Green & Vincent Cassel directed by Stephen Hopkins and the action blockbuster The Bricklayer starring Aaron Eckhart & Nina Dobrev by Renny Harlin (Die Hard2, Cutthroat Island); Active in Television he contributed music to the AmazonOriginal sports documentary Rooney, and Sky Televisions Dettorie which was directed by triple BAFTA winning director, and an Oscar nominated and Emmy winning Executive Producer Anthony Wonke
Aside from film scoring, Christian writing music for commercials for many top brands such as Vodafone, SonyUK, Pfizer, Remax Europe, British Heart Foundation, ÖBB, Egger Group, Austrian Tourism Board, and many more. He also freelances for various music production companies, including Hans Zimmer's Emmy nominated "Bleeding Fingers Music".