Rolf-Peter Schmidt, composer, sound designer, Berlin

About Rolf-Peter Schmidt

Rolf-Peter Schmidt aka Thee Balancer is based in Berlin. Initially drawn to tape experiments in the late Seventies, this lead him into electronic music. After a spell in Jamaica voraciously absorbing reggae and dub, Thee Balancer returned to Germany, enrolled at Cologne's Academy of Media Arts and focussed exclusively on sound design and film score, a grounding that gives his tracks a rich atmosphere and spatial depth.

Known for

Rapunzel und die Rückkehr der Falken
2023
Sound designer
© Kidbrother Pictures UG

Oregon Pine
2014-2016
Composer, sound designer
Tatort - Das Mädchen, das allein nach Haus' geht
2021-2022
Sound designer
© Camino Filmverleih

Kommt ein Vogel geflogen
2021-2023
Sound designer

Fictional movies as composer

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer
2017	Dünnes Eis (NOT COMPLETED) (WT)	Short Film	Frank Genser	Frank Genser Produktion [de]
2014	Oregon Pine	Independent Feature Film	Nicolai Max Hahn	Kidbrother Pictures UG [de]
1996	Der Barren	Short Film	Rolf-Peter Schmidt	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]

Non-fictional movies as composer

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
1996	Twentyone	Short Documentary	Kirsten Glauner	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]

Fictional movies as sound designer

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2024	Die schönste Bescherung (WT)	TV Movie, ARD [de], Degeto [de]	Karin Heberlein	Bantry Bay Productions GmbH
2023	Made in Germany Folgen ZEHRA & MO	TV Series, ARD [de]	Multiple	Studio Zentral	Folgen ZEHRA & MO
2023	Rapunzel und die Rückkehr der Falken	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Christoph Heimer	Provobis Gesellschaft für Film und Fernsehen mbH
2023	Jenseits der Spree Folgen 14 bis 16	TV Series, SRF [ch], ZDF [de]	Marcus Ulbricht	Studio Zentral	Folgen 14 bis 16
2022	Tatort - Das Mädchen, das allein nach Haus' geht	TV-Movie (Series), rbb [de]	Ngo The Chau	Provobis Gesellschaft für Film und Fernsehen mbH
2022	Kommt ein Vogel geflogen	Feature Film	Christian Werner	Kurhaus Production
2022	Der König von Palma Only episode 5	TV Series, RTL [de], RTL+ [de], TVNOW [de]	Damian John Harper	UFA Fiction	Only episode 5
2021	Wir Folgen 13 bis 16	TV Series, ZDFneo [de]	Multiple	Studio Zentral	Folgen 13 bis 16
2021	Jenseits der Spree Part 1 and Part 2	TV Series, SRF [ch], ZDF [de]	Marcus Ulbricht	Studio Zentral	Part 1 and Part 2
2021	Nachtwald - Das Abenteuer beginnt!	Feature Film	Andre Hörmann	Kurhaus Production
2019	Warten auf'n Bus Complete 1st season with 8 episodes	TV Series, rbb [de]	Dirk Kummer	Senator Film Produktion GmbH (ehem. Royal Film Produktion)	Complete 1st season with 8 episodes
2019	Totenfieber - Nachricht aus Antwerpen	TV Movie, ARD [de], Degeto [de]	Titus Selge	NFP
2019	Herr und Frau Bulle - Abfall	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Fabian Möhrke	Eikon Media GmbH [de]
2018	Unsere Jungs - Auch Strippen will gelernt sein	TV Movie, SAT.1	Florian Gärtner	Producers at Work Film GmbH
2017	Raus	Feature Film	Philipp Hirsch	ostlicht filmproduktion GmbH
2015	Der Prinz - Flucht in ein neues Leben	Independent Feature Film	Matthias Michel	MadDog Pictures [ch]
2015	Dünnes Eis (NOT COMPLETED) (WT)	Short Film	Frank Genser	Frank Genser Produktion [de]
2014	Oregon Pine	Independent Feature Film	Nicolai Max Hahn	Kidbrother Pictures UG [de]
1996	Der Barren	Short Film	Rolf-Peter Schmidt	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]

