2WEI
| 2WEI | |
|---|---|
 Simon Heeger and Christian Vorländer |
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| General information | |
| origin | Germany |
| Genre (s) | Film music |
| founding | 2015 |
| Website | 2wei.audio |
| Founding members | |
| Simon Heeger and Christian Vorländer | |
2WEI (pronounced two) is a composer group that was founded by Simon Heeger and Christian Vorländer . Their company address is in Hamburg , they also have another office in Venice Beach , California . Their music is used in both advertising and film trailers .
history
The two composers met in Enschede while you were both studying music there. After completing his studies, Christian Vorländer started working for Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL in Los Angeles . During this time, Simon Heeger was employed by various advertising music companies such as Mophonics and Yessian . After Christian Vorländer returned to Germany , the two founded 2WEI at the end of 2015 to combine their experience from film and advertising . For the 2017 G20 summit in Hamburg, the two of them worked with a neighboring creative agency to paint a huge peace sign on their roof terrace . The company's headquarters were within the restricted zone established for the G20 summit .
Musical work
Movie trailer
The film trailers that were musically supported by the group include Wonder Woman , Tolkien and Tomb Raider .
advertising
Her music has already been used in the advertising industry by Audi , Lidl , Lufthansa and Mercedes . Other companies with which 2WEI has already worked include Fila , Porsche and BMW . For the restructuring of the Spiegel website in January 2020, the duo also contributed the music for a suitable image video.
Video games
In addition to film trailers and music for the advertising industry , music has also been composed for video games , for example for the trailer of the Ubisoft game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint . In January 2020 the developers of League of Legends , Riot Games , released a cinematic trailer with a reinterpretation of the song Warriors by the band Imagine Dragons . This reinterpretation was composed and contributed by 2WEI.
Discography
The group has already released several albums (as of January 14, 2020). These are
- 2017: Escape Velocity
- 2017: Sequels
The singles and EPs include (as of January 14, 2020):
- Survivor
- Toxic
- Never been away
- Echoes
- Mortal Kombat Anthem
- Karma Police (Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint Game: Announce Trailer Cover Song)
- The Encounter
- Warriors
Prices
At the awards ceremony of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2018, the two won a Golden Lion for the best composition.
Web links
- 2wei at Discogs (English)
- 2wei in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Website of 2WEI: https://2wei.audio/
- Video : Warriors | Animated video for the 2020 season - League of Legends (with 2WEI and Edda Hayes)
Individual evidence
- ↑ About Us. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
- ↑ 2WEI. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Work. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
- ↑ AKKURAT Journal Vol. 2, p. 7. Retrieved January 14, 2020 (English).
- ↑ 2WEI. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
- ↑ 2WEI. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
- ↑ 2WEI. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
- ↑ G20 summit: How LLR and Zwei Music set a casual sign for peace. Retrieved January 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Scoring. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Commercials. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
- ↑ From Hollywood to Hamburg: How two composers want to get started with their own music production. Retrieved January 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Advertise & Sell: A brilliant campaign launch for the relaunch of Spiegel | W&V. January 8, 2020, accessed January 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Dennis Zirkler: How LoL is currently dominating Twitter & Youtube with the Warriors video. In: Gamestar.de. Webedia, January 10, 2020, accessed January 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Spotify - 2WEI. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Spotify - 2WEI. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
- ↑ 2WEI Music: Hamburgers produce film music for blockbusters and commercials. November 20, 2018, accessed on January 16, 2020 (German).