BIO
Zachary Walter is an American film composer, audio engineer, and musician with a career spanning over 2 decades. While working with diverse productions such as symphony orchestras, ballet dance companies, a WEBBY Award documentary and an NAACP Image Award podcast series; his work has been featured on streaming services Netflix, Amazon Prime, Shudder, and Apple TV. Zachary's scores have adorned five nationwide theatrical releases, and can be heard on the Emmy nominated series, Doomsday.
COMPOSING PROJECTS
| The Good Catholic // Feature Film |
Original Score Composer
|Awards| Panavision ‘Best Feature Film’ // Leonardo DaVinci's ‘Horse Award’
Written and directed by Paul Shoulberg. Produced by Pigasus Pictures. Starring - Danny Glover, John C. McGinley, Wren Schmidt and Zack Spicer
| Ms. White Light // Feature Film |
Original Score Composer
|Awards| Torino International Film Festival ‘AUDIENCE AWARD’ WINNER // ITALIAN PRESS ‘BEST PICTURE’
Written and directed by Paul Shoulberg. Produced by Pigasus Pictures. Starring - Judith Light, Roberta Colindrez, John Ortiz, Carson Meyer and Zack Spicer
| Coriander and A Penny’s Worth of Lonesome // Feature Film |
Original Score Composer
Written by Ron Falzone, produced by Julian Grant. Starring - Madelaine Schmitt and Brandon Howard
| 5 Hours to Georgia // Feature Film |
Original Score Composer
|Award| Circle City Film Festival ‘Best Feature Film Award’
Written by Tiffany Wolfork, directed by LaKesha Lorene. Produced by Loving Life Productions
| OUTLIaRS // TV Series |
Original Score Composer
COMING SOON // 2024
|Awards| Catalyst Award ‘Outstanding Drama Series’ // Chelsea Film Festival Nominee - ‘Best TV Series/Pilot Award’ // SoHo International Film Festival Nominee - ‘Best Acting Performance’ and Nominee - ‘Best Long Form TV Pilot’. Academy Award-Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival.
Written & Directed by Maia Henkin. Staring Maia Henkin, Sonja O’ Hara, Bekah Jung, Danielle DeWulf, Aaron Fisher, Justin Powell, Crystal Bush, Aileen Kyoko
| Line of Justice // TV Series |
Original Score Composer
COMING SOON // 2024
Written by LaKesha Lorene, Tiffany Wolfork, Kayla Hill. Directed by Derek Vitatoe. Starring LaKesha Lorene, Don Daniels Jr., Layla Cushman.
| Doomsday // TV Series |
Season 1 Episode 3 - Original Score Composer
|Award| 2021 Emmy Nomination for Season 1 Episode 3
Written By Sonja O’ Hara, directed by Sonja O’ Hara and Micah Stuart. Starring Karin Agstam, Sonja O’ Hara, Sebastian Quinn, Ellen Toland.
| The Right Girls // Documentary Film |
Original Score Composer
|Awards| NYIFF ‘Best Documentary’ // Dumbo Film Festival ‘Best Documentary’
Directed and Produced by Timothy Wolfer/Wolfer Productions
| For The Boys // Short Film |
Original Score Composer
|Awards| Rivercity Underground Film Festival ‘Best Short Film’
Written and Directed by Bobby Lacer and Brayden Lacer. Produced by Little Chicago Pictures. Staring Brayden Lacer, Taylor Moss, Mikheil Meskhi, Tony White, Yuvi Hecht, Brian Martinez, Ella Gallagan, Lily Jasper, Kate Jentz, Eileen Lacer, Bobby Lacer, Terry Gabhart & Sandra Gabhart
| Paranormal Attraction // Feature Film |
Additional Score Composer
Directed by Alexander T. Hwang. Written by Richard J. Aguirre and Alexander T. Hwang. Produced by TiberiusFilm Limited. Staring Brooklyn Haley, Nicole Cinaglia, Eden Shea Beck, Hunter Johnson, Jennifer Nangle, Ashley Vetere, Robert Downs.
| Meathook Massacre Part VI // Feature Film |
Original Score Composer
Written and directed by Jerimiah Douglas. Produced by SoCal Films. Starring Deborah Dutch, Amber Jenna Bohac, Mike Ferguson, Jennifer Nangle.
