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GHOST RECON

Wildlands / Last Rites

Ubisoft’s new story-driven mission, Last Rites, takes the Ghosts to Bolivia, where they face a new antagonist, La Llorona, and Los Penitentes, her fanatical cult.

Boris Salchow created the musical DNA at the heart of this new adventure.

Out now

SYMPHONIC ELEMENTS

Hans Zimmer’s CHOIR

CHOOIR is here! The latest release in the Symphonic Elements series and focuses on the expressive range of the human voice – from intimate textures and ethereal atmospheres to powerful ensemble performances.

Developed from Hans Zimmer’s renowned sample library, Boris Salchow once again curated and shaped the material in his role as Musical Director for UJAM Instruments.

VISION QUEST

Documentary

Vision Quest follows four participants undertaking an ancient rite of passage: a four-day solo fast in California’s high desert under the guidance of facilitator Mark Tollefson.

For the score, Boris Salchow returned to his ambient music roots, creating a contemplative soundscape that mirrors the film’s themes of solitude, introspection, and transformation.

Coming June 2026

SYMPHONIC ELEMENTS

Hans Zimmer/ UJAM-Instruments

PERRRCS is the fourth release in the Symphonic Elements series and centers on high percussion instruments.

Once again drawn from Hans Zimmer’s legendary sample library and recorded in some of the world’s most prestigious studios, Boris Salchow curated and created the ingredients that make this instrument both inspiring and effortless to use.

WILD PHILIPPINES

Mini Series

A fascinating journey through the varied natural world of the Philippines, a group of islands located on the Ring of Fire in the Pacific. The country’s geological landscape, shaped by volcanic eruptions and deep trenches, is truly impressive.

Wild Philippines is a powerful, compelling expedition through the beauty and natural treasures of this vast archipelago, centered around the fascinating fauna that inhabits the islands.

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RESISTANCE 3 OST

Anniversary Edition

Sony is celebrating the PlayStation’s 30th Anniversary by releasing fan-favorite franchise soundtracks on digital streaming services. Resistance 3 has just been rereleased in is finally available on all digital streaming platforms!

THE ARCTIC

Mini Series

This visually stunning documentary series offers unprecedented access to the remote wilderness, breathtaking beauty, and majestic wildlife of the Arctic.

From vast ice sheets and calving glaciers to frozen forests, nuclear-powered icebreakers, and erupting volcanoes, the score mirrors the region’s awe-inspiring diversity — capturing a world as untamed and elemental as the Arctic itself.

REBUILDING PARADISE

NatGeo, Documentary

RON HOWARD’s documentary Rebuilding Paradise captures the resilience of a community devastated by the deadliest wildfire in California’s history. As an entire city was reduced to ashes, the film follows the strength and determination of those working to rebuild their lives.

Boris Salchow contributed to the soundtrack alongside HANS ZIMMER and LORNE BALFE, helping to shape a score that supports the film’s emotional depth.
Premiered at Sundance and acquired by National Geographic.

BRASS

Hollywood at your fingertips

The third collaboration between HANS ZIMMER, UJAM Instruments, and Boris Salchow brings the powerful sound of “Brass” to the Symphonic Elements series. This plugin captures the bold, iconic tone that has elevated countless Hollywood blockbusters.

Now this sonic arsenal is at your fingertips. It’s never been easier to give your tracks that larger-than-life, blockbuster weight.

Out now at: https://www.ujam.com

PORSCHE @ SXSW

Motion Adaptive Music

Boris Salchow was invited by PORSCHE to present “Soundtrack My Life” — a motion-adaptive music concept that transforms driving into a dynamic musical experience.

Developed by Salchow’s company, musicfor LLC, the system interprets car data and environmental inputs to generate an evolving soundtrack in real time. Salchow serves as both technology and content provider, bridging the worlds of music, innovation, and mobility.

MARCELLA

Netflix TV-Series, Season 3

Season 3 of the acclaimed Nordic noir detective series features additional music by Boris Salchow, created in collaboration with 14th Street Music — the company founded by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe.

The dark and at times highly unconventional score complements the series’ intense psychological storytelling.