Non-fictional movies as sound designer

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
1996	Twentyone	Short Documentary	Kirsten Glauner	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]

Fictional movies in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2022	The Tale Of The Frog And The Golden Orb	TV Movie, ZDF [de]	Ngo The Chau	Provobis Gesellschaft für Film und Fernsehen mbH	dialogue editor
2022	The Tale Of The Frog And The Golden Orb	TV Movie, ZDF [de]	Ngo The Chau	Provobis Gesellschaft für Film und Fernsehen mbH	foley editor
2021	Jenseits der Spree	TV Series, SRF [ch], ZDF [de]	Multiple	Studio Zentral	dialogue editor Folgen 3 & 4
2021	Jenseits der Spree	TV Series, SRF [ch], ZDF [de]	Multiple	Studio Zentral	sound supervisor Folgen 3 & 4
2020	Waldgericht - Ein Schwarzwaldkrimi	TV Movie (multi-part), ZDF [de]	Marcus O. Rosenmüller	all-in-production GmbH	foley editor Teil 1
2019	Heikos Welt	Feature Film	Dominik Galizia	Mutter & Vater Productions GmbH	foley recordist
2019	Heimat	Series Pilot	Multiple	Neue Bioskop Television GmbH	foley recordist
2018	Im Niemandsland	Feature Film	Florian Aigner	Flare Film GmbH [de]	dialogue editor
2018	Der Kriminalist	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Multiple	Odeon Fiction GmbH (formerly H&V Entertainment GmbH)	foley editor Folgen 101 und 102
2018	24 Hours - Two Sides of Crime	TV Series, Telenet [be]	Multiple	ZDFneo [de]	adr recordist
2017	Das Joshua Profil	TV Movie, RTL [de]	Jochen Alexander Freydank	UFA Fiction	foley editor
2017	Der Kriminalist	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Multiple	Odeon Fiction GmbH (formerly H&V Entertainment GmbH)	foley editor Folge 92
2016	Raus	Feature Film	Philipp Hirsch	ostlicht filmproduktion GmbH	foley editor
2015	Der Prinz - Flucht in ein neues Leben	Independent Feature Film	Matthias Michel	MadDog Pictures [ch]	sound re-recording mixer
2015	Dünnes Eis (NOT COMPLETED) (WT)	Short Film	Frank Genser	Frank Genser Produktion [de]	sound re-recording mixer
1996	Der Barren	Short Film	Rolf-Peter Schmidt	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]	screenwriter
1996	Der Barren	Short Film	Rolf-Peter Schmidt	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]	director

Non-fictional movies in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
1994	Günther Semmler – I want to be a container!	Documentary	Rolf-Peter Schmidt	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]	director
1994	Günther Semmler – I want to be a container!	Documentary	Rolf-Peter Schmidt	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]	eng camera

Other projects

Year	Project type	Title	Activity	Company
2021	music production	Dünnes Eis - Score Album	Composer, Musician	re-education through love
2016	Performance	Chaostrophy	Videoprojektion, Live Musik	Galerie Ludwig, Berlin
2016	music production	Oregon Pine - Score Album	Komponist, Musiker, Mischung	re-education through love
2014	music production	“Back To Westmoreland” - Studioalbum	Komponist, Musiker	re-education through love
2004 - 2014	employment	Geschäftsführer	Leiter Filmproduktion	Inflex Media GmbH
2013	music production	“Unknown Land” - Studioalbum	Komponist, Musiker	re-education through love

Basic data

Nationality	German
Languages	EnglishGerman
Immediate working area	Berlin
1st residence (federal state or country)	Germany - Berlin
Associations	GEMA - Organisation for rights of authors and publishers of musical works [de] German Film Sound Association [de]

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Rolf-Peter Schmidt

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