Nora Baldenweg

Nora Baldenweg (born July 22, 1981 ) is a Swiss-Australian music producer , songwriter , musician and creative director (fashion) .

Life

Nora Baldenweg grew up in Australia and Switzerland. Her mother is the painter Marie-Claire Baldenweg and her father is the musician Pfuri Baldenweg .

In 2004 she founded the Great Garbo label together with her siblings Diego Baldenweg and Lionel Vincent Baldenweg . Together they have composed and produced music for more than 20 feature films and over 300 international advertising campaigns. In 2006 they received two awards for best music from the Federal Department of Home Affairs (EDI) and in 2010 the SUISA award for best film music (feature film: 180 ° - Amok) at the Locarno International Film Festival .

In 2017 they were nominated for the Oscar- nominated short film La Femme et le TGV with the acting icon Jane Birkin for their film music, as one of 4 finalists, nominated for the "Music + Sound Award" (International). In 2018 they won the Swiss Film Prize (best film music) for Die kleine Hexe and were nominated for the “Music + Sound Award” (International) as one of 6 finalists for their film music (Die last punchline). In 2019 they were nominated for their soundtrack for the feature film Zwingli at the World Soundtrack Awards (Public Choice) for “best score of the year”. In the same year they were nominated for an Australian Academy Award - AACTA for "best original music in TV" for their film music for The Unlisted .

Baldenweg is a member of the Art Directors Club Switzerland, the European Film Academy , the Swiss Film Academy and the Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts (AACTA) .

As a fashion journalist, she wrote for various international publications such as Russh, Vogue Taiwan, Indie, Nylon, Dazed, Material Girl and Wallpaper. From May 2014 she was also editor-in-chief of the French magazine Modzik. She has been working as creative director (fashion) since 2017 .

Nora Baldenweg lives in Zurich and Paris .

Filmography

2004: Building the Gherkin - Director: Mirjam von Arx
2004: The Ring Thing - Director: Marc Schippert
2005: My name is Eugen - Director: Michael Steiner
2005: Undercover - Director: Sabine Boss
2005: Roger Federer-Replay - Director: Christian Neu
2006: Cannabis - trying is better than governing Director: Niklaus Hilber
2007: Liebe & Wahn - Director: Mike Huber
2008: Marcello Marcello - Director: Denis Rabaglia
2008: Gehrig is coming! - Director: Marc Schippert
2010: 180 ° - When your world suddenly turns upside down (180 °) - Director: Cihan Inan
2010: The Last Weynfeldt - Director: Alain Gsponer
2012: It's summer outside - Director: Friederike Jehn
2013: Dinu - Director: Simon Aeby
2013: Hylas and the Nymphs - Director: Lisa Brühlmann
2014: Ziellos - Director: Niklaus Hilber
2015: Amateur Teens - Director: Niklaus Hilber
2016: Lina - Director: Michael Schaerer
2016: La Femme et le TGV - Director: Timo von Gunten
2017: The Last Pointe - Director: Rolf Lyssy
2018: The Little Witch - Director: Michael Schaerer
2018: Head Full of Honey - Director: Til Schweiger
2019: Zwingli - Director: Stefan Haupt
2019: The Unlisted - Directors: Justine Flynn, Rhys Graham, Neil Sharma, Nicholas Verso, Lucy Gaffy, Rebecca O'Brien
2020: ITCH - Directed by Renne Webster, Nicholas Verso

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" (SWISS LIFE)
2014 - 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 ° - AMOK )
2006 - Federal Department of Home Affairs (EDI Awards) "Best Music" winner (Commercials: Love Life - Stop Aids)
2006 - Federal Department of Home Affairs (EDI Awards) "Best Music" winner (Corporate: Kuoni)

Discography

Singles

2005 - The Alfornos with Heidi P: - Lueg mi Aa (TBA 9461-2)
2009 - Los Bimbos: Go Go Marcello
2010 - Los Bimbos: Lucky Girl
2010 - Saltbay: Boats
2010 - Kutti MC: Amok (2 gentlemen)
2010 - Los Bimbos with Don of the Green Babylon: Hey Mr. President
2010 - Saltbay: Undercover
2012 - Great Garbo: Color Symphony No. 2
2013 - Great Garbo: Cells
2015 - Great Garbo: O Sole Mio (Migros Summer Song)
2019 - Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg & Lionel Baldenweg: Another Brick in the Wall

Albums (Artist - TRASH BAG)

1997 - Feed the Bag (GreatGarbo)

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

2006 - My Name is Eugen (Soundtrack; SonyBMG)
2010 - 180 ° (Soundtrack; Great Garbo / Praesens)
2010 - The Last Weynfeldt (Soundtrack; Great Garbo / Praesens)
2013 - Summer Outside (Soundtrack; Great Garbo)
2016 - Lina - (Soundtrack; Great Garbo)
2016 - La Femme et le TGV - (Soundtrack; Great Garbo)
2017 - The Last Pointe (Soundtrack; Swiss Treasure Records)
2018 - Die Kleine Hexe / The Little Witch (Soundtrack: Kobrow / Great Garbo)
2018 - Zone Rouge (Soundtrack; Great Garbo)
2019 - Zwingli (Soundtrack; Great Garbo)
2019 - The Unlisted (Soundtrack; Great Garbo)

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personal data
SURNAME	Baldenweg, Nora
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss-Australian music producer, songwriter, musician and fashion journalist
DATE OF BIRTH	July 22, 1981