World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert Programme 2024 by FilmFestGent

Welcome to the 24th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards. With the presentation of these prestigious music awards, Film Fest Gent puts the spotlights on film, television and game composers, on those talents often left in the shadow of their studios. Believing they are an indispensable link between the art form and its audience, we celebrate music written for the big and small screen and honour the composer who put their heart and soul into it.

As every year, the World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert pays tribute to one of the veterans of the industry. Honouring Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Elliot Goldenthal, a selection of highlights from his impressive oeuvre will be brought to life by Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Maestro Dirk Brossé. The performance is a unique sneak preview of the newly recorded Film Fest Gent album Elliot Goldenthal: Music for Film, that you can order through our website.

We are also truly grateful that Guest of Honour Philippe Rombi will join us tonight for the world premiere of his Hymne des Fraternisés, and 2023 Discovery winner Simon Franglen returns with a newly written suite from Avatar: The Way of Water. Apart from these well established masters, I am particularly proud that we will also get to

share the stage with the young talents of today, the master of tomorrow. I have no doubt that the scores written by the three nominees of our annual Composition Contest will surprise us in unexpected ways.

I do not want to end without thanking all the guests, Academy members, composers, agents and publicists present for attending and wishing every nominee success. In particular I would like to thank WSA Industry Award recipient Maggie Rodford, who has made tremendous efforts for the WSA. My thanks also go to everyone, from sponsors to volunteers, who made this evening possible. And, lastly, I am immensely grateful that these monumentals scores will be performed by a monumental orchestra, the Brussels Philharmonic led by our FFG Music Director, Maestro Dirk Brossé.

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CELEBRATING THE ASCAP FAMILY AT THE

2024 WORLD SOUNDTRACK AWARDS

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GOOD FRIEND MAGGIE RODFORD

JON BATISTE SIMON FARNABY

SIMON FRANGLEN ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL

JERSKIN FENDRIX

RYAN GOSLING NATALIE HOLT

PAUL KING LENNY KRAVITZ

JAMES HORNER

DUA LIPA MARTIN PHIPPS HANS ZIMMER

DAN WILSON

CEREMONY & CONCERT PROGRAMME

COMPOSITION CONTEST

Music for an excerpt from the film The Witches (1990) by Alex Mansour, Georg Mausolf, Florian van der Reijden

Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer

Best Original Score for a Belgian Production

Best Original Song Public Choice Award

SIMON FRANGLEN

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

“Orchestral Suite”

Discovery of the Year

PHILIPPE ROMBI - PART 1

Angel (2007)

“Overture”

“Main Theme: The Real Life Of Angel Deverell”

Dans la Maison (2012)

“Thème”

Sous le Sable (2000)

“End Title”

ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL- PART 1

Alien³ (1992)

“Adagio (excerpt)”

Batman Forever (1995)

“Main Title Fanfare”

BREAK (10’)

WSA Game Music Award

ELLIOT GOLDENTHALPART 2

Titus (1999)

“Arrows of the Gods / Finale”

Lifetime Achievement Award

Interview with the Vampire (1994)

“Born to Darkness / Louis’ Revenge”

Television Composer of the Year

Film Composer of the Year

PHILIPPE ROMBI - PART 2

Joyeux Noël (2005)

“Hymne des Fraternisés ‘I’m Dreaming Of Home’”

Astérix: Le Domaine Des Dieux (2014)

“Main Title”

Jeux D’Enfants (2003)

“Suite: Overture & Love Theme”

ABOUT THE MUSIC

Celebrating the precious art of composing for the screen, Brussels Philharmonic will perform both established and new work by our three special guests. After winning the 2023 WSA Discovery Award, Simon Franglen returns with a symphonic suite from Avatar: The Way of Water. Guest of honour Philippe Rombi, one of France’s film music sweethearts, presents some highlights from his oeuvre, including suites from his awarded scores for Joyeux Noël and Dans la Maison. And lastly, veteran composer Elliot Goldenthal, who receives this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award, takes us on a musical journey through his rich and critically acclaimed career.

SIMON FRANGLEN

Discovery of the Year 2023

Simon Franglen is a highly accomplished musician and producer known for his work with artists like Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, resulting in dozens of multi-platinum albums and singles. Since the 1990s, he has contributed to iconic film scores such as Howard Shore’s score to David Fincher’s Se7en and David Cronenberg’s Crash. Flourishing in various branches of the film music industry, he

also produced the vocals for Moulin Rouge and worked as a music programmer on the Academy Award nominated score for Bodyguards.

