Burkhard von Dallwitz (born 28 January 1959)[1] is a German Australian composer based in Melbourne, best known for his score for 1998 American film The Truman Show.
[5] Dallwitz worked on the Nine Network Australia television series Underbelly, and the UK.TV mini-series False Witness where he wrote the theme and the original musical score.
[6] He also composed the theme for the Seven Network's coverage of the Beijing 2008 Olympics (in addition to the 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006 compositions) and more recently the soundtrack for the 2011 movie The Way Back.
[7] In 1999, Burkhard and Philip Glass were awarded the Golden Globe for Best Original Score in a Motion Picture for The Truman Show.
The world renowned 385 voice Mormon Tabernacle Choir performed and recorded his 2002 theme for the Salt Lake Winter Olympics.