WSA Ceremony & Concert
Saturday 21 Oct 2023
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WELCOME! sponsors to volunteers, who made this evening possible. No one will blame me for giving a special thanks to Brussels Philharmonic led by our FFG Music Director, Maestro Dirk Brossé. Besides their festival performance, their contribution to our anniversary project 2x25 was essential to its resounding success. Between the music written by the composers and its visual translation by the film directors, they formed an indispensable link. You can listen and watch the result on our website: filmfestgent.be/2x25.
Apart from the young talent, I feel, along with you, a little overwhelmed by all the frequently lauded talent present here tonight. It seems like a Clash of the Titans. Coincidentally, one of the dozens of films for which Laurence Rosenthal composed music during his 60-year career. Tonight, along with his Italian colleague Nicola Piovani, he will be presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. By the way, you can experience how surprisingly lively Laurence Rosenthal’s music is long after this WSA evening. Just buy the album Laurence Rosenthal: Music for Film and Television, published by Film Fest Gent.
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the 23rd edition of the World Soundtrack Awards. With the presentation of these prestigious music awards, the exciting, informative and entertaining WSA Film Music Days come to an end. In addition, with this high-profile concert we conclude the 50th edition of Film Fest Gent, an edition in which we have once again broadened our musical spectrum by involving music for video games: the Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer goes to a composition for a video game and we expand the range of WSA awards with the WSA Game Music Award.
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CEREMONY & CONCERT PROGRAMME EIKO ISHIBASHI
Music for an excerpt from the game Abzû (2016) by Emma Kélalèche, Emile Cooper Leplay, Alec Sievern
Drive My Car (2021) & Evil Does Not Exist (2023) “Suite”
Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer Best Original Score for a Belgian Production Best Original Song Public Choice Award
LAURENCE ROSENTHAL The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976) “The Great Plains” Clash of the Titans (1981) “I. Flight to Mount Olympus” “II. Joppa” The Miracle Worker (1962) “I. Prologue: Helen Alone” “II. The Miracle at the Pump” The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1995) “I. ‘Ireland, April 1916’: Welcome to Ireland & Fight in the Bakery” “II. Theme”
Discovery of the Year Television Composer of the Year Film Composer of the Year
NICOLA PIOVANI La Stanza del Figlio (2001) “Main Theme” La notte di San Lorenzo (1982) “Suite Taviani - La notte di San Lorenzo” Kaos (1984) “Il Corvo” La vita è bella (1997) “Beautiful that way” Lifetime Achievement Award Intervista (1987) “Suite Fellini - Intervista”
Lifetime Achievement Award Becket (1964) “I. Prologue and Arrival of the King at Canterbury” “II. Epilogue”
Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Dirk Brossé
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ABOUT THE MUSIC
ABOUT THE MUSIC of the Year award at the World Soundtrack Awards 2022. She can also be heard on her radio residency on NTS Radio.
The music Brussels Philharmonic will perform tonight was composed by our three special guests. Composers Laurence Rosenthal and Nicola Piovani will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards for their impressive careers, as you will be able to judge for yourself by the wonderful pieces from their repertoires. As is custom, our last special guest is last year’s Discovery of the Year winner, which gives us the pleasure to listen to the work of Eiko Ishibashi. The Japanese multiinstrumentalist and composer wrote a suite inspired by both Drive My Car and Evil Does Not Exist especially for this evening.
“It was a great honour to be invited to the World Soundtrack Awards last year and to receive an award, but more than that, meeting people from all over the world who work on soundtracks became a precious experience for me. I’m going to take part in the award ceremony this year and I’m really looking forward to it.”
