David Christiansen - Filmkomponist & Orchestrator Vita

Toy Story 3 Game Alan Wake Anno 1404 HALO Legends HALO Legends OST Die Siedler 7 The Settlers 7 Darksiders Filmmusic and Australia
"STUDYING Film Music? Sounds a bit unusual!" was my first thought. After some month without music in Australia's Deserted Lands it became clear to me, that creativity and music are basic needs for myself. With my sacred music exam as background I applied at Filmacademy Ludwigsburg. In 2008 I started with the experience of 40 student films and many orchestral recordings into my professional career as a film composer. Apart from TV-Productions I work as a freelancer for Dynamedion (European Leading Production of Videogame-Soundtracks). My job in the Dynamedion-Team is to orchestrate, to optimize scores and produce orchestral recordings. 2010 I already wrote and recorded scores for Ubisoft and Microsoft. Plus: We offer orchestral recordings to international composers. All inclusive and with score-production out of your mp3/midi.
Orchestral Recording for Composers
Record your own music with a Live Orchestra: Join our "Open Sessions". It's possible to let us record a single track or more. We only need your orchestral MIDI and MP3. That's all. Orchestration, Score Layout, Organization is done by our Dynamedion-Team (European Market Leader in Videogame-Soundtracks) and Engineers (Tonmeister) of Genuin Classics Recording. If you already have a score we can optimize it. Clicktrack-Recording is possible. Dynamedion has worked on 160 projects in the video game, TV and film industry and did orchestral recordings for many international clients like Ubisoft, Virgin Games, Microsoft and as for individuals like Martin Spruijt (creator of Symphobia). Feel free to contact me. staff/images/pic22.jpg Toy Story 3 PSP Disney / Pixar Orchestration and Production of the Live-Orchestra-Score of Toy Story 3 Video Game. ]]> staff/images/pic21.jpg Alan Wake Microsoft Transcription and orchestration of Petri Alanko's intimate and melancholic soundtrack. Music production with string ensemble and solo oboe. The soundtrack CD is part of the Alan Wake Limited Edition. You can watch the game-intro here ]]> staff/images/pic20.jpg Settlers 7 Orchestration and recording for the upcoming videogame "The Settlers 7 - Paths To A Kingdom". The extensive production was recorded with Philharmonic Orchestra Halle and the Brandenburg State Orchestra, the Choir was recorded in Leipzig with members of the MDR Broadcasting Choir. More information about the game: Settlers 7 Website ]]> staff/images/pic19.jpg HALO LEGENDS Orchestration & scorelayout of Martin O'Donnell's music. Worldwide release of HALO LEGENDS on DVD/Blueray and Soundtrack-CD in February 2010. ]]> staff/images/pic16.jpg Darksiders Darksiders - including my orchestrations - was released for Xbox and PS3 in January 2010. ]]> staff/images/pic17.jpg Anno 1404 Best Soundtrack 2009 @ German Game Developer Award 2009]]> staff/images/pic14.jpg Brandenburgisches Staatsorchchester Scoring-Session in Frankfurt (Oder): Recording of 200 pages of score with Dynamedion. "It has been much fun... it would be a good music for Hollywood, too." (Christian Krech, Solo Clarinet, Brandenburg State Orchestra) ]]> staff/images/pic13.jpg Scores for Symphonic Orchestra Orchestrations for Crispin Hands, Maarten Spruijt, Will Loconto and Maurice T. Anderson ]]> staff/images/pic12.jpg Alice und die Waldmenschen Solo-Recordings with talented Cello-Player Heiko Nonaka. Nina Faulhaber's Documentary was broadcasted on Europes biggest TV station (ZDF) in Dec 2009. ]]> staff/images/pic11.jpg Sparkasse Music & Sound Mix for three bank commercials for cinema:
Der Antrag (Director: Tilman Braun, Producer: Stina McNicholas)
Geld in Nöten (Director: Steffen Alberding, Producer: Mona Goos)
Schuldenberater (Director: Simon Ritzler) ]]> staff/images/pic10.jpg harmonic sound Four different lectures about film music for "harmonic sound" at Allgaeu Exhibition. ]]> staff/images/pic6.jpg Anno 1404 (Ubisoft) Orchestration for the new Anno game. Mighty symphonic sounds for orchestra and choir. ]]> staff/images/pic5.jpg Motherland Voice Recordings for Motherland, a film produced by Hannes Appell. With magic voices Kirsten Fetzer und Maike Holzmann sing to the sounds of Filmorchestra Babelsberg. ]]> staff/images/pic4.jpg Darksiders (Vigil Games) Orchestration of Angelchoir and War Action Music of Composer Scott B. Morton (London). Efficent recording was the most important aim. Experimental Orchestra-Passages had to be notated very clearly. ]]> staff/images/pic3.jpg Forever (Blutsgeschwister) 1st Prize at Spotlight-Festival 2008. Directed by Hanna-Maria Heidrich
Produced by Steffen Hofbauer
Director of photograpy: Yoshi Heimrath (Honoured with Deutscher Kamerapreis 2008)
Cutter: Benjamin Entrup
Sounddesign, Mix: David Christiansen
Music: David Christiansen ]]> staff/images/pic2.jpg Rainbow Warrior (Greenpeace) Now in Cinema all over Germany and NewZealand. VDW Award: Best Student Commercial 2007
1st Prize: Porsche David Award 2007
Silver at Spotlight-Festival 2008
German film rating agency Praedikat "Besonders Wertvoll" (of special merit) 2008 Directed by Johannes Kümmel
Produced by Max Penk
Visual Effects: Johannes Kümmel, Thomas Hinke
Director of Photograpy: Ralf Noack
Sounddesign, Mix: David Christiansen
Music: David Christiansen ]]> staff/images/pic1.jpg Dreammaker After almost four years of work on his 12-minutes Animation Short Leszek Plichta asked me to compose orchestral music. It was a pleasure to find new details every single time i saw Dreammaker. This Shortfilm was performed live in a film music concert at Nationaltheaters Mannheim. SIGGRAPH 2007: Special Jury Honours-Award
VIEW8 2007: Best 3D Digital Character
PISAF 2007: Trend Prize ]]> staff/images/pic15.jpg Lumas Music for Lumas (Art - Design - Editions) staff/images/pic0.jpg Dreammaker Recordings with Filmorchestra Babelsberg. ]]>