Biography
Nicolai is a German composer working primarily in music for film, TV and advertising. In 2017 he won the German Film Music Award (Deutscher Filmmusikpreis) and the award for „Best Original Score“ at Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest for his score „Der Ausnahmezustand“. He was nominated for „Best Music“ at the German Filmmusic Award (Deutscher Filmmusikpreis) 2015, the international „Peer Raben Music Award“ 2015 and 2017 and the „Music+Sound Award“ London. From an early age he played the drums and guitar. He has played international concerts with several orchestras and various pop- and jazz bands, alongside musicians from all over the world. As a scholarship student he finished his studies in jazz drums and piano at the International Music College of Freiburg with top grade. In 2015 he got a diploma in film music and sound design at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. During his time at the Academy he has realized recordings with the renowned Filmorchester Babelsberg and the Slovakian orchestra Slovak Sinfonietta Žilina. At the Moment he is working as a freelancer, composing and producing the music for many films. Furthermore his time in Freiburg gave him the opportunity to set up an extensive network of different musicians of all genres. Therefore recording sessions with professionals are always possible.
Filmography
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Film
- Fünf nach Zwölf
2019 / Director: Tarek Röhlinger
- Wait for me
2018 / Director: Michael Binz
- Mein ist die Rache
2018 / Director: Antoine Dengler
- Unter Strom
2017 / Director: Clemens Roth
- Millennials
2017 / Director: Jana Bürgelin
- When John Goes Outside
2017 / Director: Bettina Tytko
- Vernunft und Triebe
2017 / Director: Bennet Meyer
- Un État d’Urgence (Ein Ausnahmezustand)
2016 / Director: Tarek Röhlinger
- Flicker
2016 / Director: Siegmund Skalar
- Can’t Take My Eyes off You
2016 / Director: Johannes Kizler
- Cornerstories
2016 / Director: Tarek Röhlinger
- The Fantastic Love of Beeboy and Flowergirl
2015 / Director: Clemens Roth
- Some Thing
2015 / Director: Elena Walf
- Stammplatz
2015 / Director: Tarek Röhlinger
- Die Stille
2015 / Director: Lily Erlinger
- Perspektiven
2015 / Director: Johannes Kizler
- Le Cadeau
2015 / Director: Vivien Hartmann
- Dystopia
2015 / Director: Tobias Haase
- Artefrakt
2014 / Director: Bennet Meyer & Iris Schwarz
- Look Who’s Talking
2014 / Director: Iris Schwarz & Shoko Hara
- Doppelpunkt Klammer Zu
2014 / Director: Iris Schwarz
- Asteroids
2014 / Director: Nikolai Maderthoner
- Wollen
2014 / Director: Maria Hilbert & Sarah Bergmann
- Das Blühende Leben
2013 / Director: Clemens Roth
- Sidekick
2013 / Director: Daniel Titz & Felix Zehender
- Urknall
2013 / Director: Bennet Meyer
- High Wool
2013 / Director: Nikolai Maderthoner & Moritz Mugler
- 1050
2013 / Director: Tobias Haase
- Baumeln
2013 / Director: Matisse Gonzalez & Maria Hilbert
- Das Schreien der Stille
2013 / Director: Adrian Copitzky
- Droplit
2013 / Director: Meike Müller & Manuel Rivoir & Lars Timmermann
- Fäden
2012 / Director: Frank Kayan
- Mecarnicum
2012 / Director: Dominik Stockhausen & Felix Zehender
- Head Like a Kite
2012 / Director: Clemens Roth
- Fünf nach Zwölf
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Commercial
- Hammer Werbekampagne 2020
2019
- Hella ,Crying Men‘
2019
- Hammer Werbekampagne 2019
2018
- PETA ,Men of the Stone Age‘
2018
- MAC ,WH18′
2018
- Saudi Arabia ,Heroes Next to Heroes‘
2018
- PETA ,Old McDonald‘
2018
- Radeberger ,Die Reifeprüfung‘
2017
- Aesculap ‚Lass Dich Bewegen‘
2017
- Westwing ‚The Coup‘
2017
- Digel ‚SS18‘
2017
- Peek & Cloppenburg ‚Carolina‘
2017
- Peek & Cloppenburg ‚Ollie‘
2017
- Madeleine ‚Bambi‘
2017
- Joop ‚FS 17‘
2016
- Merck ‚Manifesto‘
2016
- Hugo Boss ‚Manifesto‘
2016
- Intrinsify.me
2016
- Saint Agur ‚Die Birne liebt Saint Agur‘
2016
- Peek & Cloppenburg ‚Johann‘
2016
- Peek & Cloppenburg ‚Edita‘
2016
- Peek & Cloppenburg ‚Julia‘
2016
- Nivea ‚Ich will alles‘
2016
- Nike ‚The Moon‘
2015
- Unilever ‚An Heirloom‘
2015
- Elbeo ‚König Elbeo‘
2014
- Black&Decker ‚Dustbuster‘
2014
- APM ‚Lichtblicke‘
2014
- Kreditkartensicherheit ‚Omi‘
2014
- Kreditkartensicherheit ‚Hand Auflegen‘
2014
- Justizministerium ‚Täter – Opfer – Ausgleich‘
2014
- Stöckli ‚Skimacherin‘
2013
- ITFS ‚Magic Mushroom‘
2013
- Hornbach ‚Miniatur‘
2013
- DFB ‚Große Spiele ein Leben lang teilen‘
2013
- Hammer Werbekampagne 2020
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Documentary
- Genkingen – Ein schwäbisches Volksmärchen
2017 / Director: Erol Papic & Valentin Kemmner
- Millennials
2017 / Director: Jana Bürgelin
- Kurz erklärt ‚Hyponatriämie bei SIADH‘
2017 / Director: Peter Stein, Thomas Galle
- Something Changed in Me
2014 / Director: Jana Bürgelin
- Zirkuskind
2013 / Director: Christine Schäfer
- Abseits der Straße
2013 / Director: Marco Rottig
- Off the Beaten Track
2013 / Director: Jutta Schön
- Schweben wie Schmetterlinge, Stechen wie Bienen
2012 / Director: Jana Bürgelin
- Genkingen – Ein schwäbisches Volksmärchen
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Series
- Sturm der Liebe
Since 2019
- Beta As H.E.L.L.
2017 / Director: Clemens Roth
- Pälzisch im Abgang
2015 / Director: Matthias Schmidt
- Ich kenne ein Tier
2015 / Director: Elena Walf
- Sturm der Liebe