I’m so excited to finally share this project with you all. Composers Favourites’ officially starts today and you’ll find a new episode every Wednesday. Let’s start with a bang, I’m proud to introduce episode 1 guest…drum roll…Anne-Kathrin Dern! For those who don’t know her (really?!) Anne is a German film composer based in LA. She scored various Netflix films (Fe@rless, The Claus Family) and is quickly becoming a YouTube star among film composers.
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Giovanni Rotondo is an experienced London-based film and television composer whose music has been showcased on top-tier platforms like Netflix, BBC 1 and Rai 1. Known for his versatility, Giovanni has contributed to feature films, TV series, TV movies, and documentaries. He's also the creative force behind the popular game music album series "The 8-bit Time Adventures." A BAFTA Connect member, Giovanni is renowned for blending technical skill with creative flair. For more information, visit: giovannirotondo.com
Anne-Kathrin Elisabeth Dern (*July 30, 1987) is a German film composer and CEO of e-Quality Music Productions LLC, currently residing in Los Angeles, California. She is mostly known for her scores to the animated Netflix Original Fearless (2020), the Netflix Christmas movie The Claus Family (2020), Disney's Four Enchanted Sisters (2020), and SONY's Help I Shrunk My Parents (2018), as well as her collaborations with Klaus Badelt, most notably on the animated movie Leap! (2016) and the iGG video games Castle Clash (2019), Lords Mobile (2018), and Galaxy Mobile (2020). Dern also contributed music to both seasons of ABC's musical comedy series Galavant (2015-2016), as well as Microsoft's HALO V: Guardians (2015), and wrote additional arrangements for Warner Bros. Ocean's 8 (2018). She has collaborated with and assisted composers such as Christopher Lennertz, Alan Menken, Steve Jablonsky, Ryan Shore, William Ross, and Pinar Toprak. Additionally, she has interned at Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions and was a selected participant of the 2016 ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop with Richard Bellis. Dern just completed her work on the comedy-adventure sequel Help I Shrunk My Friends (2021), and has been signed to write the score for the WWI drama The Last Front (2021), starring Iain Glen and Sasha Luss.
Editor in Chief of Film Scoring Tips.
Giovanni Rotondo is an experienced London-based film and television composer whose music has been showcased on top-tier platforms like Netflix, BBC 1 and Rai 1. Known for his versatility, Giovanni has contributed to feature films, TV series, TV movies, and documentaries. He's also the creative force behind the popular game music album series "The 8-bit Time Adventures." A BAFTA Connect member, Giovanni is renowned for blending technical skill with creative flair. For more information, visit: giovannirotondo.com
