Soundtrack for Sergej Eisenstein's „Battleship Potemkin"
Commissioned by Automne en Normandie Festival, Michael Nyman has written a new score for Sergej Eisenstein's film „Battleship Potemkin". The Michael Nyman band is going to perform the soundtrack live, their tour includes concerts in Rouen, Guebwiller, Amsterdam Montpellier, Brimingham und Paris. Read more
Filmscore „Hell“ wins at the German Film Awards 2012
Lorenz Dangel's superb soundtrack for Tim Fehlbaum's film „Hell" - a Roland Emmerich-produced German post-apocalyptic drama - wins Best Original Score at the German Film Awards 2012. The award ceremony took place on 27. April in Berlin Dangel. Read more
Filmscore for „Ende der Schonzeit", Director: Franziska Schlotterer
„Ende der Schonzeit" is a historical drama about love and betrayal set amongst the horrors of World War II. The film was produced by Eikon Südwest in coproduktion with SWR. Ari Benjamin Meyers has written a compelling soundtrack that reflects an unusual triangle of secrets, trust and power. Read more
Swiss Film Awards for Best Filmscore: "Day Is Done", Director: Thomas Imbach
"Day Is Done" is the ficticious autobiography of filmmaker Thomas Imbach. The composer and music producer Balz Bachmann put together a group of musicians to reinterpret the 12 songs used in the film. The score has been awarded the prize for Best Soundtrack. Read more
Filmscore for „The Red Room“, Director: Rudolf Thome
"The Red Room" was premiered at the Berlinale 2011 and is Katia Tchemberdji`s fifth collaboration with acclaimed director Rudolf Thome. The romantic comedy describes the chance encounter between Fred, Luzie and Sibil and is a sensual love triangle of silent gestures and tender moods. Read more
Filmscore for „Stuck On A Sunday“, Director: Marc Craste
The animation project by Marc Craste (director) and Marc Teitler (composer) is one of the most unusual commissions by the Royal Opera House London. Originally designed as an animated opera, the story of a likeable creature caught in time so far exists in form of a film and is currently being adapted for the stage. Read more
Filmscore for „Content“, Director: Christoper Petit
Thirty years ago, Chris Petit directed "Radio On", now considered a road movie cult classic. His latest film, "Content", is an ambient 21st-century road movie, an associative film essay inspired by driving`s trancelike state rather than any linear unfolding of the road. With a soundtrack by Antye Greie. Read more
This year, 2012, Chen will be touring solo and with her two current duo projects with Phil Minton and KAMAMA, with drummer, Luca Marini. Two album releases include a trio with Nate Wooley and C. Spencer Yeh and a duo record with Phil Minton. New upcoming projects include work with pianist Veryan Weston, guitarist and composer, Jean-Yves Evrard, the artist, John Bock and with the Kronos Quartet. Read more
Filmscore for "Vergiss mein nicht", Director David Sieveking
In "Vergiss mein nicht" the director David Sieveking describes his home care for his mother who suffers from dementia/ Alzheimer`s diseases like another two million people in Germany. Jessica de Rooij composed the soundtrack for this moving story. Read more
Chloé Charody’s ballet opera ‘Magdalene’, a collaboration with Malcolm Rock (libretto) and Remi Wortmeyer (choreography), tells the story of two soldiers competing for the affections of the title character. The ballet opera was premiered 27th March 2011 by The Dutch National Ballet at The Muziektheatre in Amsterdam and since then was an exceptional success. Read more
Film "Grandma Lo-fi -The Basement Tapes of Sigrídur Nielsdottir"
At the tender age of 70 Sigrídur Nielsdottir started recording and releasing her own music straight from her living room. 7 years later she had 59 albums to her name with more than 600 songs; an eccentric myriad of catchy compositions mixing in her pets, found toys, kitchen percussion and casio keyboards. The film is a cinematic tribute to an amazing musician and her boundless creativity. Read more
Music and Live-Performace for "Mutter Courage" at Städtische Bühnen Münster
In collaboration with Antonis Anissegos, Jürgen Grözinger recomposed Paul Dessau's original score for Brecht's masterpiece "Mother Courage And Her Children". The new arrangement will be performed live with ensemble. Read more
