Biography
Nicolai is a Berlin-based composer and musician working across film, television, and contemporary music. He graduated top of his class in jazz drums and piano from the International Music College Freiburg, followed by a diploma in film music and sound design from the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg.
His compositions have earned him multiple awards, including the German Film Music Award (Deutscher Filmmusikpreis) and the Grimme-Preis.
Alongside his work for screen, Nicolai co-created IXIK, a music project that has accumulated millions of streams. He has performed internationally with various orchestras, jazz ensembles, and pop acts, collaborating with musicians from all over the world.
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