EIKO ISHIBASHI
→ Eiko Ishibashi was born in Japan → Multi-instrumentalist who frequently works with Jim O’Rourke → Worked with director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi on Drive My Car (2021), Evil Does Not Exist (2023) and Gift (2023), which received its world premiere at Film Fest Gent
Discovery of the Year 2022 Eiko Ishibashi is a Japanese multiinstrumentalist whose work has ranged from acclaimed singer-songwriter albums to scores for film, television, theatre and exhibitions to improvised music. She has collaborated with international artists such as Jim O’Rourke, Keiji Haino, Charlemagne Palestine, Merzbow, Giovanni Di Domenico, Phew, and many others. Her own records have been released by Drag City, Black Truffle, and Editions Mego, amongst others. Amongst her film scores is Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s 2021 Academy Award winning film Drive My Car for which she won the Discovery World Soundtrack Awards
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NICOLA PIOVANI World Soundtrack Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Nicola Piovani studied orchestration under the tutelage of Manos Hadjidakis and went on to write music for more than two hundred films and series, and still alternates this with composing for his other great love: theatre. He worked with important Italian directors including Marco Bellocchio and Nanni Moretti. After Nino Rota’s death in 1979, Piovani became Federico Fellini’s regular composer. He provided the scores for Fellini’s last three feature films. He broke through the Italian borders by writing music for films by filmmakers such as Bigas Luna (Jamón, Jamón), Belgium’s Jean-Jacques Andrien (Australia) and Dušan Makavejev (Manifesto).
One of the biggest awards for his work came in 1999, when his music for Roberto Benigni’s classic La vita è bella won him the Oscar for Best Music and he was nominated for a Grammy. More recently, Piovani provided the music for Bellocchio’s mafia drama Il traditore, Gabriele Muccino’s popular Gli anni più belli and Leonora addio, Paolo Taviani’s new film that competed for the Golden Bear at the Berlinale in February 2022. → Nicola Piovani was born in Rome in 1946 → Wrote music for over 200 films and series → Frequent collaborator of Federico Fellini → Won an Oscar for his score for La vita è bella
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LAURENCE ROSENTHAL World Soundtrack Lifetime Achievement Award Winner In his more than six decades-spanning career, Laurence Rosenthal has written music for over a hundred films and television shows. His early work includes the scores for Daniel Petrie’s A Raisin in the Sun (1961) and Arthur Penn’s Oscarwinning film The Miracle Worker (1962). In the 60s, Rosenthal had a strong creative partnership with actor-director Peter Glenville, for whom he wrote three original film scores, starting with Becket in 1964, which earned Rosenthal an Oscar nomination for Best Original Score, and continuing with Hotel Paradiso (1966) and The Comedians (1967). The composer picked up a second Oscar nomination in 1972 for Arthur Hiller’s Man of La Mancha. Other highly acclaimed film scores include The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977), Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979) and Clash of the Titans (1981). Rosenthal’s arguably best-known work for television is the triple Emmy-winning music for the popular series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. World Soundtrack Awards
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“I am greatly honoured by this recognition from the World Soundtrack Awards and am so much looking forward to being present for the 50th anniversary edition of Film Fest Gent. It has been so lovely to see appreciation of film music and the enjoyment of live film music reaching new heights in recent years. The World Soundtrack Awards has been so vital in leading the way.” → Laurence Rosenthal was born in Detroit in 1926 → His best-known film scores are A Raisin in the Sun, The Miracle Worker, Becket, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Clash of the Titans and The Return of a Man Called Horse → Nominated for 2 Oscars and 2 Golden Globes, won 7 Emmys and was nominated for 6 more
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LAURENCE ROSENTHAL: MUSIC FOR FILM AND TELEVISION ABOUT THE MUSIC
Every year, Film Fest Gent - in collaboration with Brussels Philharmonic - dedicates a unique album to the world’s most renowned film and TV composers under the title Music for Film and Television. The complete series is available at shop.filmfestival.be. This year’s album is dedicated to Laurence Rosenthal. For this historic album, the first rerecording entirely devoted to Laurence Rosenthal’s oeuvre, most of the suites have been newly created – in collaboration with the composer and with WSA Advisory Board member Robert Townson – based on the original manuscripts in the composer’s archive. Highlights include substantial suites from Arthur Penn’s The Miracle Worker, the Oscarnominated score for Becket, the composer’s epic western score for The Return of a Man Called Horse, the Saturn Award-nominated score for Clash of the Titans, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and the miniseries Mussolini: The Untold Story. All albums are licensed to Silva Screen Records.