For over two decades, Franglen has collaborated intensely with American composer James Horner on some of the most memorable film scores of the past years. As arranger and score producer, he worked on Horner’s celebrated soundtracks for Avatar, The Amazing Spider-Man, Titanic and many others. Following his passing in 2015, Franglen completed the score for The Magnificent Seven which earned him an ASCAP Award. Succeeding his mentor and friend as composer of the Avatar franchise, Franglen composed the score for Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), for which he won the Discovery of the Year Award at the 2023 World Soundtrack Awards.

→ Simon Franglen was born in London, 1963

→ Best known for his work on the ongoing Avatar franchise

→ Frequent collaborator of James Horner and heir of his musical legacy

PHILIPPE ROMBI

GUEST OF HONOUR

Growing up in a musical family, French composer Philippe Rombi was captivated by the power of music in cinema from a young age. After graduating from the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Musique in Paris, where he studied composition under the supervision of film composer Antoine Duhamel, he scored his first short films. These early compositions made a lasting impression on French director François Ozon and convinced him of the added value of music to his intimate crime stories (Les Amants criminels, Sous le sable).

Since their first projects in the 1990s, the two have intensively collaborated and have reinforced each other’s craftsmanship. Among others, Rombi has scored Ozon’s Swimming Pool and Jeune et jolie, both of which earned the director a Palme d’Or. Evenly noteworthy is his work on Dany

Boon’s comedy Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis and Chrisian Carion’s Joyeux Noël. Scoring this Oscar nominated film, Rombi could express to the fullest what he stands for as a composer. He impressed with a lyrical and symphonic score and included well-known melodies from Franz Schubert. Rombi’s innovative yet delicate adaptation of these themes earned him a César nomination. The first in a still growing track record.

→ Philippe Rombi was born in Pau (France), in 1968

→ Known for his frequent collaborations with François Ozon and Dany Boon

→ Four-time César-nominee

ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL

WORLD SOUNDTRACK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER

Inspired by the vibrant tunes and melodies of multicultural New York, Elliot Goldenthal started studying composition under the tutelage of John Corigliano and, later on, Aaron Copland. After composing some classical orchestral pieces, he broadened his artistic horizon from the concert hall to the theatre scene and the big screen in the 1980s. His epic score for David Fincher’s Alien³ (1992) pushed his fame beyond the American borders and his music for Neil Jordan’s Interview with the Vampire (1994) earned him his first Academy Award nomination.

with, among others, Michael Mann (Heat, Public Enemies) and Joel Schumacher (A Time to Kill, Batman & Robin) and a series of nominations and accolades. His most celebrated score, however, was created after teaming up with Julie Taymor, his artistic and life partner, for her biopic Frida (2002). His impressive attempt to translate the colourful world of painter Frida Kahlo to music was rewarded with an Academy Award, Golden Globe and two World Soundtrack Awards.

→ Elliot Goldenthal was born in New York in 1954

→ Wrote music for more than 60 films and plays

→ Frequent collaborator of Julie Taymor and Michael Mann

→ Won an Oscar for his score for Frida

WORLD SOUNDTRACK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER

ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL: MUSIC FOR FILM

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. The complete series is available at shop.filmfestival.be.

This year’s album is dedicated to Academy Award-winning composer Elliot Goldenthal. Honouring his sense for experiment and innovation, the album not only includes his most celebrated score for Julie Taymor’s Frida, but also features two never before recorded concert

Throughout the years Goldenthal created a unique artistic fingerprint, characterised by innovation and a delicate mix of styles and genres, that has inspired many film directors. This resulted in long lasting collaborations with, among others, Michael Mann (Heat, Public Enemies) and Joel Schumacher (A Time to Kill, Batman & Robin) and a series of nominations and accolades. His most celebrated score, however, was created after teaming up with Julie Taymor, his artistic and life partner, for her biopic impressive attempt to translate the colourful world of painter Frida Kahlo to music was rewarded with an Academy Award, Golden Globe and two World Soundtrack Awards.

→ Elliot Goldenthal was born in New York in 1954

→ Wrote music for more than 60 films and plays

→ Frequent collaborator of Julie Taymor and Michael Mann

→ Won an Oscar for his score for

suites. These suites explore the musical universe he created for Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, and celebrate his groundbreaking music for Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. Other highlights include the composer’s epic soundtrack for David Fincher’s Alien³, his Academy Award-nominated scores for Michael Collins and Interview with the Vampire and a selection of key themes from Michael Mann’s Heat.

