Interview | Tomas Wanker (English Version)

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Thomas Wander, better known to fans of the Buffyverse under the name of Thomas Wanker, and composer of the score for seasons 5 and 6 of Buffy, kindly respond to our interview.

All the team of Buffy Angel Show thank him very much for his kindness and for taking the time to answer the questions we asked him.

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Tomas Wander

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I knew Chris (Beck) from University. We were enrolled in the Film Scoring Program at USC the same year.
When he was leaving Buffy he was very kind to recommend me to Joss.

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The style of the show was pretty much already set when I came on board for season 5.
Usually I start with the big and long sequences first and then continue to work my way through the remaining scenes that need music. 

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There is a compilation of some sort of the music from season 5 & 6, but I am not sure there is enough interest that would justify a CD or digital release.

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After two years on the show I felt it was time to move on to try something different. 

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No, this was entirely Joss’ and Chris’ brainchild. I was completely fine with that.

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To be honest I only watched a few episodes on the air while I was working on the show. Nowadays, once in a while I stumble upon an episode by accident and it’s fun to watch it for a while to see what I did back then. 

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My favourite score I wrote so far was for Roland Emmerich’s « Anonymous ».

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What feels most natural to me is writing for dramatic and romantic scenes.

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Thomas concluded by thanking his fans :

« Thanks to all the Buffy fans who continue to enjoy the music I have written for the show ! »

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