Walter Gronostay


Walter Gronostay was a German composer noted for his work on film scores. Gronostay studied under Arnold Schoenberg. From the late 1920s he began working on film music for a mixture of feature films and documentaries. Along with Herbert Windt he composed the music for Leni Riefenstahl's 1938 documentary Olympia, but died unexpectedly at the age of 31 before the film was released.

Selected filmography

Ripening Youth The [Tunnel (1933 film)|The Tunnel] The Tunnel Lady Windermere's Fan A Night of Change Frisians in Peril Rubber City of Anatol The Last Four on Santa Cruz Street Music Savoy Hotel 217 Wells in Flames