All albums are licensed to Silva Screen Records.

ABOUT THE NOMINEES

Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Academy proudly reveal the nominations for the World Soundtrack Awards 2024 in the categories Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer, Best Original Score for a Belgian Production, Best Original Song, Public Choice Award, Discovery of the Year, Game Music Award, Television Composer of the Year and Film Composer of the Year.

COMPOSITION CONTEST

Every year, young composers have the opportunity to prove their worth in the WSA Film Music Composition Contest. Putting their skills to the test, the participants were invited to write a brand new score for an excerpt from Nicolas Roeg’s cult classic The Witches (1990),

for which Stanley Myers wrote the original music. A professional jury consisting of Dirk Brossé (Jury President, Film Fest Gent Music Director), composer Michel Bisceglia, composer and producer Justine Bourgeus (Tsar B), director and screenwriter Frederike Migom and Patrick Duynslaegher (Classics Curator Film Fest Gent, journalist) selected three finalists: Alex Mansour, Georg Mausolf and Florian van der Reijden. 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.

The Witches, Nicolas Roeg (1990)

SABAM AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION BY A YOUNG COMPOSER

ALEX MANSOUR

Alex Mansour is a composer, cellist and jazz pianist. His concert music has been performed by the American Youth Symphony, the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and the USC Thornton Symphony, among others. He has scored films featured on Netflix, Paramount Plus and Hulu, and has had work programmed at SXSW/Tribeca Film Festival. As a cellist, Alex is an active session musician in Los Angeles (credits on Black Adam, Dungeons and Dragons, The Gilded Age). As a pianist, Alex arranged and played for Arturo Sandoval’s Christmas at Notre Dame album, performing with him at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Alex graduated from USC in 2021 with a master’s in composition, and Notre Dame in 2019 with a bachelor’s in music and film.

GEORG MAUSOLF

Georg Mausolf is a composer and sound designer for audiovisual media, living and working in Berlin, Germany. His body of work spans from blockbusters

and trailers for shows like Netflix’s Vikings: Valhalla to video game scores and arthouse documentaries. In 2022 he finished his first feature film The Expert at the Card Table, for which he wrote a mischievous orchestral score. His work has been recorded and performed by the German Film Orchestra and the Stoklosa Collective, among others. In 2023, he was awarded second place at the renowned FMF Young Talent Award, hosted by the Krakow Film Music Festival and second place at the Four For Music Scoring Contest.

FLORIAN VAN DER REIJDEN

Florian van der Reijden is a composer and musician from the Netherlands. After graduating in classical piano at the Conservatory of Rotterdam, he followed his passion for composition and completed a master’s in film composition at the Conservatory of Amsterdam in collaboration with the Dutch Film Academy. In recent years, he has composed concert music as well as music for film, musicals and games. In 2024, he received the award Best Original Score at the Festival International Music & Cinema Marseille for his score for A Capella in D Minor. As a composer, he enjoys being part of collaborative projects and working with other creative artists.

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A BELGIAN PRODUCTION

BJORN ERIKSSONWHEN IT MELTS

Bjorn Eriksson is a Belgian composer, musician and producer, best known as the former guitarist of the Belgian bands Zita Swoon and Admiral Freebee. As a composer, he scored the Toronto premiered feature film When It Melts and the 2012 drama The Broken Circle Breakdown. His score for this Academy Award-nominated film was awarded the Ensor for Best Music and gained a musical afterlife through the foundation of The Broken Circle Bluegrass Band, which toured in Belgium and France.

AMENRASKUNK

The Belgian band Amenra is internationally renowned for their groundbreaking post-metal sounds and brooding live performances. Since the late 1990s, they have released six studio albums, the sixth of which was Belgium’s third best listened album in 2021. After scoring the short film Death Hug in 2023, the band wrote a dark and compelling score for Koen Mortier’s Skunk, their first feature film soundtrack. Amerna consists of Colin H. van Eeckhout (vocals), Mathieu J. Vandekerckhove (guitars), Bjorn J. Lebon (drums), Lennart Bossu (guitars) and Tim De Gieter (bass, backing vocals).

