Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg
Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg | |
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| Genres | Film score, music in advertising |
| Occupation(s) | Composers, music producers, musicians |
| Years active | 2004—present |
| Labels | Great Garbo Music |
| Members |
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| Website | http://www.baldenwegmusic.com |
Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg is the Swiss/Australian composer trio sometimes referred to as the Baldenweg siblings. In the field of advertising they are also firming as Great Garbo, stylised GREAT GARBO.
Career
[edit]The three siblings Diego Baldenweg, Lionel Baldenweg, and Nora Baldenweg work together as a team:[1][2] Diego Baldenweg (composer); Nora Baldenweg (co-composer); and Lionel Baldenweg (co-composer).[3] Together they founded the music production company GREAT GARBO in 2004.[4][5] Since then the siblings have composed and produced the music to over 300[5] international advertising campaigns for brands such as Carlsberg, Mastercard, Nivea, Sony[6] and Dove.[7]
They have composed music for many films such as Otfried Preußler's bestselling children's book adaptation The Little Witch[8] starring Karoline Herfurth; the film La femme et le TGV starring Jane Birkin, Til Schweiger's US remake of his German film Head Full of Honey, starring Nick Nolte, Matt Dillon and Emily Mortimer[9] and for Robert Lorenz's In the Land of Saints and Sinners starring Liam Neeson, Kerry Condon, Ciarán Hinds, Colm Meaney and Jack Gleeson.[10]
In 2019 they composed the entire original score to the Australian teenage sci-fi series The Unlisted[11] (ABC/Netflix), created by Justine Flynn and produced by Polly Staniford and Angie Fielder. They also produced, arranged and performed a remake of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" for the opening theme.[12]
The Baldenweg siblings have worked with orchestras like the Czech National Symphony Orchestra,[13] Macedonian Radio Symphony Orchestra[14] and The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.[8] Other notable collaborations include their work with American conductor David Zinman and the Tonhalle Orchestra for their score to "180°"[15] and with British-Irish violinist Daniel Hope and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra for their score to "The Reformer Zwingli".[16] In 2021 they composed 'Eye to the World - Zurich Film Festival Suite' which was recorded with conductor Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich and since serves as the official music for the Zurich Film Festival.[17]
The Baldenwegs are voting members of the Art Directors Club,[18] Swiss Film Academy, European Film Academy,[19][20][21] Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts,[22] Swiss Media Composers Association,[23] Australian Guild of Screen Composers.[24] and the World Soundtrack Academy.[25]
Style
[edit]Diego Baldenweg, Lionel Baldenweg, and Nora Baldenweg's musical range moves within classic orchestral, subtle electronics and lyrical/non-lyrical vocals.[26] Their production company logo depicts a "wheelie" garbage bin, and their name puns on Greta Garbo.
Recognition
[edit]They were the first[27] Swiss composers to be nominated for the World Soundtrack Awards (Public Choice)[28] in 2019 and to be nominated twice for "Score of the Year" at the Movie Music UK Awards in 2019[29] and 2024.[30]
Members
[edit]Besides her career in music, Nora Baldenweg simultaneously held positions in fashion publishing as editor-at-large/Paris director (Russh), editor-at-large/Paris director/senior editor (Indie), editor-at-large/fashion features director (Material Girl) and was a contributing writer for Vogue Taiwan, Nylon, Dazed Digital and Wallpaper.[31][32]
In May 2014 she relaunched the Paris-based magazine Modzik as editor-in-chief.[33] In May 2017 she became editor-in-chief of UK-based magazine Lula.[34] Since 2017 she works as a creative director (fashion) for various brands.[citation needed]
Films (selection)
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Ring Thing | Marc Schippert | Elevator Group, Condor Films | theme music and ~1/5 of the score[35] |
| 2005 | Rascals on the Road | Michael Steiner | Kontra C-Films |
Collaboration with composer Adrian Frutiger Soundtrack released by Sony BMG |
| 2006 | Cannabis | Niklaus Hilber | Vega Film | |
| 2010 | 180° | Cihan Inan | C-Films | Collaboration with conductor David Zinman and Tonhalle Orchester Zürich Soundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music / Praesens Winner Suisa Prize “Best Original Music” Locarno International Film Festival |
| 2012 | Summer Outside | Friederike Jehn | Goldenes Lamm C-Films |
Soundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music |
| 2013 | Hylas and the Nymphs (Short) | Lisa Brühlmann | ZHDK | |
| 2014 | Aimless | Niklaus Hilber | Hesse Greutert Film | |
| 2016 | Lina | Michael Schaerer | C-Films | Soundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music |
| La femme et le TGV (Short) | Timo von Gunten | BMC Films | Soundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music Finalist “Best Short Film Score” Music+ Sound Awards (International) | |
