Swiss/Australian composer team
Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg & Lionel Baldenweg are a multi award-winning composer team. The Swiss/Australian siblings compose and produce original music for TV series and feature films.
Collaborative spirit and strong sense of dramaturgy
The Baldenwegs have been working together since 20 years and are respected for their collaborative spirit and strong sense of dramaturgy.
They bring an open minded approach to projects and have the ability to compose unique and convincing scores. Diego is the main composer while Nora and Lionel give their inputs as Co-Composers. Lionel further manages their productions and keeps their creative vision together. Nora brings the female perspective into their process and is the creative bridge between the brothers.
They are a unique voice in film music with a talent to compose compelling music in different styles for different genres.
The typical Baldenweg sound revolves around orchestral compositions and arrangements, emotional and memorable themes, rhythmical grooves and ambient textures often with a subtle use of vocals and electronic sounds.
They have built up a strong network of music specialists, acclaimed musicians, top orchestras and conductors including maestro David Zinman, Paavo Järvi, Kevin Griffiths, Pepe Lienhard, Roberto González-Monjas, Daniel Hope and Dirk Brossé.
Original music for TV series and feature films
The Baldenwegs have written film music for over 20 films like the world bestselling children's book adaptation THE LITTLE WITCH starring Karoline Herfurth, the international remake of Til Schweiger's German box office hit HEAD FULL OF HONEY starring Emily Mortimer and Academy Award Nominees Nick Nolte & Matt Dillon, as well as for the Oscar nominated LA FEMME ET LE TGV starring Jane Birkin. Their score to THE REFORMER ZWINGLI was nominated for "Score of the Year: Public Choice" at the World Soundtrack Awards.
Their most recent score is for Robert Lorenz's Irish Western IN THE LAND OF SAINTS AND SINNERS starring Academy Award Nominees Liam Neeson, Kerry Condon and Ciarán Hinds - The film premiered at the 80. Venice International Film Festival and was released theatrically in the US in March 2024. Their score received much praise by critics and was nominated for "Score of the Year" (Movie Music UK Awards), "Score of the Year: Public Choice" and "Discovery of the Year" (World Soundtrack Awards).
They have also composed the original music for the international TV series THE UNLISTED (ABC/Netflix), ITCH (ABC/BBC) and BORN TO SPY (ABC/BBC), for which they were each nominated for an Australian Academy Award (AACTA).
They have won numerous awards and their music has been played on radio stations including Swiss National Radio, Klassik Radio and BBC Radio 3.
FILMOGRAPHY
FILMS
2024 - LA CACHE (Switzerland, France, Luxembourg), Lionel Baier in production
2023 - IN THE LAND OF SAINTS AND SINNERS (USA, Ireland, Belgium), Robert Lorenz
2019 - THE REFORMER ZWINGLI (Switzerland), Stefan Haupt
2018 - HEAD FULL OF HONEY (USA, Germany), Til Schweiger
2018 - ZONE ROUGE (Switzerland), Cihan Inan
2018 - THE LITTLE WITCH (Germany, Switzerland), Michael Schaerer
2017 - THE LAST TOUCH (Switzerland), Rolf Lyssy
2016 - LINA (Switzerland), Michael Schaerer
2015 - AMATEUR TEENS (Switzerland), Niklaus Hilber
2014 - AIMLESS (Switzerland), Niklaus Hilber
2013 - DINU (Switzerland), Simon Aeby
2012 - SUMMER OUTSIDE (Germany, Switzerland), Friederike Jehn
2010 - DER LETZTE WEYNFELDT (Switzerland, Germany, Austria), Alain Gsponer
2010 - 180° (Switzerland), Cihan Inan
2007 - LIEBE UND WAHN (Switzerland), Mike Huber
2006 - CANNABIS (Switzerland), Niklaus Hilber