GEERT HELLINGSWIL

Geert Hellings is a guitar player, singer, songwriter and composer, based in Belgium. Following his soundtrack for two short films, he scored the Belgian TV series Tytgat Chocolat (Team Chocolat) in 2007 and Tim Mielants’ De Patrick, which earned him the Grand Prix at the the 21st Aubagne International Film Festival. That year, the film was also shortlisted for the WSAward Best Original Score for a Belgian Production. Collaborating with Mielants for a second time, he scored the director’s WWII drama Wil, for which he received the Ensor for Best Music in 2023.

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“DANCE THE NIGHT” FROM BARBIE

written by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, performed by Dua Lipa

“I’M JUST KEN” FROM BARBIE

written by Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson performed by Ryan Gosling

“IT NEVER WENT AWAY” FROM AMERICAN SYMPHONY

written by Dan Wilson, Jon Batiste performed by Jon Batiste

“ROAD TO FREEDOM” FROM RUSTIN

written and performed by Lenny Kravitz

“WAHZHAZHE (A SONG FOR MY PEOPLE)” FROM KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

written by Scott George performed by Osage Tribal Singers

“WHAT WAS I MADE FOR?” FROM BARBIE

written by Finneas O’Connell, Billie Eilish performed by Billie Eilish

“YOU’VE NEVER HAD CHOCOLATE LIKE THIS” FROM WONKA

written by Neil Hannon, Paul King, Simon Farnaby performed by Timothée Chalamet, The Cast of Wonka

PUBLIC CHOICE AWARD

HANS ZIMMER - DUNE: PART 2

With over five hundred projects across all mediums, Hans Zimmer is a key player in today’s film music industry. His scores for Dune, Thelma and Louise, No Time to Die and Gladiator have been recognized around the globe.

DIEGO BALDENWEG WITH NORA BALDENWEG & LIONEL BALDENWEG - IN THE LAND OF SAINTS AND SINNERS

Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg are a composers trio best known for their scores for La femme et le TGV, Head Full of Honey and The Reformer Zwingli.

UMBERTO SCIPIONE - LA GUERRA DEI NONNI

An Italian composer and conductor, Umberto Scipione has scored over three hundred projects, including Benvenuti al Sud, Succede anche nelle migliori famiglie and Come far litigare mamma e papà.

ANTHONY WILLISSALTBURN

Nominee of the 2022 WSA Discovery Award, Anthony Willis is known for his evocative scores for Emerald Fennell’s Oscar’s Winning Promising Young Woman and her latest psychological thriller Saltburn.

AMELIA WARNER - YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA

Amelia Warner earned recognition for her scores for Mary Shelley, Wild Mountain Thyme and Mr. Malcolm’s List, for which she won the 2023 Public Choice Award.

DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR

DIEGO BALDENWEG WITH NORA BALDENWEG & LIONEL BALDENWEG - IN THE LAND OF SAINTS AND SINNERS

Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg are a composers trio best known for their scores for La femme et le TGV, Head Full of Honey and The Reformer Zwingli.

JERSKIN FENDRIX - POOR THINGS

Academy Awardnominated composer Jerskin Fendrix has earned recognition for his unsettling scores for Poor Things and Kinds of Kindness, two collaborations with Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos.

CARLOS RAFAEL RIVERAEZRA

Emmy winning composer Carlos Rafael Rivera has scored films like Godless, Hacks, La reina del sur 3 and the critically acclaimed series The Queen’s Gambit.

CAROLINE SHAW - JULIE KEEPS QUIET

American composer Caroline Shaw is known for her Pulitzer Prize and multi-Grammywinning classical concert works and her scores for series like Fleishman Is in Trouble.

ANTHONY WILLISSALTBURN

Nominee of the 2022 WSA Discovery Award, Anthony Willis is known for his evocative scores for Emerald Fennell’s Oscar-winning Promising Young Woman and her latest psychological thriller Saltburn.

GAME MUSIC AWARD

MACLAINE DIEMER, BRYAN ATKINSON, BOBBY BRADER, JARRYD ELIAS, JAIMEE

JIMIN PARK, MICHAEL PARASKEVAS, BOBBY ROSE - GUILD WARS 2: SECRETS OF THE OBSCURE

Bringing their unique experiences and backgrounds to the table, these composers gloriously managed to honour the art of game scoring as a collaborative craft.

