Andre Matthias
Andre Matthias (born February 15, 1974 in Hamburg ) is a composer of film music .
Life
Andre Matthias studied systematic and historical musicology at the University of Hamburg . He has worked as a composer on numerous short and feature films. Matthias initially composed music for theater pieces until he turned to film music in 1999. With film music for project and graduation films by students from various German film schools, he quickly made a name for himself among young directors. Since then he has worked regularly with a number of independent directors . These include Roman Deppe , Teymur Mokhtari and Timo Landsiedel .
The Chinese director Kenneth Bi engaged Matthias in 2007 for his feature film The Journey of the Chinese Drummer . The reason for choosing a German composer was the fact that the film was co-produced by the German production company Twenty Twenty Vision . With this film music, his work was noticed for the first time on the international stage, in 2008 he was nominated for the Hong Kong Film Award in the category Best Original Film Music.
Filmography (selection)
- 1999: Succubus - The Night of the Demons
- 2000: A-Five
- 2000: heavenly bodies
- 2000: Sick Sisters
- 2000: The trophy
- 2003: The first night
- 2003: floating life
- 2003: Snout
- 2003: the door
- 2003: What's He Cooking?
- 2004: Luis
- 2004: What do you think when ...
- 2005: departure
- 2005: Jonas by the sea
- 2005: One night in Wilhelmsburg
- 2005: Sand Age
- 2006: Nights in Wilhelmsburg - The Lucio Fulci Experience
- 2006: Save Robert
- 2006: ventures
- 2007: Loup Garou
- 2007: Nights in Wilhelmsburg - The house at the beginning of the street
- 2007: The Chinese Drummer's Journey
- 2008: the year zero
- 2010: The Thief of Light (Svet-Ake)
- 2011: Four Assassins (Far Away Eyes)
- 2012: Lost for Words
- 2013: Control (in collaboration with Dan the Automator)
- 2015: Blessed Benefit be praised
- 2016: The Wings of Men (Centaur)
- 2018: Wish You Were Here
Web links
- Andre Matthias in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
- Agency website from Andre Matthias
- Derek Elley: Review: 'The Drummer' , Variety, August 15, 2007
- Gyora Gal Glupczynski: The Sound Of The Drummer , culture360.asef.org, August 8, 2007 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Matthias, Andre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg , Germany |