Richard Bláha
Richard "Rich" Bláha (born November 6, 1973 in Prague ) is a Czech composer and sound designer .
Life
Bláha spent his childhood in Czechoslovakia . In 1982 his father fled with him to the Federal Republic . Bláha graduated from high school with a focus on music in Gießen in 1994 and studied Slavic and German at the Justus Liebig University in Gießen .
Since he was very interested in music and especially in composing his own pieces since his earliest childhood, he decided to turn his hobby into a profession in the 1990s and moved to Berlin in 1998 . Bláha worked for companies in the New Economy until 2000, then until 2003 for a Berlin recording studio for advertising as a composer , sound designer and music producer .
Bláha has been working as a freelance composer since 2004. He writes film music and sets commercials to music for well-known brands. Blaha composed several free pieces of music, such as u. a. two symphonies for orchestra, five string quartets and various piano pieces as well as music for films and short films, such as B. songs for the feature film Lunik or film music for "Der Fund" or "Tabula Rasa". In January 2019, Bláha released his self-published EP entitled Characters . The second track Quirky Character was used for an international online campaign by Audi AG (2019).
Bláha lives in Berlin . He is a grandson of the Czech actor Josef Bláha (1924–1994).
Awards
- 2003 Nomination VDW Award as best sound designer for "Vater", i. A. Nordoff-Robbins-Stiftung , director: Zoran Bihac
- 2005 Participation in the St. Petersburg International Film Festival for Der Fund
- 2006 ADC Award in the category "Film for Sales Promotion" for "Somatom CT Dual Source" from Siemens Medical Solutions
- 2006 Participation in the 54th Festival Internacional de Cine de Donostia-San Sebastián with Tabula Rasa
- 2009 Participation in the Max Ophüls Prize with Immer Sommer
- 2014 Crystal Palace International Film Festival / Best Music Video for "Marcel Detmann feat. Emika - Seduction" (sound recordings)
- 2015 Epica Award Bronze for "Le Souffleur - Curly, C'est C ** mais C'est Bon"
- 2016 Effie Award Silver for "Migros - A vs B The Battle Of Tastes"
- 2017 Effie Award Bronze for "LIDL - You have the choice"
- 2018 Effie Award Bronze in the "Comeback" category for "High C - Sun Thirst"
Web links
- Richard Blaha in the Internet Movie Database
- Richard Blaha on Spotify
- Homepage
- Biography of Bláhas
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bláha, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bláha, Rich (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech composer and sound designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |