Blitz//Berlin
Blitz/Berlin is a trio of experimental film composers based in Los Angeles, California. Known for their unconventional and evocative scores, Blitz has made their name with critically acclaimed films “Blade Runner: 2036 Nexus Dawn”, “The Void”, and “Still/Born”. The haunting sonic world conjured by the group has earned them numerous accolades in both feature films and movie trailers, including festival awards from Overlook, Sitges, and TIFF, a Clio Award for their work on “The Girl On The Train” trailers, a Golden Trailer award for “Birdbox”, and a JUNO Award nomination for “Instrumental Album of the Year”.
Members Martin Macphail, Tristan Tarr, and Dean Rode attribute their unique sound to an unconventional upbringing, cutting their teeth in punk rock bands and learning to self-produce and compose music by pure necessity. “Growing up we made music with whatever we had at hand, trying to make things sound cool while using literal garbage.” Admits Tarr. “For our film work, it’s always been a matter of drawing inspiration from a story, connecting to characters, getting in their heads” says Macphail, “No two people or stories are exactly the same, so we try to create melodies and sounds that embrace the strangeness within each.” As it turns out, this DIY approach to film score has created a niche for the group - creating unheard sonic worlds for each new film while employing everything from new software sampling techniques, to building new instruments from scrap metal.
After relocating to Los Angeles from Canada in 2018 and singing with First Artists Management the group has racked up an impressive list of upcoming projects and continues to carve their sonic niche into the LA music scene.
FILM:
Fade to Black
Studio: Legion M
Director: Andrew Sandler
Producer: David Baxter | Andrew Carlberg | Brent Craft | Danny Hamouie | Paul Scanlan
Home Bodies
Studio: Cave Painting Pictures
Director: Casey Walker
Producer: Karen Harnisch | Casey Walker
Wet Under Blue Sky
Studio: Earthside Entertainment
Director: Octavio Pisano
Producer: Carissa Stewart
Queens of the Dead
Studio: Creativity Capital
Director: Tina Romero
Producer: Natalie Metzger / Matt Miller
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Studio: Bear Paw Studio
Director: Mike P. Nelson
Producer: Scott Schneid / Erik Bernard
Ithaqua
Studio: Cave Painting Pictures
Director: Casey Walker
Producer: Jason Ross Jallett / Andrew Bronfman
Deathstalker
Studio: Hangar 18 Media
Director: Steven Kostanski
Producer: Michael Paszt / Ari Federgreen
Sweetness
Studio: Fela
Director: Emma Higgins
Producer: Taj Critchlow / Daniel Quinn
Frankie Freako
Studio: Hangar 18 Media
Director: Steven Kostanski
Producer: Steven Kostanski / Pasha Patriki
Scared Shitless
Studio: Happy Cat Productions
Director: Vivieno Caldinelli
Producer: Lewis Spring
Do Not Enter
Studio: Lionsgate
Director: Marc Klasfeld
Producer: Jordan Schur
Simulant
Studio: WANGO Films
Director: April Mullen
Producers: Tim Doiron / James van der Woerd
Brooklyn 45
Studio: Hangar 18 Media / Shudder
Director: Ted Geoghegan
Producers: Seth Caplan / Pasha Patriki
Junction Row
Studio: Hangar 18 Media
Director: Ashlea Wessel
Producer: Pasha Patriki
The Friendship Game
Studio: Scythia Films
Director: Scooter Corkle
Producer: Daniel Bekerman
Night Shift
Studio: Defiant Studios
Producers: Maurice Fadida / Eric B. Fleischman / John Hodges
Directors: Benjamin China / Paul China
Superhost
Studio: Superchill
Producers: Brandon Christensen / Kurtis David Harder
Director: Brandon Christensen
No Running
Studio: Defiant Studios
Producer: Maurice Fadida & Eric B. Fleischman
Director: Delmar Washington
Psycho Goreman
Studio: Dystopia Films
Producer: Stuart F. Andrews
Director: Steven Kostanski
Witch Hunt
Studio: Defiant Studios
Producers: Maurice Fadida, Eric B. Fleischman
Director: Elle Callahan
Still/Born
Studio: Digital Interference Productions
Producer: Chris Ball, Colin Minihan
Director: Brandon Christensen
2036: Nexus Dawn
Studio: Alcon Entertainment
Director: Luke Scott
The Void
Studio: 120dB Films
Producer: Jonathan Bronfman, Casey Walker
Director: Jeremy Gillespie, Steven Kostanski
Extraterrestrial
Studio: Abduction Films
Producer: Shawn Angelski, Martin Fisher
Director: Colin Minihan
TELEVISION:
Scare Tactics
Studio: Monkeypaw Productions / Universal TV
Director: Michael Shea
Producers: Jordan Peele / Elan Gale / Win Rosenfeld
Day of the Dead
Studio: Syfy / Cartel Entertainment
Producer: Jed Elinoff / Scott Thomas
VIDEO GAME:
Scout
Studio: Ubisoft
Far Cry 6 x Stranger Things DLC: The Vanishing
Studio: Ubisoft
TRAILERS:
Top Gun: Maverick
Death on the Nile
Velvet Buzzsaw
Bird Box
The Girl in the Spider’s Web
Bad Times at the El Royale
Red Sparrow
Fifty Shades Freed
Fifty Shades Darker
The Girl on the Train
