Bunka wrote musical scores for the films "Warshots" and "Ende einer Reise" by Heiner Stadler (Bavarian Film Prize 1992), and a film based on three short-stories by Paul Bowles entitled "Halbmond" by Frieder Schlaich. This work established Bunka as a composer capable of using his oriental sound collages to skillfully advance the dramatic action in films. In 1998 with the Spanish Flamenco guitarist Tomatito he composed and recorded the music for the film "Bin ich schön!?", directed by the prominent German film director Doris Dörrie. ( Soundtrack on Virgin Rec.)

Crossing over to yet another media, Bunka, in collaboration with Grace Yoon, produced several radio-plays for German Radio. The BBC awarded the "Prix Futura 1993" to the one entitled "Tunguska-Guska". This and Bunka and Yoon´s radio-play "Earborn" are available on CD (Schneeball and Jaro Rec.).

Bunka´s award-winning work also includes the live recording of his project "Color Me Cairo" featuring the Fathy Salama Ensemble from Egypt and Malachi Favors from the legendary "Art Ensemble of Chicago". It appeared on the ENJA label and received the German Record Critics Prize. ("Color me Cairo", ENJA rec.)

Ever the musical pioneer, in 1999 Bunka and his group ( featuring indian percussionist Ramesh Shotam and japanese violinist Hiromi Nishida) performed at the first Oriental-Jazz-Festival in Beirut. To celebrate the new millennium, he participated (with Mal Waldron, Jeanne Lee, Tri-O, Peter Dicke and Blixa Bargeld ) in Grace Yoon´s multimedia-event "Illusion des Endes". (WDR 1999).

The year 2000 was launched at a live concert event in front of the Great Pyramids at Giza with Egyptian singer Mohamed Mounir.

"... there, between his fingers, the modi and scales of the arabic mystic meet with the electrifying ease of the urban Bluesmen. Roman Bunka is the mediator and the center of a world-music fusion, call it success, joy or utopia if you want to describe it!"