| Apex Predators // Feature Film |
Additional Score Composer
Written and directed by Dustin Ferguson. Produced by SoCal Films // Starring - Raymond Vinsik, Brinke Stevens, Mia Scozzafave, Maria Olsen and Mel Novak
| As We Begin // Short Film |
Original Score Composer
Written and directed by Whitney Roberts, Cynthia Foulke’s and John Armstrong. Produced by Pigasus Pictures.
| At Me or With Me // Short Film |
Original Score Composer
Written and Directed by Paul Shoulberg. Produced by Pigasus Pictures. Starring John Armstrong, Marisa Jade Parry and Jonathan Judge-Russo.
| In Her Shoes: India // Documentary Film |
Original Score Composer
|Award| 2020 ‘Webby Award Best Documentary’
Written, Directed and Produced by Caz Tanner and Doree Simon. Matador Network Original Series
| This Land is Sacred: Uluru, Australia // Documentary Film |
Original Score Composer
Written, Directed and Produced by Caz Tanner.
| Sif’s Folly // Short Film |
Original Score Composer
Written, Directed, Produced and Animated by Julian Grant.
| Belle // Short Film |
Original Score Composer
COMING SOON // 2024
Produced and Directed by Stephen Ruminski. Starring Ann Hagemann, Amanda Raudabaugh, William Lott and Leonard D. Sales
| Last Strike // Short Film |
Original Score Composer
Filmed, Directed and Produced by Patrick Fraser. Written by Patrick Fraser, Ben Gavin and Frally Hynes. Starring Frally Hynes, Patrick Tully and Ben Gavin
| Whimper // Short Film |
Original Score Composer
Written, Directed and Produced by Pamela Austin. Starring The Hernandez Family.
| Eternally Unforgiven // Short Film |
Original Score Composer
Written, Directed and Produced by Byron Jordon Wolter and Brentton Reynolds. Starring Brittany Rachelle Smith and Emmanuel Carter
| Snap // Short Film |
Original Score Composer
Written, Directed and Produced by Rebecca Elena Banks. Starring Amber Monks and Lorrell Williams.
| Velcro/MFK // Documentary Film |
Original Score Composer
Filmed, Directed and Produced by Hidden Hand Films.
| Self-Titled // Self-Released Full-Length Debut Album |
Composer / Performer / Engineer / Producer
Debut solo album featuring 8 songs, all of which seamlessly combines the dense worlds of classical music, pop music and glacial ambient music.
| Volume 1 // Independent Co-Release Album with Aaron Marshall |
Composer / Performer / Engineer / Producer
Vol. 1 is a harmoniously balanced equation infused with cinematic orchestration and symphonic futuristic landscapes. The album features 2 songs from ambient composer and sound designer Aaron Marshall, 2 songs from Media Composer Zachary Walter and 1 song titled 'Pirouette', which is a collaboration between both artists.
| 2nd Read // Podcast Series |
Original Score Composer
2nd Read is a podcast series born from The Herald-Times newsroom in Bloomington, Ind. The reporters aim to share stories proving why local journalism matters.
| After The Uprising: The Death of Danyé Dion Jones // Podcast Series |
Original Score Composer
|Award| ‘NAACP Imagine Award’
Produced by Double Asterisk Media
After the Uprising is an unforgettable new investigative podcast series from Double Asterisk, NowThis and iHeartRadio that explores the mysterious death Danyé Dion Jones. New episodes are available weekly beginning June 15, 2021. Listen and subscribe to After the Uprising on the iHeartRadio app or anywhere you listen to podcasts.
| RIPE // Short Film |
Original Film Composer
Produced and Directed by 88.8 Films & Photography.
| Just out of Frame // Short Film |
Original Film Composer
Produced and Directed by Galen Andrus and Jake Burleigh. Starring McKenna Ralston and Kimi Rutledge.
| Little Cuts // Short Film |
Original Film Composer
|Awards| Best Director, Best Short Film, Best Actress at the Jim Thorpe Indie Film Festival. Nominated for the Best Horror/Thriller, Best Writing and Best Actress at the Micheaux Film Festival.
