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

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]

References
  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. "Movie review: Hell's Kitty". Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. "Awards – IIFC 2016". Idyllwild International Festival Of Cinema. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  5. "Richard Albert für Deutschen Filmmusikpreis nominiert" (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  6. "September 2018 results & winners". American Tracks Music Awards. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  7. "February 2019 results & winners". American Tracks Music Awards. 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.
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