EMMY® Award-winning composer Alex Wurman is highly versatile with a broad musical palette. He is able to work with directors in many different genres. He has enjoyed the breadth of work with notable writer/directors, such as Steven Conrad (Ultra City Smiths, Perpetual Grace LTD, The Promotion, Patriot), John August (The Nines), Jill Sprecher (Thirteen Conversations About One Thing), Adam McKay (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby) and Ron Shelton (Play It To The Bone, Hollywood Homicide).
Whether writing critically-acclaimed music for an Oscar®-winning film, supporting comedy with musical punctuation for box office giants, or capturing the essence of brainy ideas for indie films, Wurman traverses the film-score landscape with ease. This is exemplified by his eerie piano melodies of Confessions of A Dangerous Mind, groovy ’70’s themes for Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, contemporary interpretations of French impressionism for Thirteen Conversations About One Thing, and soulful melodies combined with ethereal orchestrations for March of the Penguins.
Crediting his talents to the result of both nature and nurture, Wurman hails from a family with generations devoted to the study and performance of music. The Chicago native’s father, Hans Wurman, was an arranger and composer, who pioneered the world of electronic music by recording intricate works on the first Moog synthesizer. As a youngster, Alex would spend afternoons at his father’s workplace; his love for the arts would secure him admission into the prestigious Academy of Performing Arts High School. He went on to study composition at the University of Miami in Coral Gables and the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. Eventually moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film scoring, Wurman immediately began scoring AFI student films. These valuable experiences proved to be the launching pad for his independent career.
Alex has been enjoying creating new content and looks forward to exciting new projects to expand his network with diverse artistic collaborations.
Temple Grandin Score
Wurman’s minimalist/20th century sculpted score for HBO Film’s Temple Grandin (starring Claire Danes) earned the EMMY in 2010 for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special.
His awards also include being named Best Music twice at the world’s leading natural history film forum (The Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival) for The Last Lions and March of the Penguins.
Wurman was nominated in 2008 for an EMMY Award for his score for Bernard and Doris.
““Wurman’s score… is astonishing and truly original – both cosmic and intimate, full of boundless energy, yet movingly simple. An amazing achievement. This music really finds and gives voice to the true spirit of the movie.””