Marcel Vaid
| Marcel Vaid | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swiss and German |
| Occupation | Film composer and musician |
| Known for |
Als die Sonne vom Himmel fiel (2015) Usfahrt Oerlike (2015) |
| Website | Official website |
Marcel Vaid (born 1967 in Erlangen) is a Swiss-German composer of music for television and film.
Life and career
Born in Erlangen, Germany, Marcel Vaid's father originates from India. He studied guitar at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Zürich. Besides his work as a composer and music producer for theatre, he composes and produces film music for fiction and documentary films. Vaid is also the head of the electro-acoustic experimental collective Superterz. Among others, he collaborated with Sophie Hunger, Nils Petter Molvær, Fredi Murer, Lauren Newton, Marianne Schroeder and Damo Suzuki.[1]
Vaid produces music mainly for German-language films, but also for international productions, among them Wake Up Running: A Story of Losers. Feature-length films he served as a composer for include the 2015 documentary Als die Sonne vom Himmel fiel (The Day the Sun Fel) by the Swiss-Japanese filmmaker Aya Domenig,[2] the 2015 Swiss comedy Usfahrt Oerlike starring Jörg Schneider and Mathias Gnädinger,[3] the 2008 Swiss-Austrian-German comedy Tandoori Love, and the 2004 Swiss television film Das Paar im Kahn.
Filmography (selected work)
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Joshua | short film, as composer | |
| 2003 | Wake Up Running: A Story of Losers (Faces on Mars) | as composer | |
| 2004 | Das Paar im Kahn | Television film, as composer | |
| 2008 | Tandoori Love | as composer | |
| 2009 | Zara | as composer | |
| 2010 | Bon Appétit | as composer | |
| 2010 | Goodnight Nobody | as composer | |
| 2010 | The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD | as composer | |
| 2011 | Forbidden Voices | as composer | |
| 2015 | Usfahrt Oerlike | as composer | |
| 2015 | Als die Sonne vom Himmel fiel | as composer | |
| 2015 | Köpek | as composer | |
Awards
- 2003: Angers European First Film Festival, Best Soundtrack, for Joshua.
- 2009: Festival del film Locarno, Swiss Film Score Award for Tandoori Love.
- 2009: Swiss Film Prize, Best Music for Zara.
- 2011: Swiss Film Prize, Best Music (Beste Filmmusik) for Goodnight Nobody.
- 2016: Swiss Film Award, nomination Best Film Score (Beste Filmmusik) for Als die Sonne vom Himmel fiel.[4]
- 2016: Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score (Beste Musik) for Als die Sonne vom Himmel fiel.[5][2]
References
- ↑ "biography marcel vaid". marcelvaid.com. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- 1 2 "Best Film Score 2016". Swiss Film Award. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ↑ "Usfahrt Oerlike" (in German). 10vor10. 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ↑ "Nominations for the 2016 Swiss Film Award". Swiss Film Award. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- ↑ "News and screenings". Official website The Day The Sun Fell. Retrieved 2016-03-20.