Ronnie Minder is an award-winning composer with a career spanning more than two decades. He was in the running for a Best Score Academy Award nomination amongst composers such as Hans Zimmer, Alexandre Desplat, Nick Cave and Max Richter. Minder was born in Switzerland, became an Australian citizen in 2021, and his work was quickly noticed even in Hollywood. His distinctive themes and ability to compose a wide range of music including contemporary, orchestral and electronic, made him a highly sought after composer, having been asked to score Ridley Scott’s 'Life in a Day in Switzerland' (Scott Free Productions).
His score for Australian Western-epic ‘The Legend of Ben Hall’ received major worldwide support and was featured on the front page of iTunes America for an entire month during Oscar season amongst scores such as ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ and ‘La La Land’. Minder scored more award-winning films including Sea Shepherd's 'Defend, Conserve, Protect' featuring Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters, The Blues Brothers), the uplifting 'True Vision' produced by Sue Maslin (The Dressmaker) and several campaigns for Porsche starring Patrick Dempsey (Thanksgiving).
Inspired by the music of Ennio Morricone, Vangelis and Angelo Badalamenti, Minder started to compose music at the age of 14 and signed his first record contract in 2000 with German label Shogun Records. By the end of 2004, Minder signed nearly a dozen record contracts in many different countries, also producing music for Warner Music artists. His music was featured on hundreds of music compilations across the globe and after a very successful career in electronic music, in 2014, Minder decided to fully focus on scoring for film.
His latest films include Matthew Holmes' award-winning, critically acclaimed thriller 'The Cost', which is their second feature collaboration after 'The Legend of Ben Hall'. Saban Films distributed gangster-flick 'Kane' starring Jeremy Taylor (The Dry) and Nathan Phillips (Wolf Creek). Coming-of-age boxing feature 'Heart of the Man' and Henry Boffin's dramedy 'Strange Creatures' (Distributed by Bonsai Films and the Nine Network), both of which screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
Minder frequently collaborates with the same directors and producers, having multiple new features lined up to score including Matthew Holmes’ world war 2 epic ‘The Guns of Muschu’.
Ronnie will direct psychological horror feature ‘Gothic’ around the already existing soundtrack. Starring in the film are Joanne Dobbin (The Legend of Ben Hall), Jordan Fraser Trumble (The Cost) and Damen Samuel (Brother Death). The film is Ronnie's directorial feature debut and slated to be released in 2026.
‘The Sundowner’ has started filming in South Australia and will be Ronnie’s third feature collaboration with Matthew Holmes after ‘The Legend of Ben Hall’ and ‘The Cost’. Both films are available on all streaming platforms and both soundtracks available through Esperanto Records.
Ronnie’s upcoming score for high-octane action-thriller ‘Homeward’ will be released through Esperanto Records. The film is Ronnie’s second collaboration with Blair Moore after 2023 gangster film ‘Kane’. The soundtrack for ‘Kane’ is also available through Esperanto Records.
Ronnie’s score for Henry Boffin’s dramedy road-movie ‘Strange Creatures’ is out now through Esperanto Records. The film screened at the Cannes Film Festival and is distributed by Bonsai Films, soon also to be released on Channel 9.
Ronnie’s score for coming-of-age boxing feature ‘Heart of the Man’ is out now through Esperanto Records. The film screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival alongside ‘Strange Creatures’.
The score for Matthew Holmes’ award-winning thriller ‘The Cost’ is out now through Esperanto Records. The film is Ronnie’s second feature collaboration with Matthew after award-winning epic Western ‘The Legend of Ben Hall’ for which Ronnie was in the running for an Academy Award nomination.
‘The Legend of Ben Hall’ score released through Esperanto was featured on the front page of iTunes America during Oscars season. The worldwide support for Ronnie’s score also lead to him being in the running for an Academy Award nomination amongst composers such as Hans Zimmer, Nick Cave and Alexandre Desplat.
The score for Blair Moore’s award-winning gangster-film ‘Kane’ is now available through Esperanto Records. ‘Kane’ is available on all platforms released through Saban Films and Umbrella Entertainment.
Ronnie’s score for award-winning Sea Shepherd feature film ‘Defend, Conserve, Protect’, narrated by Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters, The Blues Brothers) is available through Esperanto Records.
From ‘STRANGE CREATURES’ (Drama)
Werewolf Movies
The Cuddle Brothers
The Funny Side
From ‘GOTHIC’ (Gothic, Mystery, Horror)
Call Me Before You Do Anything
Thank You for Taking My Call
A Market in Tripoli
Are You Even Human?
Burn It to the Ground
Head Straight
Hold On
From ‘HEART OF THE MAN’ (Drama)
There Is No Forgiveness
Fearing Off the Path
Done Wearing Masks
Make It Right Before It’s Too Late
Life Is About Moments
I’m Gonna Lose Myself Again
Reflection
From ‘KANE’ (Action, Thriller)
Guilt Can Be a Heavy Burden
Wake Up Sleepy Head
Dog
Dog
Demons
Demons
Psychotic Opera
Psychotic Opera
Lollipop
Lollipop
What’s in the Box?
Benny Boy
From ‘THE COST’ (Thriller, Drama)
The List
The Petrol Station
The Tail Light
The Message
The Knife
The Confession
The Farm
The Cost
From ‘THE LEGEND OF BEN HALL’ (Western, Drama)
Those Bold Bushrangers
The Battle of Jugiong
Don’t You Shoot My Father
The Legend of Ben Hall
To Hell With Bushranging
Finding Henry
Christina McKinnon
I Shot a Man
Father & Son
Billy Dargin
From ‘DEFEND, CONSERVE, PROTECT’ (Action, Drama)
We Are the Cycle
Evil Prevails When Good People Do Nothing
We Failed the Whales
We Are Real
One of Ours
Trouble With Ice
We’ll Stand Our Ground
Whale Wars
His Time Has Come
Silent Sea, Silent Land
