Walter Gronostay

German composer (1906-1937)

Walter Gronostay (1906–1937) 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.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 2 films (1935–1936) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1936 Bremen herstellungs gruppe, Dr. Ulrich Westerkamp ; regie, Otto von Bothmer ; drehbuch, Arnold Funke, Otto von Bothmer. 12 16mm B&W sound
1935 Friesennot. Delta-Filmproduktion GmbH. 96 min 16mm B&W sound