Discover more on shop.filmfestival.be
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ABOUT THE NOMINEES
ABOUT THE NOMINEES Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Academy proudly reveal the nominations for the World Soundtrack Awards 2023 in the categories Film Composer of the Year, Television Composer of the Year, Best Original Song, Discovery of the Year, Public Choice Award, Best Original Score for a Belgian Production and the Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer. This year the WSA launched a new award: the WSA Game Music Award was presented to the best game score, chosen by the public, last Thursday during the PRESS PLAY: Music in Games concert.
THE COMPOSITION CONTEST Every year, young composers have the opportunity to showcase their skills in the WSA Film Music Composition Contest. World Soundtrack Awards
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Usually, the participants are invited to write a score for a film excerpt. This year, however, the contest is dedicated to video game music. The participants wrote a brand new score to an excerpt from the game Abzû (Giant Squid, 2016), for which Austin Wintory composed the original music. A professional jury consisting of Dirk Brossé (Jury President - Film Fest Gent Music Director), composers Austin Wintory and Alex Otterlei, game writer Dagmar Blommaert and Patrick Duynslaegher (Classics Curator Film Fest Gent, journalist) selected three finalists: Emma Kélalèche, Emile Cooper Leplay and Alec Sievern. Tonight, at the World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert, we will find out who wins the Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer, worth €2.500.
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SABAM AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION BY A YOUNG COMPOSER EMMA KÉLALÈCHE
EMILE COOPER LEPLAY
Emile Cooper Leplay is a multiinstrumentalist composer. 2019 Laureate of the Emergence challenge, he has since composed the music for short films such as Sorry For the Inconvenience by Rezwan Shahriar Sumit, Pour un zeste d’amour by Hadrien Krasker & Mathieu Boukenhove, Luciole by Lucie Pagès and Solz by Brice Vincent. He is also the singer/guitarist
ALEC SIEVERN
Alec Sievern is best known for his additional music on hit series such as Bridgerton, Queen Charlotte, and Marvel’s Secret Invasion. He has also gained a following with his solo piano works. The most popular of which, Prelude No.1, marks the beginning of his most recent venture, 8 Preludes For Solo Piano. Graduating in 2017 from The University of Notre Dame with a degree in Mathematics, Sievern decided to use his extensive experience as a concert pianist to approach the world of composition instead. In 2018, he attended USC’s Screen Scoring Program where he was awarded the Betty Rose Award & Scholarship. Currently, Alec Sievern works as a writer for composer Kris Bowers as he also continues his solo concert work.
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Born in 1998 in the Paris Region, Emma Kélalèche started to play violin at the age of six before she decided to take piano lessons and to write songs. After graduating from law school and obtaining her violin prize at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Paris, she was received unanimously at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon in Gilles Alonzo’s class of film scoring. Since then, she continues to work on her artistic solo project as amour, Roma and to follow her film scoring education.
in the alternative rock band LIQR. He has composed the soundtrack for 30 short films and released one compilation album Construction - Music for Short Films (2014-2021). He also has released two EPs with his band LIQR: The Dawn of Orion (2020) and & Aurora (2022).
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VALENTIN HADJADJ - CLOSE
Valentin Hadjadj collaborated for a first time with director Lukas Dhont on the short film L’Infini. This highly acclaimed film sealed an artistic bond between the composer and director. They collaborated again for Dhont’s feature debut Girl, which won many international prizes, including the Caméra d’Or and the prize for Best Actor (Un Certain Regard) at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. They worked together once more for Close, which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
DIRK BROSSÉ - ONZE NATUUR
Dirk Brossé, an internationally acclaimed conductor and award-winning composer. He has composed extensively for cinema, World Soundtrack Awards
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television and stage. His score for the BBC/HBO series Parade’s End was nominated for an Emmy. His score for the film Knielen op een bed violen (In My Father’s Garden) was nominated for Het Gouden Kalf, a Dutch Oscar. He wrote the scores for the musicals Prince of Africa, Daens, Tintin, Rembrandt, Ben X, Pauline & Paulette, 14-18, Scrooge and Daens 2.0. Dirk Brossé’s recent score for the documentary Onze Natuur was nominated for an Ensor Award.
