SoundTrack_Zurich Programme is now online!

Featuring almost 70 speakers and 30 case studies, workshops, talks, networking activities, concerts, and film screenings, the 5th edition of SoundTrack_Zurich (STZ) offers a wide range of events aiming to empower the intersection between the music and the film, TV and video game industries.

As part of the ZFF Industry Programme, STZ05 will take place from October 4th to 6th and will include special events such as a panel with three-time Oscar-winning composer Howard Shore, known for his work on more than 80 films, including THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE HOBBIT trilogies, and Oscar-winning composer Steven Price (GRAVITY). Additionally, there will be case studies on successful films like SEPTEMBER BABIES and THE OUTRUN, four panels on music supervision, four events focussing on AI, two matchmaking events, a multimedia concert on the Polish Oscar contender THE PEASANTS, and much more.

Four high profile composers at SoundTrack_Zurich 05

HOWARD SHORE, STEVEN PRICE, DELPHINE MALAUSSÉNA and ŁUKASZ ROSTKOWSKI

How did the music for THE LORD OF THE RINGS become one of the most iconic in the film industry? How do composers build lasting relationships with directors over decades? And how can someone build a path to success? Three-time Oscar winner Howard Shore will share his insights about these and many other questions related to his successful career. The Canadian composer will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 20th edition of the Zurich Film Festival for his life's work. Shore will also preside over the jury of the 12th International Film Music Competition (IFMC).

The panel featuring Howard Shore is part of the Composing for Film section at SoundTrack_Zurich. The programme also includes a talk with Academy Award winner Steven Price (GRAVITY), French composer Delphine Malausséna (LAROY, EN PLEIN FEU), and Polish composer Łukasz Rostkowski (THE PEASANTS).

Saturday 05 October 2024 · Arena Cinemas (Kalanderplatz 8)

12:00 – 13:00
Howard Shore – ZFF Career Achievement Award
ZFF Masters
THE LORD OF THE RINGS · THE HOBBIT

Saturday 05 October 2024 · NZZ Lounge (Falkenstrasse 11)

10:30 - 11:30
Delphine Malausséna
LAROY · EN PLEIN FEU

14:30 – 15:30
Łukasz L.U.C. Rostkowski (composer) and Hugh Welchman (director)
Case study: THE PEASANTS

16:00 – 17:00
Steven Price
Case study: WILLIAM TELL

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Howard Shore

Three-time Oscar-winning Howard Shore is one of the most renowned composers of our time and a prodigious talent whose works have made film history. He has composed scores for more than 80 films, and his music is performed in concert halls worldwide by prestigious orchestras.

Shore's compositions for J.R.R. Tolkien's THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE HOBBIT earned him three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, as well as numerous critics' and festival awards.

Shore has worked with prominent directors such as David Cronenberg, Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton, Peter Jackson, Penny Marshall, David Fincher, Stephen Frears, Jonathan Demme, Al Pacino and Sidney Lumet, composing scores for films like THE DEPARTED, HUGO, THE FLY, THE AVIATOR, ED WOOD, SE7EN, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, PHILADELPHIA, and GANGS OF NEW YORK.

In addition to his film compositions, the Canadian composer has made significant contributions to classical music. His works include the opera "The Fly", the piano concerto "Ruin and Memory" and the song cycle "A Palace Upon the Ruins." His concert pieces, including "The Lord of the Rings Symphony" and "The Lord of the Rings Live to Projection", have been performed over 500 times worldwide.

His latest works include film scores for PIECES OF A WOMAN and THE PALE BLUE EYE.

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Delphine Malausséna

The musical universe of Delphine Malausséna is influenced by a unique personal trait: her passion for mathematics and quantum mechanics, in which she holds a master's degree. A graduate of ENS Louis Lumière, she initially worked as a sound engineer on movie sets before dedicating herself fully to film music.