GEORGE STREZOVJAGGED ALLIANCE 3

As a conductor and orchestrator, George Strezov contributed to award winning series like The Crown and Catherine the Great. He has written the original score for games like Surviving Mars and Jagged Alliance 3.

BRANDON BOONE - SLAY THE PRINCESS

Exploring a wide range of musical branches, Brandon Boone has scored multiple short films, popular podcasts like The NoSleep Podcast and video games like Scarlet Hollow and Slay the Princess.

NAINITA DESAI - TALES OF KENZERA: ZAU

WSA Discovery winning composer Nainita Desai has earned recognition with her scores for films like For Sama, The Reason I Jump and 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, and video games like Immortality and the Call of Duty franchise.

TOM SALTATHE OUTLAST TRIALS

Tom Salta is known for his scores for video games like Deathloop and Ring of Elysium, and series like Dance it out and Halo: The Fall of Reach.

TELEVISION COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

NICK CHUBA, ATTICUS ROSS, LEOPOLD ROSS – SHŌGUN

Long-time collaborators, Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross and Leopold Ross are known for their scores for Dr. Death and Operation Varsity Blues. Recently, Chuba contributed to the Sundance selected Thelma and Leopold Ross worked on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Atticus Ross is best known for his Oscar-winning scores for Soul and The Social Network.

NATALIE HOLT – LOKI (SEASON 2)

Multi-award winning composer Natalie Holt has gained recognition with her two-time Emmy-nominated score for Marvel Studios’ Loki and Loki (Season 2), as well as the Lucasfilm series Obi-Wan Kenobi.

JAMES NEWTON HOWARD

– ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE

(SEASON 1)

With a career spanning over thirty years, James Newton Howard has grown to be a legendary composer. He is known for his scores for King Kong, The Hunger Games franchise and Michael Clayton.

MARTIN PHIPPS – THE CROWN (SEASON 6)

Martin Phipps has scored some of the most iconic films and series of the past years, including The Crown (season 3-6), Peaky Blinders and Ridley Scott’s Napoleon.

CARLOS RAFAEL RIVERA – GRISELDA, LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY, MONSIEUR SPADE

Grammy- and Emmy-winning composer Carlos Rafael Rivera has scored films like Godless, Hacks, La reina del sur 3 and the critically acclaimed series The Queen’s Gambit.

JEFF RUSSO –FARGO (SEASON 5), RIPLEY (SEASON 1)

Jeff Russo has provided music for Oslo, which earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination, Love and Death and various series from the Star Trek franchise. His upcoming projects include Alien and Star Trek: Section 31.

FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

JERSKIN FENDRIX – KINDS OF KINDNESS, POOR THINGS

Academy Award-nominated composer Jerskin Fendrix is known for his unsettling scores for Poor Things and Kinds of Kindness, two collaborations with Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos.

LUDWIG GÖRANSSON –OPPENHEIMER

Swedish composer Ludwig Göransson gained extensive recognition for his award-winning scores for Black Panther, The Mandolorian and Tenet. His immersive score for Christoper Nolan’s Oppenheimer earned him his first Academy Award.

LAURA

KARPMAN – AMERICAN FICTION, THE MARVELS, ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED

Oscar-nominated, five-time Emmywinning composer Laura Karpman is renowned for her scores for American Fiction, for which she received her first Oscar nomination, The Marvels and Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed.

ANTHONY WILLIS –SALTBURN

Nominee of the 2022 WSA Discovery Award, Anthony Willis is known for his evocative scores for Emerald Fennell’s Oscar-winning Promising Young Woman and her latest psychological thriller Saltburn.

HANS ZIMMER – DUNE: PART TWO, THE CREATOR

ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE

For an award ceremony and concert that honours the crème de la crème of world-renowned 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

Conductor & composer

Dirk Brossé is a multi-faceted composer and a respected conductor on the international music scene. Since 2010, Brossé is music director of The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, music director of Film Fest Gent and honourary conductor of Sinfonietta Cracovia. He has composed 400 hundred works, including concerti, oratorios, lieder, chamber music, symphonic works, musicals and film scores. His score for the BBC/HBO series Parade’s End was nominated for an Emmy Award. His score for Knielen op een bed violen was nominated for the Golden Calf Award and his score for Our Nature was awarded the WSAward Best Original Score for a Belgian Production. Maestro Brossé has conducted all the leading Belgian orchestras. He has conducted over 120 orchestras all over the world such as the London Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Opera, l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Camerata St Petersburg, Hong Kong

Philharmonic, l’Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Shanghai.