HANNES DE MAEYER - REBEL
Hannes De Maeyer is best known for his collaboration with director duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Rebel, Gangsta, Black). He was awarded Best Original Score for a Belgian Production at the World Soundtrack Awards in 2020 for his impressive symphonic score to Belgian war epic Torpedo. Other recent projects include Rafaël, the Dutch romantic drama by filmmaker Ben Sombogaart, German feature Immenhof, an immensely popular youth film by Sharonvon Wietersheim, as well as De Stig, a moving documentary about cyclist Stig Broeckx. 23rd Edition
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
written by Taylor Swift performed by Taylor Swift
“LIFT ME UP” FROM BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER written by Temilade Openiyi, Robyn Fenty, Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler performed by Rihanna
“CIAO PAPA” FROM GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO written by Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz & Guillermo Del Toro performed by Alexandre Desplat, Dominique “Solrey” Lemonnier, Gregory Mann
“KEEP RISING THE WOMAN KING” FROM THE WOMAN KING written by Jessy Wilson, Jeremy Lutito, Angélique Kidjo performed by Jessy Wilson, Angélique Kidjo
“YOUR PERSONAL TRASH MAN CAN” FROM THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (SEASON 5) written by Thomas Mizer, Curtis Moore performed by Phillip Attmore, Jake Corcoran, RJ Higton, Tommy Sutter, and Cast
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“CAROLINA” FROM WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
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AMELIA WARNER - MR. MALCOLM’S LIST
the Money in the World), Michael Mann (Ferrari), Danny Boyle (Yesterday) and Aaron Sorkin (Being The Ricardos, The Trial of the Chicago 7).
Amelia Warner has earned recognition for her film scores, including Mary Shelley, Wild Mountain Thyme and Mr. Malcolm’s List.
MICHELINO BISCEGLIA MY SAILOR, MY LOVE Michelino Bisceglia is a renowned Belgian composer and jazz pianist. He scored the Netflix series Thieves of the Wood and the animation drama Charlotte, which starred Keira Knightly.
Fabrizio Mancinelli has written the score for notable titles like Disney’s Growing Up with Nine Old Men, Universal’s The Snow Queen 4: Mirrorlands, and the feature thriller Coyote Lake.
MARK SMYTHE - THE REEF: STALKED
DANIEL PEMBERTON SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Daniel Pemberton has scored films for some of the industry’s most legendary figures such as Ridley Scott (All
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FABRIZIO MANCINELLI THE LAND OF DREAMS
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Mark Smythe is recognized for his film work, including a 2023 SCL Awards nomination for The Reef: Stalked. He collaborates with horror director Chris Sun and explores contemporary classical projects.
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DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR DASCHA DAUENHAUER GOLDA
SIMON FRANGLEN AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER Simon Franglen is known for his work with Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Celine Dion. He’s contributed to iconic film scores, including Se7en and Crash, as well as collaborating with James Horner on films like Avatar and Titanic.
RADWIMPS & KAZUMA JINNOUCHI SUZUME The Japanese band RADWIMPS has released nine studio albums and are known for creating music for acclaimed animated
HERDÍS STEFÁNSDÓTTIR KNOCK AT THE CABIN Herdís Stefánsdóttir is a composer, songwriter, and electronic musician. She has scored multiple feature films, including M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin, and series such as The Essex Serpent.
COLIN STETSON - THE MENU Colin Stetson is a prolific and highly acclaimed musician. His contributions to films, TV shows, and game scores include Hereditary (2018), Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018), Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Menu (2022).
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Dascha Dauenhauer is an award-winning film composer, with notable works like Jibril and Berlin Alexanderplatz. In 2023, she premiered The Swarm at the Berlin International Film Festival and scored the film Golda, starring Helen Mirren.
films like Your Name and Weathering with You. Kazuma Jinnouchi’s impressive portfolio includes critically acclaimed video game titles like Halo 5: Guardians, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, and Marvel’s Iron Man.
