South African born Mark Kilian has had a successful and eclectic film scoring career since moving to Los Angeles in 1994. He is most known for his ethnic flavored scores like the Oscar winning Tsotsi, Traitor, Rendtion, Bless Me Ultima, and Before The Rains. His most recent scores include Official Secrets, Eye In The Sky, Revenge Of The Green Dragons (executive produced by Martin Scorsese,) John Carpenter’s The Ward, and Pitch Perfect for which he has a platinum album for soundtrack sales.
His television work includes HBO's Wahl Street and 41, President In Waiting (CNN), and ABC’s Killer Women and Daybreak. Mark Kilian has written music for many TV commercials including Apple, Toyota, Budweiser, American Express and Microsoft.
Mark has also released 9 original music albums under 'Mark Kilian' and The Gravy Street and Mark Kilian’s Channel’ on You Tube features artists and instruments from every corner of the globe talking about their art and the history of their instruments.