Brossé has made over 100 CD recordings and has collaborated with world-class artists such as José Van Dam, Barbara Hendricks, Julia Migenes, Julian Lloyd Webber, Salvatore Accardo, Alison Balsom, Hans Zimmer, Emma Thompson, Randy Crawford, Lisa Gerrard and Marcel Khalifé. He 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 Knight. He is a member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts and since 2018 a Fellow at the University of Brussels (VUB).

CARLO SIAU Host

Carlo works for Klara, Flanders’ classical music radio station, where he presents ‘Iedereen Klassiek’, ‘De Keuze van Klara’ and ‘De Twintigers’. As a freelance presenter and host, he has worked with Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra and Brussels Philharmonic, among others.

BRUSSELS PHILHARMONIC

“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. 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 crossfertilization between art, life and society.

The vision of Kazushi Ono, an experienced conductor whose reputation crosses continents, cultures and genres, 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.

That sharing takes place first and foremost in our home port at Flagey, where the orchestra rehearses, performs and throws open the doors to its activities, as well as on the major stages and at festivals in Flanders. 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).

OTTO DEROLEZ

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 Musikakademie für Solisten (IMAS)

in Wolfenbüttel (Germany) under the guidance of André Gertler. He also received support and guidance from Yfrah Neaman.

As a soloist, Otto has performed in prestigious concert halls all over the world, including the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Birmingham Symphony Hall, Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Festival Hall in Osaka, Cité de la Musique in Paris, just to name a few. 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.

JOLIEN DE GENDT

Jolien De Gendt earned her Master’s in singing from the Royal Conservatoire in Gent, studying under Gidon Saks, Marcos Pujol, and Mireille Capelle. She completed the postgraduate program at Flanders Operastudio (now International Opera Academy). She honed her skills through masterclasses and coaching from renowned mentors like Gidon Saks, Kathryn Lewek, Lisette Oropesa, Bart De Kegel, and Nicolai Cock. Her stage roles during her studies included The Governess in The Turn of the Screw, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Belinda in Dido and Aeneas, Morgana in Alcina, and the Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte.

She gained acclaim for her roles in Karel Miry’s Bouchard d’Avesnes and Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail with Lyrica Gent. Jolien recently performed the title role in Puccini’s Suor Angelica and Constanze in Haydn’s L’Isola Disabitata. She also portrayed the Queen of the Night in a production by CloseOpera and Nadia in Léhar’s La veuve joyeuse with the Brussels Philharmonic under Hervé Niquet.

Jolien De Gendt is sought after as a concert soloist, with a diverse repertoire that includes Verdi’s Messa da Requiem, Bach’s Passions, C.P.E. Bach’s Magnificat, and Orff’s Carmina Burana. She’s been featured in various compositions by Joachim Brackx, Luca Francesconi, and Natalie Dietterich, as well as in theatre productions. In recent seasons, she performed as Solveig in Grieg’s Peer Gynt at Concertgebouw Brugge with the Brussels Philharmonic and as the soprano soloist in Verdi’s Messa da Requiem at BOZAR.

Jolien De Gendt has been a member of the Flemish Radio Choir since 2006 and has sung solo parts under the baton of esteemed conductors. Since 2018, she has managed her own collective, the Ghent Singers, showcasing her versatility and dedication to music.

MUSICIANS

Dirk Brossé, conductor

Otto Derolez, concertmaster & soloist (violin)

VIOLIN 1

Olivia Bergeot

Annelies Broeckhoven

Cristina Constantinescu

Gabriele Filiberto Galleri

David Alejandro Palominos Cea

Justine Rigutto

Elizaveta Rybentseva

Anton Skakun

Alissa Vaitsner

Veerle Van Roosbroeck

Gillis Veldeman

VIOLIN 2

Mari Hagiwara (1)

Samuel Nemtanu (1)

Aline Janeczek

Mireille Kovac

Rui Edgar Maia Gomes

Eléonore Malaboeuf

Sayoko Mundy

Naoko Ogura

Stefanie Van Backlé

Pierre Vopat

VIOLA

Mihai Cocea (1)

Yin-Ying Tseng (1)

Philippe Allard

Marina Barskaya

Thi Ngoc Phung Ha

Hélène Koerver

Agnieszka Kosakowska

Patricia Van Reusel

CELLO

Kristaps Bergs (1)

