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Silke Matzpohl

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Producer
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Silke Matzpohl was born in Germany. She is known for her work on The Rum Diary (2011), Love Happens (2009 ) and When in Rome (2010) She started playing piano at a very young age, and quickly discovered that music is her world. After winning several national and international piano awards she received a scholarship by the age of thirteen and became a student at the prestigious University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich, Germany.

She became more and more passionate about working in the film industry and started composing film scores.

She received the Film & TV Music Award in the category "Outstanding Female Composer".

In 2009 she met the composer Christopher Young, who became her mentor. Her scores for "Awakening Arthur" (starring Robert Miano) and "Life with Mountain View" were awarded at the Park City Film Music Festival and the music for "Awakening Arthur" was also awarded at the Los Angeles Movie Awards in 2010.

Silke is one of the most promising new composers in Hollywood.
BornMay 6, 1965
BornMay 6, 1965
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Known for

Paul Bettany in Priest (2011)
Priest
5.7
  • Music Department
  • 2011
Robert De Niro and John Travolta in Killing Season (2013)
Killing Season
5.4
  • Music Department
  • 2013
Clare Foley in Sinister (2012)
Sinister
6.8
  • Music Department
  • 2012
Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart in Love Happens (2009)
Love Happens
5.6
  • Music Department
  • 2009

Credits

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Composer

  • 24 Peaces
    • Composer
    • In Production
  • Ritorno al presente (2021)
    Ritorno al presente
    • Composer
    • 2021
  • Alles Wissen (2006)
    Alles Wissen
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2020
  • Destination: Earth (2020)
    Destination: Earth
    • Composer (music by)
    • Podcast Series
    • 2020
  • Oh Mann, Hanna (2020)
    Oh Mann, Hanna
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • The Mystery of Le Madelon (2018)
    The Mystery of Le Madelon
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Je suis kenté
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Masculisme
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Daffany McGaray Clark, Vanessa Giordano, Ashlyn Pearce, and Kirby Johnson in 5150 (2016)
    5150
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • Third Law (2016)
    Third Law
    • co-composer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Silke Matzpohl, San-San Onglatco, Ashok Gazula, Marko Alonso, Danilo Koenig, Sean McBride, Shauntè Massard, Daniel Raijman, and Anthony Bratts in Blues Ain't Nothin' But (2016)
    Blues Ain't Nothin' But
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Mosa Mack
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Always on Your Side
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Destination Planet Negro (2013)
    Destination Planet Negro
    • Composer
    • 2013
  • The Girl in the Dark
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen (1982)
    Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2012

Music Department

  • What About Love
    • musician
    • Completed
  • Silke Matzpohl, San-San Onglatco, Ashok Gazula, Marko Alonso, Danilo Koenig, Sean McBride, Shauntè Massard, Daniel Raijman, and Anthony Bratts in Blues Ain't Nothin' But (2016)
    Blues Ain't Nothin' But
    • composer: theme music
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Dominion (2014)
    Dominion
    • additional music
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Nia Long, Amy Smart, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Zulay Henao, and Cocoa Brown in The Single Moms Club (2014)
    The Single Moms Club
    • additional music
    • 2014
  • Chow Yun-Fat, Aaron Kwok, and Donnie Yen in The Monkey King Havoc in Heavens Palace (2014)
    The Monkey King Havoc in Heavens Palace
    • score coordinator
    • 2014
  • Gods Behaving Badly (2013)
    Gods Behaving Badly
    • additional music
    • 2013
  • Robert De Niro and John Travolta in Killing Season (2013)
    Killing Season
    • music
    • 2013
  • The Priest
    • music coordinator
    • score coordinator
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Clare Foley in Sinister (2012)
    Sinister
    • score coordinator
    • 2012
  • Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary (2011)
    The Rum Diary
    • score coordinator (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • Paul Bettany in Priest (2011)
    Priest
    • music coordinator
    • 2011
  • When in Rome (2010)
    When in Rome
    • additional music
    • 2010
  • Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart in Love Happens (2009)
    Love Happens
    • additional music
    • 2009
  • Alison Lohman in Drag Me to Hell (2009)
    Drag Me to Hell
    • music sound engineer
    • 2009

Producer

  • Leben mit Bergblick - Ein Jahr in den Oberstdorfer Tälern
    • associate producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2007
  • Majestät brauchen Sonne (2000)
    Majestät brauchen Sonne
    • associate producer
    • 2000
  • Love for Sale
    • associate producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1999
  • Feuer im Eis
    • associate producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1999
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 6, 1965
    • Germany
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    Niece of Helga Ballhaus (1935 -2006), actress and costume designer, who was married to Michael Ballhaus, cinematographer.

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