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    Mader

    Composer,music Department,soundtrack·Born 1958·Active 2001–2003
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    Career at a glance

    3Hallmark films

    Audience rating6.6 / 10

    across 3 rated films

    Weirdness4.0 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    Straight from the Heart6.8

    Everything Mader has done for Hallmark, from The Wedding Dress (2001) right through to Straight from the Heart (2003).

    Mader’s signature

    Across 3 films, Mader usually plays a photographer.

    • a photographer2 films
    • enemies-to-lovers2 films
    • a love triangle2 films
    • a scene-stealing pet2 films

    All 3 movies

    Newest first

    2000s

    3 films
    • 2003Straight from the HeartComposer · Rural/Farm6.8Weird 4/10
    • 2003The King and Queen of Moonlight BayComposer · Forced Proximity6.5Weird 3/10
    • 2001The Wedding DressComposer · Small Town6.6Weird 5/10

    Mader’s standouts

    • Straight from the Heart poster
      Highest ratedStraight from the Heart (2003)

      Best-reviewed of the 3, at 6.8/10

      6.8
    • The Wedding Dress poster
      WeirdestThe Wedding Dress (2001)

      The strangest of the bunch — 5/10 on our weirdness scale

      6.6

    In pictures

    A quick look at Mader’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.

    • Mader headshotMader
    • Straight from the Heart poster
    • The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay poster
    • The Wedding Dress poster

    Mader’s creative circle

    Most directed by

    • Sam Pillsbury2 films

    Who Mader works with

    The cast and crew Mader keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next.

    Mader's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsAmy Beth Reece: 2 films togetherAmy Beth Reece2 filmsJennifer Jean Cacavas: 2 films togetherJennifer Jean C…2 filmsPenny Perry: 2 films togetherPenny Perry2 filmsSam Pillsbury: 2 films togetherSam Pillsbury2 films

    Movies by year

    Mader Hallmark movies by release year12001200222003

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Mader been in?
    We have 3 Hallmark movies on file for Mader, spanning 2001–2003.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Mader known for?
    Mader keeps coming back to enemies-to-lovers.
    What is Mader's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Straight from the Heart (2003) has more audience votes than any other Mader Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Is Mader still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Mader Hallmark credit we have is from 2003; nothing later has turned up yet.
    What was Mader's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Mader Hallmark title we have is The Wedding Dress (2001).
    What does Mader do in Hallmark movies?
    Mader works on Hallmark films as composer,music department,soundtrack.

    Data & sources

    Mader’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb and TMDB, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated June 2026.

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