Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg explained

Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg
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Genre:Film score, music in advertising
Years Active:—present
Label:Great Garbo Music
Website:http://www.baldenwegmusic.com
Current Members:
Occupation:Composers, music producers, musicians

Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg is the Swiss/Australian composer trio sometimes referred to as the Baldenweg siblings. In the field of advertising they are also firming as Great Garbo, stylised GREAT GARBO.

Career

The three siblings Diego Baldenweg, Lionel Baldenweg, and Nora Baldenweg work together as a team:[1] [2] Diego Baldenweg (composer); Nora Baldenweg (co-composer); and Lionel Baldenweg (co-composer).[3] Together they founded the music production company GREAT GARBO in 2004.[4] [5] Since then the siblings have composed and produced the music to over 300[5] international advertising campaigns for brands such as Carlsberg, Mastercard, Nivea, Sony[6] and Dove.[7]

They have composed music for many films such as Otfried Preußler's bestselling children's book adaptation The Little Witch[8] starring Karoline Herfurth; the film La femme et le TGV starring Jane Birkin, Til Schweiger's US remake of his German film Head Full of Honey, starring Nick Nolte, Matt Dillon and Emily Mortimer[9] and for Robert Lorenz's In the Land of Saints and Sinners starring Liam Neeson, Kerry Condon, Ciarán Hinds, Colm Meaney and Jack Gleeson.[10]

In 2019 they composed the entire original score to the Australian teenage sci-fi series The Unlisted[11] (ABC/Netflix), created by Justine Flynn and produced by Polly Staniford and Angie Fielder. They also produced, arranged and performed a remake of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" for the opening theme.[12]

The Baldenweg siblings have worked with orchestras like the Czech National Symphony Orchestra,[13] Macedonian Radio Symphony Orchestra[14] and The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.[8] Other notable collaborations include their work with American conductor David Zinman and the Tonhalle Orchestra for their score to "180°"[15] and with British-Irish violinist Daniel Hope and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra for their score to "The Reformer Zwingli".[16] In 2021 they composed 'Eye to the World - Zurich Film Festival Suite' which was recorded with conductor Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich and since serves as the official music for the Zurich Film Festival.[17]

The Baldenwegs are voting members of the Art Directors Club,[18] Swiss Film Academy, European Film Academy,[19] [20] [21] Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts,[22] Swiss Media Composers Association,[23] Australian Guild of Screen Composers.[24] and the World Soundtrack Academy.[25]

Style

Diego Baldenweg, Lionel Baldenweg, and Nora Baldenweg's musical range moves within classic orchestral, subtle electronics and lyrical/non-lyrical vocals.[26] Their production company logo depicts a "wheelie" garbage bin, and their name puns on Greta Garbo.

Recognition

They were the first[27] Swiss composers to be nominated for the World Soundtrack Awards (Public Choice)[28] in 2019 and to be nominated twice for "Score of the Year" at the Movie Music UK Awards in 2019[29] and 2024.[30]

Members

Besides her career in music, Nora Baldenweg simultaneously held positions in fashion publishing as editor-at-large/Paris director (Russh), editor-at-large/Paris director/senior editor (Indie), editor-at-large/fashion features director (Material Girl) and was a contributing writer for Vogue Taiwan, Nylon, Dazed Digital and Wallpaper.[31] [32]

In May 2014 she relaunched the Paris-based magazine Modzik as editor-in-chief.[33] In May 2017 she became editor-in-chief of UK-based magazine Lula.[34] Since 2017 she works as a creative director (fashion) for various brands.

Films (selection)