BARK

Dark Sky Films, Feature

A haunting mystery thriller directed by Marc Schölermann, starring Michael Weston and A.J. Buckley in standout performances.

The score features the otherworldly electric cello of Peter Gregson and the ethereal voice of Priscilla Ahn in the original song “In The End.”

Stay tuned for the soundtrack release.

SUNSET OVERDRIVE

Windows 10 Release

The zombiecalypse is upon us, once again: Sunset Overdrive is coming to PC’s this year!

If you have missed the initial XBOX release, here is your chance to finally try one of the strangest, most captivating and quite frankly out-there open-worlds ever made.

LOVE, WEDDING REPEAT

Netflix Romcom

Boris Salchow collaborated with 14th Street Music on the score for this witty romantic comedy, directed by Dean Craig and released by Netflix.

A remake of the 2012 French film Plan de Table, the movie stars Sam Claflin, Olivia Munn, and Eleanor Tomlinson — and brings a clever twist to love, chance, and wedding chaos.

20,000 METERS UNDER THE EARTH

DOCUMENTARY

“Riesending” — one of the longest and deepest cave systems in the world — is the setting for this fascinating documentary, which follows a team of adventurers on a week-long expedition into the magical world beneath our feet.

Exhilaration, exhaustion, wonder, and danger — the score mirrors both the otherworldly underground landscapes and the relentless spirit of exploration.

AUTOMOTIVE

Motion Adaptive Audio

With over five years of experience pioneering motion-adaptive music for cars — and more than a decade of award-winning interactive music expertise — musicfor LLC provides both technology and content solutions to leading automotive clients.

We offer software-agnostic creative services, including music consulting, creative direction, production, and implementation of interactive scores.

Our proprietary software framework (patent pending) generates real-time, motion-adaptive audio experiences specifically designed for use in the automotive environment.

DRUMS

Virtual Instrument

The second installment in the Symphonic Elements series, DRUMS delivers the thunderous, earth-shaking percussion heard in countless Hollywood blockbusters.

Created in collaboration with HANS ZIMMER and UJAM Instruments, this plugin offers easy access to an iconic library of cinematic drum recordings — powerful, punchy, and production-ready.

An ideal companion to STRIIIINGS and BRAAASS, DRUMS completes the sonic trifecta.

REMEMBERING THE SEA

Album out now

Remembering The Sea pulses in slow waves that surround the listener, gestures that start in the distance but detonate out of the speakers with various levels of force, from a sigh to an explosion. At times, pulse forms into beats, moving with measured determination. And as the title hints, the music is never far from the natural world, nor waves themselves.
SPOTIFY, APPLE MUSIC, BANDCAMP

STRIIIINGS

Virtual Instrument

Boris Salchow teamed up with UJAM-Instruments to create a massive, strings-focused virtual instrument: STRIIIINGS.

With the fabric that defined the sound of Hollywood, the plugin uses Hans Zimmer’s legendary library to give music producers the possibility to easily infuse epicness into their music productions.

Out now at: https://www.ujam.com

DEAD RISING 4

Videogame, Capcom

The latest installment of the DEAD RISING franchise features over four hours of original music, composed by a team of four to cover everything from intense zombie battles to dystopian, fantasy Christmas-commercials.

Orchestral and solo instrument recordings were captured in studios around the world, reflecting the game’s wild tonal range and cinematic scale.

853 KINGS ROAD

Immersive Exhibition

835 Kings Road – an immersive exhibition by Mona Kuhn, curated and organized by the AD&A Museum.

Featuring a spatial soundtrack by Boris Salchow, weaving a textural surround sound experience using instruments as diverse as an ancient Japanese shō flute, multi-positional piano recordings, a chamber string section to the iconic sounds of the legendary Polymoog synthesizer.

Open Jan 19 – May 1, 2022.

FROM ABOVE SERIES

Narrated by John Malkovich

The distinctive voice of John Malkovich narrates the English version of Russia From Above. John guides the audience through the aerial adventures in the largest country on earth. Spanning eleven time zones, from Kaliningrad in the west, to the volcanoes of Kamchatka in the east.