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DANNY ELFMAN & CHRIS BACON – WEDNESDAY Four-time Oscar nominee Danny Elfman has worked with top directors such as Tim Burton and Guillermo del Toro. He is also known for iconic TV theme music like The Simpsons. Chris Bacon co-scored Netflix’s Wednesday. He received Emmy nominations for Smash, Bates Motel and The Tick and has contributed to projects like Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Men in Black: International.
NICHOLAS BRITELL – ANDOR (SEASON 1), SUCCESSION (SEASON 4) Academy Award-nominated composer Nicholas Britell is known for his celebrated film scores, including Don’t Look Up, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Moonlight. He’s also acclaimed for the Succession “Main Title Theme”.
BEAR MCCREARY – THE SERPENT QUEEN, THE WITCHER: BLOOD ORIGIN, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RINGS OF POWER Emmy and BAFTA-winning composer Bear McCreary is renowned for his work
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on Battlestar Galactica and his unique palindrome theme for Da Vinci’s Demons. His recent projects include scoring God of War Ragnarök, Foundation and Outlander.
GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA & DAVID FLEMING – THE LAST OF US Academy Awardwinning composer Gustavo Santaolalla is a prolific film composer, earning Oscars for Brokeback Mountain and Babel, and wrote the music for the successful video game The Last of Us and its HBO series adaptation. David Fleming has worked on film and TV projects including The Last of Us for HBO and The Night Logan Woke Up. He has collaborated with Hans Zimmer on The Lion King and Dune.
CRISTOBAL TAPIA DE VEER & KIM NEUNDORF – THE WHITE LOTUS (SEASON 2) Cristobal Tapia de Veer is renowned for his work on cult series like Utopia, Black Mirror, The White Lotus, National Treasure and Smile. Kim Neundorf has been a crucial collaborator and second pair of ears for Cristobal Tapia de Veer, assisting on various projects.
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FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR VOLKER BERTELMANN – WAR SAILOR, ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, MEMORY OF WATER
CARTER BURWELL – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY, TO CATCH A KILLER Carter Burwell is a renowned composer known for his frequent collaboration with the Coen Brothers (Fargo; O Brother, Where art Thou?; Raising Arizona) and Martin McDonagh (In Bruges; Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri).
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO, THE LOST KING, TIRAILLEURS (FATHER & SOLDIER), ASTEROID CITY, A COOLER CLIMATE Alexandre Desplat’s scores include Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech, David Yates’ Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows, Part 1 & 2, Terence Malik’s Tree of Life, Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women and Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water.
Hildur Gudnadóttir is known for her work in film, television, and video games, including Joker, Chernobyl and Battlefield 2042. Her upcoming projects include A Haunting in Venice and Joker: Folie á Deux.
DANIEL PEMBERTON – SEE HOW THEY RUN; ENOLA HOLMES 2; AMSTERDAM; SPIDERMAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Daniel Pemberton has scored films for some of the industry’s most legendary figures such as Ridley Scott (All the Money in the World), Michael Mann (Ferrari), Danny Boyle (Yesterday) and Aaron Sorkin (Being The Ricardos, The Trial of the Chicago 7).
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JOHN WILLIAMS – THE FABELMANS, INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF
John Williams is a legendary American composer with a career spanning over six decades. He is known for composing iconic film scores, including Star Wars, Harry Potter and Jurassic Park.
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Volker Bertelmann has provided music for Patrick Melrose, The Old Guard, Stowaway, the episode “Red Book” from Black Mirror, and the films Ammonite and Lion in collaboration with Dustin O’Halloran.
HILDUR GUÐNADÓTTIR – WOMEN TALKING, TÁR
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ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE For an award ceremony and concert that honours the crème de la crème of worldrenowned composers and songwriters it is only fitting we invite a world-renowned orchestra and conductor to do their music justice. The musicians of Brussels Philharmonic and their conductor, Maestro Dirk Brossé are more than up to the task.