In 2023, she co-composed the music for Shane Atkinson's LAROY, which won the Grand Prize at the Deauville American Film Festival. She also composed the original scores for the feature film HIVER À SOKCHO by Koya Kamura and the series INSOUPÇONNABLE by Élie Wajeman. Delphine Malausséna received the award for Best Film Music 2023 at the La Baule festival and the Michel Legrand Emerging Talent Award for her score in Quentin Reynaud's EN PLEIN FEU.

She was nominated for the César Award for Best Film Music for Jean-Baptiste Durand's CHIEN DE LA CASSE in 2024.

She has recently completed the music for the feature films OXANA by Charlène Favier and CASSANDRE by Hélène Merlin, and is currently working on the scores for the feature film LE ROI SOLEIL by Vincent Cardona and the HBO series MERTEUIL directed by Jessica Palud.

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Łukasz L.U.C. Rostkowski

This charismatic creator is appreciated for the scope and daring of his productions, eclecticism, original performances, and unconventional musical solutions. In his compositions, he deliberately transcends numerous genres, creating on the border of nu-jazz, trip-hop, hip-hop, reggae, folk, electronic, and classical music.

He is the author of many multimedia spectacles and has collaborated with renowned composers (Krzysztof Penderecki, Leszek Możdżer, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek) and animators (Oscar winners Zbigniew Rybczyński and Tomasz Bagiński). Rostkowski is the author of the soundtrack for the latest film from the creators of LOVING VINCENT: Dorota Kobielas and Hugh Welchmans CHŁOPI (engl. THE PEASANTS). This film was the Polish candidate for the 2024 Oscars in the categories of Best Foreign Language Film, Best Animation and Best Original Score.

Rostkowski's music for SLEEPOHOLIC was selected by Oscar winners Emmanuel Lubezki and Alejandro Inárritu for their special VR project CARNE Y ARENA which received a special Oscar at the 9th Annual Governors Awards.

He is the author of many albums and conceptual projects, frequently nominated for the Fryderyk Award. In 2010, he received the "Paszport Polityki" for the "Understanding Poland" project for an "innovative combination of fields and genres". In 2015, under the patronage of the European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016, he founded the international orchestra Rebel Babel Film Orchestra, of which he became the leader. RBE collaborated with prestigious institutions such as the Universal Hip-Hop Museum in New York, the New Orleans Jazz Museum, the United Nations Organization, the Warsaw Uprising Museum, and many others.

Steven Price

Steven Price is an Academy Award winning film composer. His unique, story-driven approach to the craft of film scoring has seen him work on some of the most innovative productions of recent years. From Alfonso Cuaron’s GRAVITY to Edgar Wright’s BABY DRIVER and LAST NIGHT IN SOHO, Steven’s individualistic scores seek to enhance the ideas and images of great filmmakers in truly bespoke ways.

Price’s diverse music reflects the wide range of movie and television projects he has been involved with. Beginning his career in the late 1990s, Price contributed to productions such as THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy and BATMAN BEGINS, before making his scoring debut in 2011 with Joe Cornish’s inner-city horror comedy ATTACK THE BLOCK. Recent years have seen him compose distinctive scores for Michael Grandage’s MY POLICEMAN, David Ayer’s SUICIDE SQUAD, and the Oscar nominated Netflix Animation OVER THE MOON.

His work in the Natural History realm, working alongside Sir David Attenborough on THE HUNT (for which Price won a Bafta), the Netflix Original OUR PLANET (nominated for two score Emmys) and the autobiographical documentary DAVID ATTENBOROUGH - A LIFE ON OUR PLANET, for which Price won a Primetime Emmy, continues in 2024 with new performances of his arena spectacular OUR PLANET LIVE IN CONCERT.  Future projects include the Netflix Original JOY directed by Ben Taylor, MGM’s HEADS OF STATE directed by Ilya Naishuller, WILLIAM TELL directed by Nick Hamm and LOS FRIKIS by the directors Michael Schwartz and Tyler Nilson. Steven’s music has received many accolades and been performed at iconic venues around the world including The Royal Albert Hall and The Hollywood Bowl.