Richard Albert (composer)

Richard Albert (born 26 July 1983 as Richard Albert Bretschneider) is a German composer and songwriter.

Early life and music

Richard Albert is a self taught musician, he studied computer sciences and communication sciences at the RWTH Aachen University from 2004 to 2010. He made his debut as a film composer for the short film Sachliche Romanze in 2007.^[1] With the web-series Hell's Kitty he started working for various production companies in the USA.^[2] Richard Albert works frequently with writer/director and musician Nicholas Tana. Richard mainly is active in the indie-horror genre.^[3] He lives and works in Wuppertal, Germany.

Feature films

2016: Losing Touch
2016: Sticky: A (Self) Love Story
2016: The Last Night Inn
2018: Hell's Kitty
2018: Hide in the Light
2019: The Bone Box

Awards

2009: European Talent Award (nominated)
2011: Jerry Goldsmith Award, Film Music Festival Úbeda (nominated)
2011: European Talent Award (nominated)
2013: Jerry Goldsmith Award, Film Music Festival Úbeda (nominated)
2016: The Marshall Hawkins Awards – Best Musical Score – Feature (nominated)^[4]
2016: German Film Music Award, Category "New talent" (nominated)^[5]
2018: American Tracks Music Award, Category "Best song for a film"^[6]
2019: American Tracks Music Award, Category "Best film score" (semi-finalist)^[7]
2019: Paris Art and Movie Awards, Category "Best Soundtrack Song" (nominated)^[8]
2019: Jerry Goldsmith Award, Category "Best Soundtrack Song" (nominated)^[9]
2023: Tracks Music Awards, Category "Best Score for a film of the month" ^[10]

References

^ Aachener Nachrichten. "Aachen/Köln: Junger Komponist mit Talent für die traurigen Szenen" (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ MundoBSO. "Soundtrack Review: Hide in the light". Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ A word of dreams (6 February 2018). "Movie review: Hell's Kitty". Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ "Awards – IIFC 2016". Idyllwild International Festival Of Cinema. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ "Richard Albert für Deutschen Filmmusikpreis nominiert" (in German). 18 October 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ "September 2018 results & winners". American Tracks Music Awards. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ "February 2019 results & winners". American Tracks Music Awards. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ "2019 Official Competition". Paris Art and Movie Awards. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
^ "First JGA nominations 2019 announced". Jerry Goldsmith Awards. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
^ "March 2023 results & winners". Tracks Music Awards. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

External links

Richard Albert at IMDb
Official website

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[1] Aachener Nachrichten. "Aachen/Köln: Junger Komponist mit Talent für die traurigen Szenen" (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[2] MundoBSO. "Soundtrack Review: Hide in the light". Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[3] A word of dreams (6 February 2018). "Movie review: Hell's Kitty". Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[4] "Awards – IIFC 2016". Idyllwild International Festival Of Cinema. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[5] "Richard Albert für Deutschen Filmmusikpreis nominiert" (in German). 18 October 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[6] "September 2018 results & winners". American Tracks Music Awards. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[7] "February 2019 results & winners". American Tracks Music Awards. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[8] "2019 Official Competition". Paris Art and Movie Awards. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

[9] "First JGA nominations 2019 announced". Jerry Goldsmith Awards. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.

[10] "March 2023 results & winners". Tracks Music Awards. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

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