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name: "Paul Haslinger"
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born: "11 December 1962"
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# Paul Haslinger

Composer. Born 11 December 1962 in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 11 December 1962, Linz, Upper Austria, Austria

## Biography

Paul Haslinger is an Austrian composer and musician. Born in Linz in 1962, he studied at the Vienna Academy of Music before joining the electronic group Tangerine Dream in 1986. He remained with the band until 1991, contributing to fifteen albums, four international tours, and film scores including *Near Dark* (1987) and *Miracle Mile* (1988). The Tangerine Dream score for the documentary *Canyon Dreams* (1987) received a Grammy nomination.

Haslinger relocated to Los Angeles in 1991. After programming work for composer Graeme Revell, his first solo scoring credit was the 2000 HBO film *Cheaters*. He has since composed for numerous films and television series, including the *Underworld* franchise (2003–2012), *Crank* (2006), *Death Race* (2008) and *Monster Hunter* (2020). On television he scored all four seasons of *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014–2017) and *Fear the Walking Dead* (2015–2017). He received an Emmy nomination for his work on the series *Sleeper Cell* (2005–2006).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, inverse.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014), Fi1m 84, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/halt-and-catch-fire.md)

## Also known for

- *Underworld* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider* (2001), Music Programmer
- *Fear the Walking Dead* (2015), Sound, Original Music Composer
- *Pitch Black* (2000), Music Arranger
- *Underworld: Awakening* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Crank* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Death Race* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *The Girl Next Door* (2004), Original Music Composer

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