2005 - MEIN NAME IST EUGEN (Switzerland), Michael Steiner *additional music
2005 - UNDERCOVER (Switzerland), Sabine Boss
2004 - RING THING (Switzerland), Marc Schippert
TV SERIES
2021 - BORN TO SPY (Australia), Justinne Flynn, Nicholas Verso, Darlene Johnson, Neil Sharma
2021 - ITCH S02 (Australia), Melanie Halsall, Nicholas Verso, Tenika Smith
2021 - TSCHUGGER S01 (Switzerland), David Constantin *additional music
2020 - TSCHUGGER pilot (Switzerland), David Constantin
2020 - ITCH S01 (Australia), Melanie Halsall, Nicholas Verso, Renée Webster
2019 - THE UNLISTED (Australia), Justine Flynn, Rhys Graham, Nicholas Verso, Lucy Gaffy
SHORTS
2021 - THE LIFE UNDERGROUND (Switzerland), Loïc Hobi
2016 - LA FEMME ET LE TGV (Switzerland), Timo von Gunten
2013 - HYLAS AND THE NYMPHS (Switzerland), Lisa Brühlmann
2008 - GEHRIG KOMMT! (Switzerland), Marc Schippert
DOCUMENTARIES
2024 - AIMING HIGH (Switzerland), Alun Meyerhans & Flavio Gerber
2024 - HOME IS THE OCEAN (Switzerland), Livia von Aesch
2005 - ROGER FEDERER - REPLAY (Switzerland), Christian Neu
2005 - SAND (SWITZERLAND), Daniel Naef
2004 - BUILDING THE GHERKIN (Switzerland), Mirjam von Arx
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Australian Academy Awards (AACTA)
2022 Best Original Music in TV – Nominee – BORN TO SPY
2021 Best Original Music in TV – Nominee – ITCH
2019 Best Original Music in TV – Nominee – THE UNLISTED
Art Directors Club of Europe
2022 Film&Audio Craft - Music and Sound – Winner “Bronze” – ZURICH FILM FESTIVAL
Art Directors Club of Switzerland
2024 Best Music - Winner “Bronze” – KRUG CHAMPAGNE
2021 Best Music - Winner “Bronze” – SWISS FILM AWARDS
EDI Awards
2006 Best Music Corporate – Winner – KUONI
2006 Best Music Commercials – Winner – LOVE LIFE - STOP AIDS
Festival International De Bordeaux
2021 Best Original Music – Winner – THE LIFE UNDERGROUND
Movie Music UK Awards
2024 Score of the Year – Nominee – IN THE LAND OF SAINTS AND SINNERS
2024 Best Score in a Thriller – Nominee – IN THE LAND OF SAINTS AND SINNERS
2020 Score of the Year – Nominee – THE REFORMER ZWINGLI
2020 Best Score in a Drama – Nominee – THE REFORMER ZWINGLI
Music+Sound Awards (International)
2023 Best Artist + Brand Collaboration – Finalist – KRUG CHAMPAGNE
2023 Best Original Composition - Branding – Finalist – KRUG CHAMPAGNE
2022 Best Original Composition - Branding – Finalist – ZURICH FILM FESTIVAL
2022 Best Original Composition - Shorts – Finalist – THE LIFE UNDERGROUND
2021 Best Original Composition in Branding – Finalist – SWISS FILM AWARDS
2018 Best Feature Film Score – Finalist – THE LAST TOUCH
2017 Best Short Film Score – Finalist – LA FEMME ET LE TGV
46th Prix Walo
2021 Composer of the Year (Outstanding Achievements in Film Music) – Winner
Swiss Film Academy Awards
2018 Best Film Music – Winner – THE LITTLE WITCH
2011 Best Film Music – Nominee – 180°
Suisa Award (Locarno International Film Festival)
2010 Best Film Music – Winner – 180°
Xaver Award for Excellence in Live Communication
2022 Best Supplier Services – Winner “Gold” – SWISS FILM AWARDS
World Soundtrack Awards
2024 Discovery of the Year – Nominee – IN THE LAND OF SAINTS & SINNERS
2024 Score of the Year (Public Choice) – Nominee – IN THE LAND OF SAINTS & SINNERS
2019 Score of the Year (Public Choice) – Nominee – THE REFORMER ZWINGLI
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS (for films containing our scores)
2023 NOMINATION (Horizons Extra) - Venice International Film Festival - IN THE LAND OF SAINTS AND SINNERS
2021 NOMINATION – Schweizer Filmpreis “best short film” – THE LIFE UNDERGROUND
2020 WINNER Prix Jeunesse Int. "Prize of the Intern.Youth Jury - Best Fiction - THE UNLISTED
