Harald Kloser Essentials

Since 1999, the heroic melodies and orchestral swells of Austrian-born composer Harald Kloser have set the tone for a plethora of thrilling action and sci-fi adventures, including most of Roland Emmerich's films. His soaring trumpets and pounding snares for Independence Day: Resurgence and The Day After Tomorrow deliver ominous—and ultimately, triumphant—moods, while the melodies of White House Down bear an immediate and distinctly American tone. His cinematic passages for Alien vs. Predator underscore one of the most epic confrontations in film history.