Written, Produced and Directed by Maia Henkin and Elise Berggreen. Starring Maia Henkin and Elise Berggreen.
|Award] Holly Shorts ‘2022 Nomination’
| Origins: Birth of a Pandemic // Podcast Series |
Original Score Composer
Produced by Double Asterisk Media
In Origins: Birth of a Pandemic, journalist John Duffy explores the strong possibility that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Built from interviews with scientists from around the world who have been working to get to the bottom of how the pandemic began, Origins critiques the media and academic institutions that tried to denigrate the lab leak hypothesis.
| Further Reaches // Podcast Series |
Original Score Composer
Produced by Caz Tanner
Further Reaches is a podcast that seeks to understand what lies beyond the edge of our current understanding about consciousness, the constructs of reality, and how we can build a better world. Through a collection of conversations with visionaries, academics, and everyday people forging positive change, host Caz Tanner explores how these individuals are pushing boundaries, challenging the status quo, investigating the profound mysteries of human existence, and radically rethinking what it means for us to thrive as individuals and as a collective on earth.
| Ghost in the Rearview Mirror // Short Film |
Original Film Composer
Written and Directed by Galen Andrus. Staring Kimi Rutledge, Amelia Samson and Jayvon Davis.
|Award| - Bleedingham Film Festival 2022 Washington State ‘Best Short Film Award’
| HTRAE // Short Film |
Original Score Composer / Director / Producer
COMING SOON // 2024
| Bedrock, USA // Podcast Series |
Original Score Composer
Produced by CityLab/Bloomberg Media
Jounalist-Laura Bliss, Kathleen Quillian
A new podcast from Bloomberg CityLab and iHeart Media, “Bedrock, USA” explores the rise of far-right candidates across the US and how these ideologies are fraying trust in local institutions, and trust between neighbors. The candidates pull attention away from the issues that local governments are designed to focus on, such as traffic safety or fire protection.
| Meathook Massacre: The Animated Series // TV Series |
Original Score Composer
Produced, Written and Directed by Dustin William Ferguson & Rik Schmidt. Released by SoCal Cinema Studios.
| The Cleaner // Short Film |
Original Score Composer
COMING SOON // 2024
Produced, Written and Directed by Cara Loften. Starring Taani Fuahala, Cara Often and Kathleen Gray.
| Velkomin // Original Composition Premiered by the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra |
Original Composer
The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra performs an original composition by Zachary Walter titled 'Velkomin'. This piece was arranged and orchestrated by John M. Punt. Filmed by Bloomington Community Access Television (BCATS). Audio recorded by John M. Punt, mixed and mastered by Zachary Walter.
| Cycles // Original Composition Premiered by the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra |
Original Composer
The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra performs an original composition by Zachary Walter titled 'Cycles'. This piece was arranged and orchestrated by Alyssa Roggow and Alejandro Gómez Guillén. The premiere took place in Bloomington Indiana at the Buskirk Chumley in 2022.
| Windfall Stories // Windfall Dancers Performance |
Original Composer
In 2019, prior to the COVID-19 global pandemic, a collaboration between Zachary Walter and Windfall Dancers was being created through an intimate dance performance piece. Due to the pandemic, production was shut down, performance was canceled and the project was halted.
| Loving Life Productions // TV Commercial |
Original Score Composer
TV commercial for production studio, Loving Life Productions.
Directed, Written and Produced by LaKesha Lorene and Loving Life Productions.
| Puma x Unity Phelan // Commercial |
Original Score Composer and Sound Designer
Marketing AD placement for ‘Puma’ and ‘New York City Ballet’.
Written, Directed and DP by Patrick Fraser. Featuring Unity Phelan and the New York City Ballet.
| Modern Voyeurs // Short Film |
Original Score Composer
Written and Directed by Galen Andrus. Starring Mackenzie Wynn and Jayvon Davis.
COMING SOON // 2024
| Views of an Urban Volcano // Documentary |
Original Score Composer
Directed, Filmed and Edited by 88.8 Films and Photography
| The Long Farewell // Short Film |
Original Score Composer
Written and Directed by Demetrius Witherspoon
Produced by Meals On Wheels of Central Indiana
| Drinking Flowers // Original Composition |
Released and Distributed by Auris Apothecary (Sold Out)
| George Bailey Was Never Born // Podcast Series |
Original Score Composer
Written and Directed by Ray Nowosielski
Produced by Double Asterisk and iHeartMedia