I’m Kilian Oser, a film and game composer based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. I write for cinema, television, documentaries, commercials and games. Each format offers its own possibilities, but it is the story — and the particular musical challenge it presents — that draws me in.
For me, music participates in the storytelling. It can change our perspective, influence the rhythm of a scene or reveal something beneath the dialogue. Sometimes it needs to take the lead; sometimes its most useful contribution is to leave space. Close collaboration with directors and creative teams helps me discover what each project needs.
02 / About
Across musical worlds.
I approach a project through its characters, dramatic structure and point of view, before choosing a genre or a palette of sounds. From there, the music might grow into an acoustic ensemble, an orchestral score, electronic experimentation, a band-driven sound or an interactive system that responds to the player.
I am especially interested in the meeting of acoustic and electronic sound. Recording, processing and production are part of composing for me: they can shape an idea as much as the notes themselves. Moving between these approaches helps me create music that affects the way a story is experienced.
03 / About
From playing to producing.
My musical background spans classical training on guitar, piano and French horn, alongside playing in bands and orchestras. I went on to study music production with a focus on interactive music and graduated from the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in 2024.
Practical orchestral experience has remained an important part of my work, both as a performer and through multiple score-recording sessions with ensembles including the German Film Orchestra Babelsberg and the Slovak Sinfonietta Žilina. Together with my work in bands and interactive music, it gives me a practical understanding of how composition, performance and production fit together — from an early musical idea to the final recording.
For my work as a Music Editor on Alan Wake 2, I was personally nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing — Game Music.
The game’s score was also nominated for Music at the BAFTA Games Awards and for Best Score and Music at The Game Awards. My role on the project was composer’s assistant, music producer and music editor, working alongside composer Petri Alanko.
Kinsale · 2026
Best New Talent — Music Composer
I was shortlisted in the international Best New Talent competition at the 2026 Shark Awards in Kinsale for my score for The Nymph.