STARS

Album out now

In collaboration with the label Puremagnetik, Boris released his album Stars. Described as “sonic art direction for scenes that the listener fills in, rooms in a memory palace that Salchow has designed”, it is currently the #1 Ambient Album on Bandcamp.
SPOTIFY,   APPLE MUSIC,   BANDCAMP
Enjoy!

TAKEN

TV Series, NBC

Check out tonight’s Episode of “Taken” (NBC, directed by Tim Matheson, created by Luc Besson) – along side Trevor Morris’ fantastic score, there is lot’s of Boris Salchow’s music in it.

T-Roc AWARDS

Ad Campaign

The T-Roc spot just won it’s third award: bronze at ADC for sound/ music. Previously it won bronze at ‘Die Klappe’ in Germany, also for sound/ music.

Client: VW

Director: Marc Schölermann

Agency: Loved/ THJNK

Music/ SFX: Boris Salchow

LIVE SHOWS 2020

FILM PREMIERE AND PLANNED TOUR

Unfortunately all live performances have been cancelled due to Covid-19. Please stay tuned for updates.

HIS DARK MATERIALS

BBC/ HBO TV-SERIES

Boris Salchow is currently helping the music team around composer Lorne Balfe with the score for the HBO/ BBC TV-Series ‘His Dark Materials’.

Music production company: 14th Street Music (Lorne Balfe/ Hans Zimmer)

REIMMERSE

Live Performance/ Album Release

Please join us for a special immersive surround-audio performance of REIMMERSE at the worlds first fully immersive entertainment park “wisdome.LA” on March 22, 7pm. Hope to see you there!

Boris Salchow’s EP will be available on all major digital outlets on 3/26.

SPOTIFY,   APPLE MUSIC,   AMAZON

GOOD YEAR

International Ad Campaign

We cranked the amps to eleven for this global ad campaign of the legendary tire brand.

Client: Good Year
Director: Marc Schölermann
Agency: Leo Burnett
Production: E+P Films

See more commercials ->

THE IMPOSSIBLE JOY

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RELEASE

The beautiful soundtrack for ‘The Impossible Joy’ is finally available on all major stores!


Written and produced by Boris Salchow⠀
Solo Cello: Oliver Kraus ⠀
Solo Violin: Lucas Lechowski⠀

Mixed by Jonathan Feurich⠀
Mastered by GKG Mastering

FROM ABOVE Series

Doc Mini Series + Feature (ZDF, Arte, NatGeo)

Boris Salchow just finished scoring the next installment of the highly successful ‘From Above” series. This time the subject matter is the largest country in the world – Russia.

With unprecedented access, this incredible natural history series features some spectacular scenery including the mysterious Manpupuner Pillars rock formation, the remote Stellar Sea Lions Colony and the stunning glaciers of Caucasus. As well as covering Unesco World Heritage Sites and unseen landscapes we also gain an unparalleled insight into an abundance of indigenous wildlife.

INTERACTIVE AUDIO INSTALLATIONS

Branding Spaces/ Events/ VR/ Music Technology

Boris Salchow/ musicfor LLC supplies complete linear or interactive music concepts for brand spaces, applications and installations.

Services include: Concept, creative direction, music supervision, rights clearance, music production, interactive music programming.

SUNSET OVERDRIVE

Videogame, XBOX ONE, Insomniac

Boris Salchow is finishing up the cinematic score for the upcoming XBOX ONE exclusive game SUNSET OVERDRIVE. The highly anticipated game is expected to hit shelves fall 2014.

Stay tuned!

LIVE PERFORMANCES

Germany from Above 2017/2018

We are happy to announce that the journey will continue, and after a successful 2016, we will bring ‘Deutschland von Oben Live’ to  more venues in 2017 and 2018.

Stay tuned for more dates.

MISSION TO MARS

BMW VR Experience

Put on your headset and witness a fun and liberating test drive on planet Mars.

Ad agency Serviceplan successfully launched this immersive, physics-defying experience, and Boris Salchow supplied the score. Enjoy!