YearTitleDirectorStudio(s)Notes
2005 The Ring Thing Marc Schippert theme music and ~1/5 of the score[35]
2005 Rascals on the Road Michael Steiner Kontra
C-Films 		Collaboration with composer Adrian Frutiger
Soundtrack released by Sony BMG
2006 Cannabis Niklaus Hilber Vega Film
2010 180° Cihan Inan C-Films Collaboration with conductor David Zinman and Tonhalle Orchester Zürich
Soundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music / Praesens
Winner Suisa Prize “Best Original Music” Locarno International Film Festival
2012 Summer Outside Friederike Jehn Goldenes Lamm
C-Films 		Soundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music
2013 Hylas and the Nymphs (Short) Lisa Brühlmann ZHDK
2014 Aimless Niklaus Hilber Hesse Greutert Film
2016 Lina Michael Schaerer C-Films Soundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music
La femme et le TGV (Short) BMC Films Soundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music
Finalist “Best Short Film Score” Music+ Sound Awards (International)
2017 The Final Touch Rolf Lyssy Lang Film Soundtrack released by Swiss Treasure Recordings / GREAT GARBO music
Finalist “Best Feature Film Score” Music+Sound Awards (International)
2018 Michael Schaerer Soundtrack released by Claussen+Putz Filmproduktion GmbH / Rambling Records Japan
Winner “Best Original Score” Swiss Film Prize
Zone Rouge Cihan Inan Abrakadabra Films Soundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music
Head Full of Honey Co-composer Martin Todsharow
2019 The Reformer Zwingli Stefan Haupt C-Films
Ascote Elite 		Collaboration with violinist Daniel Hope and Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Soundtrack released by C-Films / GREAT GARBO music[36]
Nominated “Best Score of the Year” World Soundtrack Awards (Public Choice)
Nominated "Score of the Year" Movie Music UK Awards[37]
Nominated "Best Original Score for a Drama Film" Movie Music UK Awards
2023[38] In the Land of Saints and Sinners[39] Facing East
RagBag Pictures
Prodigal Films Limited		Conducted by Dirk Brossé and performed by Galaxy Symphonic Orchestra
Soundtrack released by Sony Music Masterworks[40]
Nominated "Score of the Year" Movie Music UK Awards[41]
Nominated "Best Original Score for a Thriller/Horror Film" Movie Music UK Awards

Television (selection)

YearTitleDirectorStudio(s)Notes
2019 The Unlisted Justine Flynn
Rhys Graham
Neil Sharma
Nicholas Verso
Lucy Gaffy
Rebecca O'Brien 		Soundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music

Nominated for “Best Original Music in TV”[42] AACTA Awards
Renée Webster
Nicholas Verso
Nominated for “Best Original Music in TV”[43] AACTA Awards
2021 Born to Spy[44] Nicholas Verso
Chase Lee
Hyun Lee
Darlene Johnson
Neil Sharm
Justine Flynn 		Soundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music

Nominated for “Best Original Music in TV”[45] AACTA Awards
Nicholas Verso
Tenika Smith 		Komixx Entertainment
ABC Me / CBBC (TV channel)

