Richard Albert

Richard Albert (* 26. July 1983 in Duisburg as a Richard Bretschneider Albert ) is a German film composer and songwriter .

Life and music

Richard Albert is a self-taught musician and studied communication and computer science at RWTH Aachen University from 2004 to 2010 . In 2007 he composed his first film music for the short film Sachliche Romance . After several years in which he mainly wrote the music for commercials and short films, he started the web series Hell's Kitty in 2012 to compose music for various production companies in the USA. Since then Albert has been working mainly on American productions, but still lives in Wuppertal . His stylistic devices include enriching orchestral sounds with noises from everyday life, such as B. in Piece for Piano and Fridge or the piece Schwebebahn Apocalypse , in which he mixed strings with the sounds of the Wuppertal suspension railway .

Awards

2009: European Talent Award (nominated)
2011: Jerry Goldsmith Award, Film Music Festival Úbeda (nominated)
2011: European Talent Award (nominated)
2013: Jerry Goldsmith Award, Film Music Festival Úbeda (nominated)
2016: The Marshall Hawkins Awards - Best Musical Score - Feature (nominated)
2016: German Film Music Award, category "Young Talent" (nominated)
2018: American Tracks Music Award, category "Best song for a film"
2019: American Tracks Music Award, Category "Best Score" (semi-finalist)
2019: Paris Art and Movie Awards, category "Best Soundtrack Song" (nominated)
2019: Jerry Goldsmith Awards - Best Song for a film (nominated)

Film compositions (selection)

2016: Losing Touch
2016: Sticky: _A_ (Self) _Love_Story
2016: The Last Night Inn
2018: Hell's Kitty
2018: Hide in the Light
2019: The Bone Box

Web links

Richard Albert in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Official website

Individual evidence

^ Aachener Nachrichten: Aachen / Cologne: Young composer with talent for the sad scenes. Retrieved February 21, 2019 .
^ Westdeutsche Zeitung: Wuppertal: Richard Albert composes music for Hollywood horror comedy. Retrieved February 21, 2019 .
^ Westdeutsche Zeitung: Wuppertal film composer turns the suspension railway upside down. Retrieved February 21, 2019 .
^ Awards - IIFC 2016. In: Idyllwild International Festival Of Cinema. Retrieved February 16, 2019 .
^ Westdeutsche Zeitung: Wuppertal: Richard Albert nominated for the German Film Music Prize. Retrieved February 21, 2019 .
↑ September 2018 results & winners. In: American Tracks Music Awards. Retrieved February 16, 2019 .
↑ Feb 2019 WINNERS. In: American Tracks Music Awards. March 2, 2019, accessed August 7, 2019 .
↑ 2019 Official competition - Paris Art and Movie Awards. Retrieved August 7, 2019 (American English).
↑ Jerry Goldsmith Awards on Instagram: "Lo prometido es deuda y tal como anunciamos ayer aquí están los primeros nominados: We already have the first nomimations: -Performing ..." Accessed on October 9, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Albert, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bretschneider, Richard Albert (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German film composer, musician and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	July 26, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH	Duisburg

[1] Aachener Nachrichten: Aachen / Cologne: Young composer with talent for the sad scenes. Retrieved February 21, 2019 .

[2] Westdeutsche Zeitung: Wuppertal: Richard Albert composes music for Hollywood horror comedy. Retrieved February 21, 2019 .

[3] Westdeutsche Zeitung: Wuppertal film composer turns the suspension railway upside down. Retrieved February 21, 2019 .

[4] Awards - IIFC 2016. In: Idyllwild International Festival Of Cinema. Retrieved February 16, 2019 .

[5] Westdeutsche Zeitung: Wuppertal: Richard Albert nominated for the German Film Music Prize. Retrieved February 21, 2019 .

[6] September 2018 results & winners. In: American Tracks Music Awards. Retrieved February 16, 2019 .

[7] Feb 2019 WINNERS. In: American Tracks Music Awards. March 2, 2019, accessed August 7, 2019 .

[8] 2019 Official competition - Paris Art and Movie Awards. Retrieved August 7, 2019 (American English).

[9] Jerry Goldsmith Awards on Instagram: "Lo prometido es deuda y tal como anunciamos ayer aquí están los primeros nominados: We already have the first nomimations: -Performing ..." Accessed on October 9, 2019 .