The documentary about Hilma af Klint, the misjudged and ignored artist, will be screened in theaters throughout Germany and the US from March 5th.
Premiere of Orfeo Reflections at Kissinger Sommer – 06.07.2019
During the famous international music festival “Kissing Sommer” in Bad Kissingen, Germany, Damian Scholl’s Orfeo Reflections premiered on the 6th of July 2019.
Orfeo Reflections have been performed by Lena Belkina (Mezzosoprano), Lucie Delhaye (Harp/Electronics), musicians of the Bayerische Kammerorchester Bad Brückenau, conducted by Andrea Sanguineti.
Impressions of the rehearsals:
https://www.kissingersommer.de/aktuelles/aktuelle-news/38992.Lena-Belkina-ist-Orfeo.html

NY Times Critics’ Pick: Beyond the Visible – Hilma af Klint
The Documentary is now available on DVD and streaming platforms.
“…bristles with the excitement of discovery…It refreshes the eyes and the mind.” (A.O.Scott, NY Times)
“One of the best aspects of the documentary is the beautiful and stirring score by Damian Scholl.” (Fiona Underhill, Moviejawn)

Beyond the Visible – Hilma af Klint is Critics’ Pick of the NY Times
The first abstract artist was a woman – Hilma af Klint. Misjudged and ignored for more than a century, she is now shaking the art world with her mind-expanding oeuvre.
Member of the Jury at Film Festival Max Ophüls Preis
I was very honoured to be part of the Jury at Film Festival Max Ophüls Preis 2020. Together with my fellow Jury members editor Joana Scrinzi and director Sigrun Köhler we had the difficult task to award two prizes – “Best Documentary” and “Best Music in a Documentary”.

Part of the Jury for Best Score in a Documentary at DOK.fest München 2019
With Daniel Sponsel (DOK.fest München), Damian Scholl, Alexander Kukelka, Antonia Goldhammer, Nicole Vögele, Barbara Schulte (Versicherungskammer Kulturstiftung), Frizz Lauterbach.
Rå nominated for Best Score at International Festival de Film Aubagne 2019
I feel very honoured to be nominated at this prestigious french film festival that focuses on music in films. Listen to my music for the magical film Rå by Sophia Bösch on my film music page.
BEUYS nominated for Best Score at Deutscher Filmpreis 2018

Ulrich Reuter and myself did the music for this artful documentary about Joseph Beuys. We are very honoured to be nominated for Best Score – as the first documentary in this category.
Listen to the tracks on the film music page
24 h Europe: The Next Generation
TV premiere: 04.05.2019, ARTE, RBB, SWR, ARD-alpha, RTBF, YLE, CT, Canal 33

For this mind-blowing project I was part of a team of four to compose music that describes the hopes and fears of Europe’s young generation. Find more info about the project and listen to my music on my film music page.
Ghost Bird

Ghostbird for clarinet, violin and piano was selected by mdi ensemble’s call for scores for their concert program „Sound of Wander“ (concert: 29.11.2019 in Milan). It is one of the five pieces that were chosen out of 72 works.