See more commercials ->

WILSBERG

TV Series, ZDF

Wilsberg is one of Germany’s most successful TV film series.

Boris Salchow was hired to write the score for a special Christmas Edition. It’s premiere in December 2017 broke multiple viewership records and the film is scheduled to be broadcasted every year around the Holidays.

AUDI ‘RODEO’

Advertisement, LOVED / THJNK

The team from the multi award winning clip ‘Audi Speedwheels’ got together again and created this beautifully powerful film for Audi Sport. Boris Salchow is responsible for music and minimalist soundscapes. Directed by Marc Schoelermann.

Sound/music awards (so far): Art Directors Club Bronze for Sound/Music, Deutscher Werbefilmpreis Silver for Sounddesign, Die Klappe Silver for Sound

See more commercials ->

FROST

E.P.

Just in time for the coldest time of the year! Inspired by the harsh and icy landscapes of the northern hemisphere, Boris Salchow’s ethereal E.P. “Frost” will hit the shelves in early February.⠀

‘BEST COMPOSITION’

For AUDI SPEEDWHEELS

Is it music? Is it sound design? This refreshingly radical film, produced by loved and directed by Marc Schoelermann, won in all three categories it was nominated for at the Deutscher Werbefilmpreis – including best composition + sounddesign, by Boris Salchow.

See more commercials ->

BEST SCORE NOMINATION

The Video Game Awards

Sunset Overdrive is nominated for ‘best score’ at the Video Game Awards in Las Vegas. Keep your fingers crossed!

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COMPOSER PANEL

Hollywood Talks Shop

 

Please join us at the next incarnation of the ‘Hollywood Talks Shop’ – series at the Goethe Institute Los Angeles. This time it is focusing on music in movies, games and TV. Panelists are Boris Salchow, Reinhold Heil and Matthias Weber.

June 14th, 7pm, Goethe Institute Los Angeles

FUSE

Electronic Arts, Insomniac

Boris Salchow swaps his baton and orchestra for Moog synthesizers and rare vintage audio processors as he reunites with Insomniac Games to score their new sci-fi video game FUSE published by Electronic Arts. Salchow’s original score blends analog electronic elements, adrenaline infused drums and musical sound design to provide a foreboding and rousing sonic landscape for FUSE’s dark futuristic setting and intense co-op action experience.

 

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GERMANY FROM ABOVE

Documentary Feature, ZDF/ terra-X, colourfield

Boris Salchow recently scored the feature film adaptation of the award-winning documentary series Deutschland Von Oben (Germany From Above). This visually stunning film is comprised of breathtaking aerial shots of Germany. It is now showing in theaters in Europe through Buena Vista International and is scheduled to be broadcast on ZDF German Television.

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PAX prime

Panel

Boris Salchow will be speaking at the ‘Maestros of the Video Games’ panel at PAX Prime 2014 in Seattle, moderated by Minnesota Public Radio’s ‘Top Score’ host Emily Reese.

The event is followed by an autograph session .. details TBA

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LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR

Geneva Motor Show

Boris Salchow was commissioned to create this powerful interplay of music and sound design for the unveiling of the 700 horsepower strong Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 at the Geneva Motor Show.

Agency: Philipp & Keuntje

See more commercials ->

RATCHET & CLANK

A CRACK IN TIME

Sony’s famous space age duo reunite for another comedic romp through the universe. Boris Salchow was signed to write the score, which became the most cinematic sound track of this successful series so far.

AUDI RS5 venice

Audi has licensed Boris’ track ‘Addict’ from the Album ‘Ohrlaub’ for this gritty RS5 film shot in Venice Beach, California. Video coming soon.

Agency: Loved

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RESISTANCE 3

Sony, Insomniac Games

Following the critical acclaim of his score for Insomniac Games’Resistance 2, Boris Salchow returns to craft a darker cinematic soundtrack for RESISTANCE 3 – reflecting the struggle of the remaining group of human survivors against an overwhelming force of alien invaders. To capture an authentic and unique sound for this alternate history sci-fi story set in the 1950’s, Salchow and Insomniac recorded the emotionally diverse musical score at the historical Abbey Road Studios in London.

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