Great Garbo Music

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Great Garbo Music (Great Garbo - Baldenweg) is an award-winning Zurich film music composer / producer team consisting of the Swiss / Australian siblings Diego Baldenweg (* 1979) (composer, producer), Nora Baldenweg (* 1981) (co-composer, producer) and Lionel Vincent Baldenweg (* 1977) (co-composer, producer).

The team of composers formed at the beginning of 2004 provided musical accompaniment to numerous feature films and commercials. For example, over 300 compositions for international advertising campaigns were composed by brands such as Braun, Canon, Carlsberg, Mastercard, Nivea, Orange, Sony and UBS.

In addition, they composed film music for feature films such as Michael Schaerer's Lina and Die kleine Hexe , Rolf Lyssy's The Last Pointe , Alain Gsponer's The Last Weynfeldt , Michael Steiner's film Mein Name ist Eugen , Niklaus Hilbers Cannabis - Trying is about governing , aimless and amateur teens and Til Schweiger's Head Full of Honey .

In autumn 2009, David Zinman and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich recorded an elaborate orchestral soundtrack for the film 180 ° - When your world suddenly turns upside down, together with the Baldenweg for the first time in their history .

In 2014, the Baldenwege composed the music for the global Dove Beauty Patch campaign, which with over 100 million YouTube views became the third most viewed online advertising campaign to date. The short film La Femme et le TGV with the soundtrack and starring actress Jane Birkin was nominated for an Oscar in 2017 . Her soundtrack for the feature film Zwingli was recorded with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra and Daniel Hope , among others .

In 2019 they composed all of the original music for the international television series The Unlisted by Oscar-nominated producer Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford. The series theme song is an official remake of Pink Floyd's world hit Another Brick in the Wall . The remake, personally approved by Roger Waters , was arranged, produced and recorded by the Baldenwege.

All three are children of the artist Marie-Claire Baldenweg and the musician Pfuri Baldenweg .

Diego Baldenweg, Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Vincent Baldenweg are members of the Art Directors Club Switzerland, the European Film Academy , Swiss Film Academy and the Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts (AACTA) .

Stage name

When composing music for feature films, TV series etc. they appear as: Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg & Lionel Baldenweg

When composing music for advertising campaigns and corporate audio branding, they call themselves: GREAT GARBO

In addition, various songs by them appeared under different band names such as Saltbay, Los Bimbos, Super Avenue, Les Deux, Die Cobras, The Alfornos and Trash Bag.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

  • 2019 - Australian Academy Award - AACTA - Nomination "best original music in TV" ( The Unlisted )
  • 2019 - World Soundtrack Awards - Nomination Public Choice "best score of the year" ( Zwingli )
  • 2018 - Music + Sound Awards (International) - Finalist "best original composition - feature film score" (The last punch line)
  • 2018 - Swiss Film Award - Winner "Best Film Music" (Feature Film: The Little Witch )
  • 2017 - Music + Sound Awards (International) - Finalist "best original composition - live action shorts" ( La Femme et le TGV )
  • 2015 - Art Directors Club - Shortlist «Best Music» (SWISSLIFE - 100 years)
  • 2013 - Art Directors Club - Shortlist «Best Music» (SONY - NEX-5R)
  • 2011 - Swiss Film Award - nomination "best film music" (feature film: 180 ° - AMOK )
  • 2010 - Internationales Filmfestival Locarno - SUISA award for "best film music" (feature film: 180 ° )
  • 2006 - Federal Department of Home Affairs (EDI Awards) - Winner "Best Music" (Commercials: Love Life - Stop Aids)
  • 2006 - Federal Department of Home Affairs (EDI Awards) - “Best Music” winner (Corporate: Kuoni)

Discography

Singles

  • DIEGO BALDENWEG with NORA BALDENWEG & LIONEL BALDENWEG - Another Brick in the Wall - 2019
  • GREAT GARBO - 'O Sole Mio (Migros Summer Song) - 2015
  • GREAT GARBO - Cells - 2013
  • GREAT GARBO - Color Symphony No. 2 - 2012
  • SALTBAY - Boats - 2010
  • KUTTI MC - Amok - 2010 (2 gentlemen)
  • LOS BIMBOS feat. Don of the Green Babylon - Hey Mr. President - 2010
  • SALTBAY - Undercover - 2010
  • LOS BIMBOS - Lucky Girl - 2010
  • LOS BIMBOS - Go Go Marcello - 2009
  • THE ALFORNOS feat. Heidi P - Lueg mi Aa - 2005 (TBA 9461-2)

Albums (Artist: DIEGO BALDENWEG with NORA BALDENWEG & LIONEL BALDENWEG)

  • THE UNLISTED - Original Music from the ABC / Netflix Series (Great Garbo)
  • ZWINGLI - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Great Garbo)
  • ZONE ROUGE - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Great Garbo)
  • DIE KLEINE HEXE / THE LITTLE WITCH - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Kobrow / Great Garbo)
  • LA FEMME ET LE TGV - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Great Garbo)
  • LINA - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Great Garbo)
  • SUMMER OUTSIDE - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Great Garbo)
  • 180 ° - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - 2010 (Great Garbo / Praesens - 642738912271/91227)
  • THE LAST WEYNFELDT - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - 2010 (Great Garbo / Praesens - 642738912264/91226)
  • MY NAME IS EUGEN - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - 2006 (SonyBMG 82876732352)
  • TRASH BAG - Feed the Bag - 1997 (GreatGarbo 77751)

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