1. Paul Haslinger was born on 11 December 1962 and is an Austrian musician and composer.
15 Facts About Paul Haslinger
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Paul Haslinger attended high school at Kollegium Aloisianum, a Jesuit school near Linz.
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In 1986, Haslinger joined the German electronic music group Tangerine Dream.
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In 1991, Paul Haslinger left Tangerine Dream and relocated to Los Angeles.
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In 1994 Paul Haslinger released his first solo record, Future Primitive, followed by World Without Rules and Score.
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In 1998, Paul Haslinger was asked to join the team around film composer Graeme Revell.
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Paul Haslinger worked as a music programmer and arranger on films such as Chinese Box, The Negotiator, The Siege, Pitch Black, Blow, and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
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Paul Haslinger has always favored a collaborative approach to film scoring, and has worked with many studio musicians and performers, such as Steve Tavaglione, George Doering, Greg Ellis, Diego Stocco, Charlie Campagna.
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Paul Haslinger has provided scores to several indie and studio features including The Girl Next Door, Crank, Turistas, Shoot 'Em Up, Death Race, Takers, The Three Musketeers, and Mysteries of the Unseen World, among others.
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In 2003, Paul Haslinger scored his first film to open at number 1 at the US box office, Underworld, directed by Len Wiseman.
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Paul Haslinger returned to the popular franchise, scoring both Underworld: Rise of the Lycans and Underworld: Awakening.
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In November 2009, Paul Haslinger was hired to compose a new score for The Wolfman, replacing Danny Elfman.
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However, the studio reverted to Elfman's previously completed score a month before the film's release after finding Paul Haslinger's electronic-based score unsuitable.
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In 2014, Paul Haslinger was hired to score the AMC series Halt and Catch Fire.
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In 2005, Paul Haslinger was approached by Ubisoft to score the video game Far Cry Instincts.