DIRK BROSSÉ Dirk Brossé, an internationally acclaimed conductor and award-winning composer, is currently Music Director of The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Artistic Director of Prima La Musica, and music director of Film Fest Gent. He is also professor of composition and conducting at the School of Arts / Royal Conservatory of Music at his hometown Ghent, Belgium. He has composed some 600 works, including concert works, concerti, oratorios, lieder, chamber music and symphonic works. He has also composed extensively for cinema, television and stage. His score for the BBC/HBO series Parade’s End was nominated for an Emmy Award. His score for the film Knielen op een bed violen (In My Father’s Garden) was nominated for Het Gouden Kalf. He wrote the scores for the musicals Prince of Africa, Daens, Sacco & Vanzetti, Tintin, Rembrandt, Ben X, Pauline & Paulette, 14-18, Scrooge and Daens 2.0. Dirk’s recent score for the documentary Our Nature was nominated for the presigious International Film Music Critics Awards (IFMCA) and tonight for the WSAward Best
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Original Score for a Belgian Production. Dirk Brossé has conducted many top orchestras, both at home and abroad. Amongst them, the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. In 2008 he made his first appearance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. In 2016 he made his debut at the Carnegie Hall New York. He has made more than 100 CD recordings and has collaborated with world-class artists such as John Williams, Toots Thielemans, Hans Zimmer, Elmer Bernstein, Sinead O’Connor, Maurice Jarre and Youssou N’Dour. Dirk Brossé has been awarded the title Cultural Ambassador of Flanders, the Flemish Parliament’s Gold Medal for Merit, the Achille Van Acker Prize, the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award and the Global Thinkers Forum Award for Excellence in Cultural Creativity. In 2013 he was elevated to Belgium’s hereditary nobility, with the personal title of Sir. He is a member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts. Recently Dirk received from His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium the highest award from the Belgian Monarchy: ‘Commander in the Dirk Brossé Order of Leopold’. Conductor & composer
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“The world needs symphonic music. And symphonic music needs the world.” That is the firm belief of the Brussels Philharmonic. As a symphony orchestra founded in 1935 under the auspices of the Belgian public broadcaster, unveiling the symphonic world as best we can is deep in our DNA. By innovating while maintaining full respect for the value of the past, we keep the symphonic music of the past, present and future relevant and inspiring – for ourselves and all of society. We do this from the historic Studio 4 at Flagey in Brussels, together with our music director Kazushi Ono: he shares our open and adventurous spirit and our rock-solid belief in the need for cross-fertilization between art, life and society.
The vision of our music director overlaps in so many ways with that of the orchestra: the authenticity with which the great repertoire is kept alive, the permanent quest for innovation and evolution, the commitment to giving the music of today and tomorrow a central role, and the passion for sharing the love of symphonic music widely and generously. The orchestra’s international reputation comes to the fore in its specialisation in recording soundtracks (including the Oscar-winning music for The Artist), the many successful recordings for labels such as Deutsche Grammophon, and the ambitious projects on prestigious stages around the world (Carnegie Hall, New York, Philharmonie de Paris, Musikverein Wien, Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg, Cadogan Hall, London).
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OTTO DEROLEZ
Concertmaster & soloist Otto Derolez has been the concertmaster of Brussels Philharmonic since 1999. He is considered one of the leading violinists of Belgium, and as of 2012 been Faculty Professor at YOA Orchestra of the Americas, coaching young musicians all over the world. Otto made his debut with the Brussels Philharmonic in 1999, with Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben. With this orchestra he has performed the world premières of violin concertos by Jeroen d’Hoe and Michel Tabachnik, both dedicated to Otto Derolez. His performance of John Williams’ Violin Concerto has been highly acclaimed, as well as the Alban Berg Violin Concerto which he performed with Brussels Philharmonic under the baton of Carlos Kalmar. Otto Derolez studied at the Royal Conservatories of Ghent and Brussels, with professors such as Rudolf Werthen, Keti Sbestyen and Philippe Hirschhorn. He graduated from the Internationale
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Musikakademie für Solisten (IMAS) in Wolfenbüttel (Germany) under the guidance of André Gertler. He also received support and guidance from Yfrah Neaman. An active chamber musician, he has been a member of the Prometheus Ensemble since 1992. With this ensemble he recorded Schubert’s Octet and Trout Quintet, Stravinsky’s l’Histoire du Soldat, Schoenberg’s First Chamber Symphony and Transfigured Night. As well as being concertmaster of Brussels Philharmonic, Otto is also Faculty Professor of YOA-Orchestra of the Americas. Composed of gifted young musicians from more than 25 countries, YOA bring together young talents with professionals from the most prestigious orchestras across the world. The first Festival Internacional de Cuerdas Maestro Otto Derolez took place in Chile.
