Herman Witkam - Film composer

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Feb 8

Herman Witkam is a film composer, multi-instrumentalist and sound designer based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Since first enrolling in the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht composition program in 2004, he has composed scores for numerous feature films, television series and documentaries, as well as for games, commercials and theater projects.

Not only does Witkam compose the music for his projects, he plays and records most of the instruments heard in his scores himself. Of the more than 100 instruments he’s mastered, the Japanese shakuhachi and Armenian duduk may be the most notable. Witkam collects instruments from all over the world and combines them with innovative composing techniques to create a unique sound for every score.

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In this Private Kitchen series our host Alexa Rodrigues visits Herman Witkam “in the studio”. For a month, we bring you weekly a new short story from his studio in Amsterdam. Watch all release below!

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Herman Witkam - Composing in layers for modern dance

Herman demonstrates in real-time how his music for a modern dance film is built up in layers.

Herman Witkam - Compositional examples

Herman shares two different cues for one film scene, using the Argentinian ronroco and other instruments.

Herman Witkam - Instruments with a story

Herman demonstrates the cinematic possibilities of the duduk.

Herman Witkam - Favorite instruments / Where does the sound fit the best

Film composer Herman Witkam shows one of his favourite cinematic instruments.

Herman Witkam - Film composer

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