Awards and nominations

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GREAT GARBO – BALDENWEG : high quality music for international advertising campaigns & feature films (official website). greatgarbo.com.
  2. Web site: PEOPLE. church-st-studios.
  3. Web site: SoundTrack_Cologne 17 – Speakers. www.soundtrackcologne.de.
  4. Web site: GREAT GARBO – BALDENWEG. cinando.com.
  5. Web site: Diego, Nora & Lionel Vincent Baldenweg aka GREAT GARBO.. March 5, 2019.
  6. Web site: Edi. Der Schweizer Auftrags- und Werbefilmpreis. www.edinet.ch.
  7. Web site: Dove's New "Beauty Patch" Ad Tells Women Low Self-Esteem Issues Are All In Their Head. April 10, 2014. Marketing Land.
  8. Web site: The Little Witch. www.imdb.com.
  9. Web site: Martin Todsharow and Diego, Nora & Lionel Baldenweg scoring Til Schweiger's "Head Full of Honey" . FilmMusicReporter.
  10. Web site: Diego, Nora & Lionel Baldenweg scoring Robert Lorenz's "In the Land of Saints and Sinners" . FilmMusicReporter.
  11. Web site: The Unlisted. www.imdb.com.
  12. Web site: The Unlisted. September 11, 2019. TV Tonight.
  13. Web site: La femme et le TGV (2016) – IMDb. www.imdb.com.
  14. Web site: Lina (TV Movie 2016) – IMDb. www.imdb.com.
  15. Web site: 180 °. www.imdb.com.
  16. Web site: The Reformer. Zwingli: A Life's Portrait.. www.imdb.com.
  17. Web site: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich spielt offizielles Signet des ZFF ein. . Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich.
  18. Web site: ADC Switzerland - Members Professional. www.adc.ch.
  19. Web site: Diego Baldenweg, member of the European Film Academy: presentation. www.europeanfilmacademy.org.
  20. Web site: Nora Baldenweg, member of the European Film Academy: presentation. www.europeanfilmacademy.org.
  21. Web site: Lionel Vincent Baldenweg, member of the European Film Academy: presentation. www.europeanfilmacademy.org.
  22. Web site: Post. composersguild.
  23. Web site: Members | SMECA.
  24. Web site: Australian Guild of Screen Composers | Directory of Members. composersguild.
  25. Web site: Meet our World Soundtrack Academy Members Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg & Lionel Baldenweg . World Soundtrack Academy Youtube Channel.
  26. Web site: Under-the-Radar Round Up 2019, Part I. May 28, 2019.
  27. Web site: News. Swiss Films.
  28. Web site: Second Wave of Nominees 19th World Soundtrack Awards Revealed. World Soundtrack. Awards. World Soundtrack Awards. 6 January 2020. 16 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191016171359/https://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/en/news/second-wave-of-nominees-19th-world-soundtrack-awards-revealed/11-09-2019/2274. dead.
  29. Web site: Movie Music UK Awards 2019 . Movie Music UK Awards.
  30. Web site: Movie Music UK Awards 2023 . Movie Music UK Awards.
  31. Web site: Nora Baldenweg Contributor Profile | Dazed. www.dazeddigital.com.
  32. Web site: Lula Magazine appoints editor-in-chief. www.diarydirectory.com.
  33. Web site: Une toute nouvelle formule pour Modzik!. Sébastien. Doze. September 9, 2014. Modzik.
  34. Web site: Power Moves | Lula's New Editor-in-Chief, Tiger of Sweden Hires From Burberry. May 18, 2017. The Business of Fashion.
  35. Web site: GREAT GARBO - BALDENWEG : High quality music for international advertising campaigns & feature films (Official website).
  36. Web site: DIE MUSIK ZUM FILM. zwingli-film.
  37. Web site: Movie Music UK Awards 2019 . Movie Music UK Awards.
  38. Web site: In the Land of Saints and Sinners . IMDb.
  39. Web site: Film Review: IN THE LAND OF SAINTS AND SINNERS (2023): Robert Lorenz’s Dark Action Picture Gives Liam Neeson Another Juicy Leading Role .
  40. Web site: Soundtrack Tracklist.
  41. Web site: Movie Music UK Awards 2023 . Movie Music UK Awards.
  42. Web site: Winners & Nominees 2019. www.aacta.org.
  43. Web site: Winners & Nominees 2020. www.aacta.org.
  44. Web site: Screen Guide. www.screenaustralia.gov.au.
  45. Web site: Winners & Nominees 2022. www.aacta.org.
  46. Web site: ADC Switzerland Archiv. www.adc.ch.
  47. Web site: ADC Switzerland Archiv. www.adc.ch.
  48. Web site: 2017 Finalists – Best Compositions. Music+Sound Awards.
  49. Web site: 2018 Finalists – Composition. Music+Sound Awards.
  50. Web site: Schweizer Filmpreis. filmakademie.ch.
  51. Web site: World Soundtrack Awards 2019 . World Soundtrack Awards.
  52. Web site: ADC Awards 2021 . ADC Awards.
  53. Web site: 2021 Finalists – Best Compositions. Music+Sound Awards.
  54. Web site: Awards 2021. www.fifib.com.
  55. Web site: Awards 2021. www.prixwalo.ch.
  56. Web site: Gewinner 2022. Xaver Award. 24 January 2023. 16 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116133143/https://www.xaver-award.ch/gewinner-2022/. dead.
  57. Web site: 2022 Finalists – Best Compositions. Music+Sound Awards.
  58. Web site: 2022 Finalists – Best Compositions. Music+Sound Awards.
  59. Web site: Winners & Nominees 2022 AACTA Awards. Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts.
  60. Web site: ADC Europe Winners 2022. Art Directors Club of Europe.
  61. Web site: Music + Sound Awards Finalists 2023 . Music + Sound Awards.
  62. Web site: Music + Sound Awards 2023 Finalists . Music + Sound Awards.
  63. Web site: Movie Music UK Awards 2023 . Movie Music UK Awards.
  64. Web site: Movie Music UK Awards 2023 . Movie Music UK Awards.

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