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MARION BAUWENS Soprano
Marion Bauwens, a budding soprano from Ghent, began her musical journey at age five at VEM vzw in Ghent. Initially studying the violin with Inge Aelvoet, she soon found her true passion in singing under the guidance of Jolien de Gendt. Marion Bauwens pursued formal training in classical singing at the IMEP in Namur, earning her Master’s degree with distinction in 2020. She continued to refine her technique with Helene Bernardy in Luxembourg. She performed as a soloist in renowned works like Chants d’Auvergne and Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem. Her accolades include winning the Prix International Soroptimist in Avignon in 2021 and claiming prizes at the 2nd International Opera Competition Rita Gorr in 2022. In September 2022, Marion Bauwens joined the MMSoloist programme at La Monnaie in Brussels, and in September 2023, she will become an Artist in Residence at the Music Chapel Queen Elisabeth. Currently, she dazzles audiences as Papagena in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte at the Midsummer Mozartiades in Brussels, Mons, and Namur. 21
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Broadcaster, producer, director and musician Tommy Pearson has been a familiar figure in the UK music world for nearly 30 years. After an early career as a percussionist and composer, Tommy became one of the busiest voices on BBC Radio and TV, hosting a huge array of shows about music. Film music has dominated his career, as concert producer, host and broadcaster. Tommy Pearson has produced and hosted concerts around the world. Highlights include A Night Out With Sir Michael Caine at the Royal Albert Hall and Interstellar Live. As onstage host, Tommy has hosted hundreds of film music concerts in the UK, Europe and USA. He has also hosted countless talks and events on film music, including BAFTA’s highly-regarded “Conversations with Screen Composers”, and is proud host of the annual World Soundtrack Awards in Belgium.
MUSICIANS Dirk Brossé, conductor Otto Derolez, concertmaster & soloist (violin)
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VIOLIN 1 Bart Lemmens (2) Olivia Bergeot Annelies Broeckhoven Cristina Constantinescu Sára Kovács Justine Rigutto Kristina Rimkeviciute Elizaveta Rybentseva Anton Skakun Alissa Vaitsner Gillis Veldeman
VIOLIN 2 Mari Hagiwara (1) Anne Balu Véronique Burstin Aline Janeczek Mireille Kovac José Manuel Jiménez Garcia Eline Pauwels Julien Poli Stefanie Van Backlé Bram Van Eenoo
VIOLA Loan Cazal (1) Griet François (2) Philippe Allard Marina Barskaya Phung Ha Hélène Koerver Agnieszka Kosakowska Stephan Uelpenich Patricia Van Reusel
CELLO Karel Steylaerts (1) Karin Broeckhove Barbara Gerarts Sophie Jomard Sylvain Ruffier Emmanuel Tondus
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DOUBLE BASS
TUBA
José Vilaplana Herruzo (1) Luzia Correia Rendeiro Vieira Thomas Fiorini Daniele Giampaolo
Jean Xhonneux (2)
FLUTE
PERCUSSION
Lieve Schuermans (1) Jill Jeschek (2) Sarah Miller
Titus Franken (2) Stijn Schoofs (2) Miguel Sánchez Cobo Gideon Van Canneyt
OBOE Joris Van den Hauwe (1) Lode Cartrysse (2) Emily Ross
CLARINET Anne Boeykens (1) Elena Herrero Vega (2) Midori Mori (2)
TIMPANI Gert D’haese (1)
