Jo Blankenburg Explained

Jo Blankenburg
Birth Place:	Kulmbach, Germany
Genre:	Orchestral, film score, trailer music, epic music
Occupation:	Composer
Instrument:	Piano, drums
Years Active:	2007–present
Website:	joblankenburg.com

Jo Blankenburg is a German composer based in Los Angeles. He writes music for film and motion picture advertising.^[1] His primary musical instrument is the piano.

Early life and education

Blankenburg was born and raised in Munich, Germany. He has completed a Film Scoring and Orchestration course at Berklee College of Music.^[2]

He was trained to play organ.

Career

Blankenburg once won the MTV Europe Songwriting Contest.

Some of his most popular tracks have been used in the advertising campaigns of The Hunger Games, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, , and How To Train Your Dragon among many others.

A solo album Vendetta was released in 2011 by Position Music. This album's songs of have been used for the advertising campaigns of many major movies and television shows. Another solo album, Elysium, was recorded with Capellen Orchestra & Choir in Zlín, Czech Republic. The album was released in 2012 on Position Music.

Blankenburg's "Fearmonger" from his 2020 album Vanguard was chosen for the Netflix series Shadow & Bone soundtrack.^[3]

Personal life

Blankenburg resides in Los Angeles, but has also resided in New York City and Auckland, New Zealand.^[4]

Albums

Floatovations

Jo Blankenburg's debut album, Floatovations, published by Zero Latency, was released on January 9, 2007. The album comprised five meditative compositions with an ocean/sea theme.^[5] ^[6]

Vendetta

An album composed by Jo Blankenburg for Position Music, released on March 21, 2011. Its songs were used for major motion advertising campaigns for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn among many others.

Elysium

Elysium was released on July 31, 2012 by Position Music, following the success of Vendetta.

Trailer music

2009 – The Wolfman
2009 – How To Train Your Dragon
2009 – FlashForward
2011 – "Dystopic" for featurette
2011 – "Satorius" for TV Spot Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
2011 – "Conquest of Antaria" for Featurette Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
2011 – "Juggernaut" and "Satorius" for America's Got Talent
2011 – "Vendetta" and "Satorius" for TV Spot The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
2011 – "Vendetta" for Home Video Trailer Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 – "Enamorus" for Far Cry 3
2012 – "Apophis" for TV Spot The Hunger Games
- 2012 – "Illumielle" for the official Christmas television advert for British department store Debenhams 2013 – "Imperatrix Mundi" for
2014 – "Garador's Flight" for ABC News intro music at 05:30 for the switchover from BBC World Service
2018 - "Hiraeth" for
2019 - "Play the Ponies" for Knives Out
2020 - "The Magellan Matrix" for Wonder Woman 1984

Credits

2005 – "Shortfilm: The World Beneath"
2005 – "Documentary: Ticket"
2006 – "Documentary: Poetry"
2006 – "Feature Film: Stages"
2007 – "Music Video: Vahveraasio"
2007 – "Shortfilm: Omega99"
2007 – "Music Video: Planet Earth Forever"
2008 – "Shortfilm: Squalid"
- 2008 – "Four orchestral pieces for Immediate Music 2009 – "Music for Congolese opera"
- 2009 – "Theme music for World of Wearable Art 2010 – "Demo music for Dr. Grordbort, Weta Workshop (Lord of the Rings)"
2011 – "Audio-visual project Oil Spill for Berlin International Film Festival showcase
2011 – "Music for documentary The Human Experience"
2011 – "Shortfilm: Anamnesis"
2011 – "Music for Qtel commercial promoting the 2011 World of Wearable Art

Discography

2007 – Floatovations (solo album)
2008 – The Feather Dance (solo album)
2008 – Squalid (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2010 – Vendetta (Position Music)
2011 – The Human Experience (Grassroots Films)
2012 – Elysium (Position Music)
2012 – The Rebirth (single)
2015 – Kaleidoscope (Position Music)
2016 – Valkyrie (Position Music)
2017 – Cronos (Position Music)
2018 – Clandestine (Position Music)
2018 – Cosmagora (Position Music)
2018 – Stillness Speaks (solo album)
2019 – Rakasha (solo album)
2019 – Petrichor (Position Music)
2019 – Sacrosanct (Position Music)
2019 – Mile X Mile (Position Music)
2019 – Eleomera (Position Music)
2020 – Vanguard (Position Music)
2020 – Hemispheres (Position Music)
2020 – Ghost in the Machine (Position Music)
2020 – Vandals (Position Music)
2021 – Memoirs (Position Music)
2021 – Sentience (Position Music)
2021 – Unravel (Position Music)
2022 – The World Is Waiting (Position Music)
2022 – Clandestine II: Vespertine (Position Music)
2022 – Clandestine III: Emanence (Position Music)
2023 – Rust (Position Music)
2023 - Vocalese (Position Music)

External links

Official website
Profile at bandcamp.com

Notes and References

Web site: Interview with Jo Blankenburg . TrailerMusicNews.com. July 18, 2012. December 20, 2022.
Web site: Jo Blankenburg. Position Music. positionmusic.com. December 20, 2022.
Web site: Jo's track 'Fearmonger' in Netflix's new hit show 'Shadow & Bone'. joblankenburg.com . March 30, 2021. Jo Blankenburg. December 20, 2022.
Web site: Jo Blankenburg: Lied vom Leben. ReverbNation.com. December 20, 2022.
Web site: Jo Blankenburg, Floatovations . Allmusic.com.
New Album by Jo Blankenburg – 'Floatovations - The Realm of Levitation'. 24-7PressRelease.com. 6 January 2007.