| 2017 | The Final Touch | Rolf Lyssy | Lang Film | Soundtrack released by Swiss Treasure Recordings / GREAT GARBO music Finalist “Best Feature Film Score” Music+Sound Awards (International) |
| 2018 | The Little Witch by Otfried Preußler |
Michael Schaerer | Claussen+Putz Studiocanal Disney |
Soundtrack released by Claussen+Putz Filmproduktion GmbH / Rambling Records Japan Winner “Best Original Score” Swiss Film Prize |
| Zone Rouge | Cihan Inan | Abrakadabra Films | Soundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music | |
| Head Full of Honey | Til Schweiger | Barefoot Films Warner Bros. |
Co-composer Martin Todsharow | |
| 2019 | The Reformer Zwingli | Stefan Haupt | C-Films Ascote Elite |
Collaboration with violinist Daniel Hope and Zurich Chamber Orchestra Soundtrack released by C-Films / GREAT GARBO music[36] Nominated “Best Score of the Year” World Soundtrack Awards (Public Choice) Nominated "Score of the Year" Movie Music UK Awards[37] Nominated "Best Original Score for a Drama Film" Movie Music UK Awards |
| 2023[38] | In the Land of Saints and Sinners[39] | Robert Lorenz | Facing East RagBag Pictures Prodigal Films Limited |
Conducted by Dirk Brossé and performed by Galaxy Symphonic Orchestra Soundtrack released by Sony Music Masterworks[40] Nominated "Score of the Year" Movie Music UK Awards[41] Nominated "Best Original Score for a Thriller/Horror Film" Movie Music UK Awards |
Television (selection)
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Unlisted | Justine Flynn Rhys Graham Neil Sharma Nicholas Verso Lucy Gaffy Rebecca O'Brien |
Aquarius Films ABC Me / Netflix |
Soundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music Nominated for “Best Original Music in TV”[42] AACTA Awards |
| Itch by Simon Mayo |
Renée Webster Nicholas Verso |
Komixx Entertainment ABC Me / CBBC (TV channel) |
Nominated for “Best Original Music in TV”[43] AACTA Awards | |
| 2021 | Born to Spy[44] | Nicholas Verso Chase Lee Hyun Lee Darlene Johnson Neil Sharm Justine Flynn |
Aquarius Films ABC Me |
Soundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music Nominated for “Best Original Music in TV”[45] AACTA Awards |
| Itch Season 2 by Simon Mayo |
Nicholas Verso Tenika Smith |
Komixx Entertainment ABC Me / CBBC (TV channel) |
Awards and nominations
[edit]- 2006 – Winner «Best Music» EDI Awards (Federal Department of Home Affairs) – "KUONI"
- 2006 – Winner «Best Music» EDI Awards (Federal Department of Home Affairs) – "Love Life – Stop Aids (Federal Office of Public Health)"
- 2010 – Winner «Best Film Music» Suisa Prize Locarno International Film Festival – "180°"
- 2011 – Nomination «Best Film Music» Swiss Film Award – "180°"
- 2014 – Shortlist «Best Music»[46] Art Directors Club Switzerland – "SONY"
- 2015 – Shortlist «Best Music»[47] Art Directors Club Switzerland – "SWISS LIFE"
- 2017 – Finalist «Best Short Film Score»[48] Music + Sound Awards (International) - "La Femme et le TGV"
- 2018 – Finalist «Best Feature Film Score»[49] Music + Sound Awards (International) - "The Final Touch / Die letzte Pointe"
- 2018 – Winner «Best Film Music» Swiss Film Award[50] – The Little Witch
- 2019 – Nomination «Best Score of the Year»[51] World Soundtrack Awards (Public Choice) – "The Reformer Zwingli"
- 2019 – Nomination «Best Original Music in TV»[42] Australian Academy Award – AACTA – "The Unlisted"
- 2020 – Nomination «Score of the Year» and «Best Original Score for a Drama Film» Movie Music UK Awards – "The Reformer Zwingli"
- 2020 – Nomination «Best Original Music in TV»[43] Australian Academy Award – AACTA – "Itch (TV series)"
- 2021 – Winner «ADC Bronze for Best Music»[52] Art Directors Club Switzerland – "Swiss Film Award"
- 2021 – Finalist «Best Original Composition in Branding»[53] Music + Sound Awards (International) - "Swiss Film Award"
- 2021 – Winner «Prix de la Meilleure Musique Originale»[54] Festival International du Film Indépendent de Bordeaux, France – "The Life Underground"
- 2021 – Winner «Composer of the Year - Outstanding Achievements in Film Music»[55] 46th "Prix Walo"
- 2022 – Winner «Gold: Best Supplier Services»,[56] Xaver Award for Excellence in Live Communications, Switzerland - Audio Branding: "Swiss Film Award"
- 2022 – Finalist «Best Original Composition in Branding»,[57] Music + Sound Awards (International), United Kingdom - Audio Branding: "Zurich Film Festival"
- 2022 – Finalist «Best Original Composition in a Short Film»,[58] Music + Sound Awards (International), United Kingdom - Film: "The Life Underground"
- 2022 – Nomination «Best Original Music in TV»,[59] Australian Academy Award - AACTA, Australia - TV Series: Born to Spy
- 2022 – Winner «Bronze: Film & Audio Craft - Music and Sound»,[60] ADC Europe Awards, Spain - Audio Branding: "Zurich Film Festival"
- 2023 – Finalist «Best Original Composition in Branding»,[61] Music + Sound Awards (International), United Kingdom - Champagne Symphony: "KRUG Champagne"
- 2023 – Finalist «Best Artist + Brand Collaboration»,[62] Music + Sound Awards (International), United Kingdom - KRUG X BALDENWEG: "KRUG Champagne"
- 2024 – Nomination «Best Original Score for a Thriller/Horror Film»[63] Movie Music UK Awards – "In the Land of Saints and Sinners"
- 2024 – Nomination «Score of the Year»[64] Movie Music UK Awards – "In the Land of Saints and Sinners"
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