HARP Marieke Schoenmakers (2)
KEYBOARDS Erik Brabants (2) Anastasia Goldberg (2)
GUITAR Inti De Maet (2)
BASSOON Oliver Engels (1) Jonas Coomans (2) Alexander Kuksa
HORN Hans van der Zanden (1) Mieke Ailliet (2) NN (2) Claudia Rigoni Luc van den Hove Frans van Gorsel
ACCORDEON Christophe Delporte (2)
SAXOPHONE Pieter Pellens (2)
GLOSSARY (1) principal (2) soloist
TRUMPET Florian Begarie (1) Ward Hoornaert (1) Diego Hernandez Torres Luc Sirjacques
TROMBONE David Rey (1) Tim Van Medegael (2) Gertjan Schoup
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23rd Edition
CREDITS Produced by Film Fest Gent In Collaboration with Brussels Philharmonic Composers Eiko Ishibashi Emma Kélalèche Emile Cooper Leplay Nicola Piovani Laurence Rosenthal Alec Sievern
Conductor & music director Film Fest Gent Dirk Brossé Host Tommy Pearson Programming Dirk Brossé, Music Director Wim De Witte, Programme Director Sophie Joos, Music Projects Coordinator Patrick Duynslaegher, Consultant Thomas Van Parys, Consultant Composition Contest Jury Dirk Brossé, Chairman & Music Director FFG Patrick Duynslaegher Austin Wintory Alex Otterlei Dagmar Blommaert Film Fest Gent Marijke Vandebuerie, General Manager Wim De Witte, Programme Director Sophie Joos, Head Music Projects Katrien Destuyver, Concert Producer Mathijs Poppe, Video Editor Kim Verthé, Press & Communication Sven Hollebeke, Communication & Website
Brussels Philharmonic Gunther Broucke, General Manager Tom Pipeleers, Judith Van Eeckhout, Artistic Administrator Jim Seynaeve, Head of Production Thomas Geurts, Head of Stage Management Emma Touchot, Casting Pieterjan Hermans, Librarian Céline Krick, Librarian Assistant Daniël Van Drimmelen, Stagehand Emiel De Vylder, Stagehand WSA Voting Control Procedure PricewaterhouseCoopers Belgium Capitole Gent Oscar Messely Rany Hungenaert Imke Martens Veerle Van Renterghem Sabine Storme Video & Stage Direction Andries Vangeel, Director Nele Van Campenhout, Assistant Director Birger Embrechts, Score Advisor Jeroen Buyse, Stage Manager Sound Design Live & Postproduction Twin4u Events & Projects BV Philippe Peirsman Christof Peirsman Indy Browaeys
Motion Graphics - The Pack Tom Hameeuw Leslie Foubert Filip Croon Jef Dehouse Robin Van den Acker Styling World Soundtrack Awards Studio BigFish Programme Booklet Marijke Vandebuerie, Publisher Wim De Witte, Editor-in-Chief Silke Bomberna, Editor Texts Booklet Raf Butstraen Silke Bomberna Lucas van Gorp
CREDITS
Orchestra Brussels Philharmonic
Hanne Schelstraete, Guest Service, Lien Puttemans, Ticketing Jessica Bonte, Sponsorship & Protocol Michiel Philippaerts, Programmer Nathalie Decock, Management Assistant
Design Mutant™ Prepress Sanne De Muynck Special Thanks Antonella Agassi, Pieter Corten, Jana Dejonghe, Leigh Phillips, Sheilla Sklar, Jonathan Rosenthal, Robert Townson, Yuri Yoshioka and the entire Film Fest Gent team. Our partners and all contributors for their enthusiasm and expertise. All members of the World Soundtrack Academy. This production was created with the support of the Tax Shelter measure of the Belgian Federal Government through Beside Tax Shelter.
Lighting design & Projection Showdesign i.o.v. Twin4u E&P BV Benjamin De Maere Motion Graphics Mutant™
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