2019 WINNER – Kidscreen “Best Inclusivity Award” – THE UNLISTED
2019 NOMINATON Australian Academy of Cinema & TV "Best Children's Series" - THE UNLISTED
2019 WINNER – Prix Walo “Best Film Production” - ZWINGLI
2018 NOMINATION - German Film Award "best children's film" - THE LITTLE WITCH
2017 WINNER Best Film - Big Sur International Short Film Festival (USA) - LA FEMME ET LE TGV
2017 WINNER - Audience Award - Big Sur Int. Short Film Festival (USA) - LA FEMME ET LE TGV
2017 WINNER - Schweizer Filmpreis (Switzerland) best short - LA FEMME ET LE TGV
2017 WINNER - Boulder Film Festival (USA) Audience Award - LA FEMME ET LE TGV
2017 NOMINEE - Academy of Motion Picture Arts&Sciences - live action short - LA FEMME ET LE TGV
2017 WINNER - Max Ophüls Preis (Germany) Audience Award - LA FEMME ET LE TGV
2016 WINNER - Sapporo Film Festival (Japan) Public Jury Award - LA FEMME ET LE TGV
2016 WINNER - Heartland Film Festival (USA) Audience Award - LA FEMME ET LE TGV
2016 NOMINATION - Prix Europe (Germany) - LINA
2016 WINNER - Noves Visiones SITGES Film Festival (Spain) - LA FEMME ET LE TGV
2016 WINNER - SHNIT Film Festival (Switzerland) Audience Award - LA FEMME ET LE TGV
2016 WINNER - Solothurner Filmtage (Switzerland) Prix Du Public - LINA
2016 NOMINATION - Schweizer Filmpreis (Switzerland) - AMATEUR TEENS
2015 WINNER - Zürcher Filmpreis (Switzerland) - AMATEUR TEENS
2015 WINNER - Zurich Film Festival (Switzerland) Audience Award - AMATEUR TEENS
2013 WINNER - Flying Ox - Filmkunstfest MV (Germany) - SUMMER OUTSIDE
2013 WINNER - Panorama Film Festival (Brazil) - SUMMER OUTSIDE
2011 WINNER - Silver Horse Award (Belgium) - 180°
2011 WINNER - Special Mention - Max Ophüls Preis (Germany) - 180°
2011 NOMINATION - Cologne Conference (Germany) - DER LETZTE WEYNFELDT
2011 WINNER - Carlos Velo Award - Ourense Independent Film Festival (Spain) - 180°
2010 WINNER - Schweizer Fernsehpreis (Switzerland) - DER LETZTE WEYNFELDT
2009 NOMINATION - Schweizer Filmpreis (Switzerland) - GEHRIG KOMMT!
2007 WINNER - International Film & Video Festival (USA) - DREAM JOURNEY (KUONI)
2007 WINNER - European Youth Film Festival of Flanders (Belgium) - MEIN NAME IST EUGEN
2007 WINNER - Teheran Intl. Festival Of Films For Children (Iran) - MEIN NAME IST EUGEN
2007 WINNER - Montreal Festival Intl. Du Film Pour Enfants (Canada) - MEIN NAME IST EUGEN
2006 WINNER - Zürcher Filmpreis (Switzerland) - MEIN NAME IST EUGEN
2006 WINNER - Schweizer Filmpreis (Switzerland) - MEIN NAME IST EUGEN
2006 WINNER - EFFIE (Switzerland) - Bronze - DIE MOBILIAR / MEIN NAME IST EUGEN
2006 WINNER - Montreal FIFA (Canada) - Best Reportage - BUILDING THE GHERKIN
2005 WINNER - Prix Walo (Switzerland) - MEIN NAME IST EUGEN
Team Baldenweg
Photo by Clément Lesnoff-Rocard
Our first vinyl record in collaboration with Paavo Järvi (Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich) and Christian Jungen (Zurich Film Festival).
Photo by Victoria Zaza for ZFF
Attending the Australian Academy Awards with Justine Flynn, Polly Staniford, Angie Fielder and Matt Evans (from left to right).
During the Reformer Zwingli recording sessions with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra featuring Daniel Hope.
Photo by ZKO
World Soundtrack Awards - Score of the Year (Public Choice) nominees John Powell (Winner), Khaled Mouzanar, Mathieu Lamboley (missing in picture) and us.
Together with Maestro Dirk Brossé at the Galaxy Studios in Belgium during the live orchestra recordings for IN THE LAND OF SAINTS AND SINNERS
Director Robert Lorenz and producer Philip Lee attending the live orchestra recordings for IN THE LAND OF SAINTS AND SINNERS
Together with Maestro David Zinman during the recording sessions of 180°.
Photo by Luzian Schlatter