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- Freya Arde wins German Filmmusic AwardDresden composer and musician Freya Arde has been awarded the German Film Music Prize. The artist was honored in the category "Best Music in a Children's Film" and received the award for her composition for the current remake of Erich Kästner's classic children's book "The Flying Classroom". The film was released in cinemas in October 2023.https://www.saechsische.de/kultur/dresdner-komponistin-erhaelt-deutschen-filmmusikpreis-5937051-plus.html
About Freya Arde
Freya Arde is an award-winning composer, guitarist and music producer and regarded as "one of Germany’s top talents in film music” (MDM magazine Trailer).
Her most recent works are the scores for the documentary The Corridors of Power by Acadamy Award nominee Dror Moreh and "The Flying Classroom" which garnered her the German Film Score Award in 2023.
Right after completing her Master's degree in film scoring at University for Film and Television Berlin Babelsberg in 2016, she won the German Film Music Award as Best Newcomer for her debut film score to Nelly's Adventure.
Previously, she studied classical composition and guitar at the Conservatory of Music in Dresden and at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris.
Her unique soundscapes combine acoustic instrumentation with audio processing and electronics. She has worked with orchestras like the German Film Orchestra Babelsberg and the Budapest Art Orchestra.
In 2020 she released her debut EP as a solo artist, Spirit Awake.
Her single Moon Window is part of Deutsche Grammophon's Project 12.
Her most recent works are the scores for the documentary The Corridors of Power by Acadamy Award nominee Dror Moreh and "The Flying Classroom" which garnered her the German Film Score Award in 2023.
Right after completing her Master's degree in film scoring at University for Film and Television Berlin Babelsberg in 2016, she won the German Film Music Award as Best Newcomer for her debut film score to Nelly's Adventure.
Previously, she studied classical composition and guitar at the Conservatory of Music in Dresden and at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris.
Her unique soundscapes combine acoustic instrumentation with audio processing and electronics. She has worked with orchestras like the German Film Orchestra Babelsberg and the Budapest Art Orchestra.
In 2020 she released her debut EP as a solo artist, Spirit Awake.
Her single Moon Window is part of Deutsche Grammophon's Project 12.
Known for
Film awards
| Year | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Deutscher Filmmusikpreis [de] | Winner |
| 2021 | Die Seriale [de] | Nominated |
| 2019 | Deutscher Filmmusikpreis | Nominated |
| 2019 | Jerry Goldsmith Awards | Nominated |
| 2018 | Max Ophüls Preis | Nominated |
| 2018 | Jerry Goldsmith Awards [es] | Nominated |
| 2017 | Jerry Goldsmith Awards [es] | Nominated |
| 2016 | Deutscher Filmmusikpreis | Winner |
Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1. Preis Internationaler Kompositionswettbewerb "José Fernández Rojas" (Spanien) |
| 2015 | Deutschlandstipendium |
| 2015 | Nominierung WDR Filmscore Award (European Talent Competition) |
| 2014 | 3. Preis International Lycia Guitar Composition Competition (Türkei) |
| 2014 | 1. Preis Chamber Rock Composition Competition (Mexico) |
| 2012 | 1. Preis European Guitar Award |
Basic data
| Nationality | German |
|---|---|
| Languages | EnglishFrenchGerman |
| Preferred place of work | I love character driven Indie features like Marriage Story, Lady Bird, Saltburn & Promising Young Woman. |
| Immediate working area | Berlin |
| 2nd residence (if applicable) | Berlin |
| 1st residence (federal state or country) | Germany - Saxony |
| Accommodation possibilities | Linz, Paris, Vienna |
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