Karin Broeckhove

Julius Clément

Maria de Ferreira Nabeiro

Sophie Jomard

David Poskin

DOUBLE BASS

José Vilaplana Herruzo (1)

Simon Luce (2)

Luzia Correia Rendeiro Vieira

Daniele Giampaolo

FLUTE

Lieve Schuermans (1)

Nil Tena Puyo (2)

Célestine Wacquez

OBOE

Joris Van den Hauwe (1)

Lode Cartrysse (2)

Emily Ross

CLARINET

Anne Boeykens (1)

Danny Corstjens (2)

Midori Mori (2)

BASSOON

Karsten Przybyl (1)

Jonas Coomans (2)

Alexander Kuksa

HORN

Hans van der Zanden (1)

Mieke Ailliet (2)

Elisabeth Oltra Sangenaro (2)

Reindert Geirnaert

Luc van den Hove

Frans van Gorsel

TRUMPET

Carmen Estibaliz Collado Castillo (1)

Ward Hoornaert (1)

Diego Hernandez Torres

Luc Sirjacques

TROMBONE

William Foster (2)

Tim Van Medegael (2)

Gert-Jan Schoup

TUBA

Jean Xhonneux (2)

TIMPANI

Gert D’haese (1)

PERCUSSION

Jonathan Beyers (2)

Stijn Schoofs (2)

Lucas Messler

Gerrit Nulens

Bart Rosseel

HARP

Eline Groslot (2),

Leen Van der Roost

KEYBOARDS

Erik Brabants (2)

Anastasia Goldberg (2)

GLOSSARY

(1) principal (2) soloist

PARTNERS

THESE CONCERTS ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY

CREDITS

Produced by

Film Fest Gent

In collaboration with Brussels Philharmonic

Composer

Alex Mansour

Georg Mausolf

Florian van der Reijden

Simon Franglen

Philippe Rombi

Elliot Goldenthal

Orchestra

Brussels Philharmonic

Conductor & Music Director

Film Fest Gent

Dirk Brossé

Host

Carlo Siau

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

Michelino Bisceglia

Justine Bourgeus (Tsar B)

Patrick Duynslaegher

Frederike Migom

Film Fest Gent

Marijke Vandebuerie, General Manager

Wim De Witte, Programme Director

Sophie Joos, Music Projects Coordinator

Katrien Destuyver, Concert Producer

Karyna Khokhlova, Music Projects

Intern

Mathijs Poppe, Video Editor

Dries Abelshausen, Motion Graphics

Tuur Mattheeuws, Motion Graphics

Kim Verthé, Press & Communication

Sven Hollebeke, Communication & Website

Hanne Schelstraete, Communication & Website, Emma Steurs, Guest Service, Isabel Roemer, Guest Service,

Lien Puttemans, Ticketing

Jessica Bonte, Partnerships & PR

Michiel Philippaerts, Programmer

Nathalie Decock, Management Assistant

Brussels Philharmonic

Gunther Broucke, General Manager

Tom Pipeleers, Artistic Administrator

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

Walt Bladt, Stagehand

Claudio Porru, Stagehand

WSA Voting Control Procedure

PricewaterhouseCoopers Belgium

Muziekcentrum de Bijloke

Natan Rosseel

Wim Clapdorp

Katrien Van Gysegem

Xavier Lecompte

Björn Van Severenz

Gerben Bracke

Erian Van Hecke

Klara

Sander De Keere

Maarten Heynderickx

Filip Goris

Felicia Bockstael

Claudine Jaumotte

Vincent Goris

Video & Stage Direction

Andries Vangeel, Director

Eva Hendriks, Assistant Director

Birger Embrechts, Score Advisor

Jeroen Buyse, Stage Manager

Styling World Soundtrack Awards

Studio BigFish

Programme Booklet

Marijke Vandebuerie, Publisher

Wim De Witte, Editor-in-Chief

Hanne Schelstraete, Editor

Texts Booklet

Hanne Schelstraete

Design, Motion Graphics & Prepress Mutant™

Special Thanks

Eli Carpenter, Jana Dejonghe, Robert Elhai, Richard Guérin, Seyedarian Sadrayimousavi and the entire Film Fest Gent team. Our partners, all members of the World Soundtrack Academy, and all contributors for their enthusiasm and expertise.

This production was created with the support of the Tax Shelter measure of the Belgian Federal Government through Beside Tax Shelter.