George Kallis

reference George Kallis has racked up some serious street cred in the film music world—he’s snagged both the Jerry Goldsmith Award and the International Film Music Critics Award, which, let’s be real, is no small feat. The guy’s basically been everywhere, from the lush worlds of Disney’s The Last Warrior: The Root of Evil (yeah, that’s right, a Disney fantasy epic) to the drama-packed biopic Lev Yashin: The Dream Goalkeeper, which critics went nuts for. If you caught the soundtrack for After We Fell, that’s Kallis too, stepping in to handle the score for one of the most buzzed-about film franchises in recent years. He’s not just a film guy either—his TV work includes music for BBC’s Horizon and My Life on CBBC, both of which have some heavy-duty awards under their belts. Commercials? He’s got those covered too, with tunes for McDonald’s, Lexus, Mitsubishi, and Toshiba. Even Hollywood trailers like Black Adam and Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom have gotten the Kallis treatment. Born in Cyprus (talk about a cultural crossroads), he knows how to blend east and west in his music. Oh, and just for fun, he once represented Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest. Seriously, is there anything this guy can’t do? Kallis studied film composition at Berklee and has a master’s from the Royal College of Music, so he’s not just talented—he’s got the paper to back it up. Awards? Nominations? Yeah, plenty of those too, from LA to the African Academy.