References

References: Film music

2025

Akustation Psychiatrie Staffel 2 (Acute Psychiatric Ward Season 2)

Director: Katrin Wegner
Documentary, 5x 30 min.
Music: Variations by Bertram Denzel of the track "Monster" by Lea
Prod.: HR, 2025

2024

Die Story: Ali - ein deutscher Lehrer auf Abwegen ?
(Ali - a german teacher on the wrong track)

Directors: Ghafoor Zamani und Wolfgang Minder
Documentary, 55 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Prod.: WDR, 2024

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Tatort - Murot und das 1000-jährige Reich
(Murot and the thousand year kingdom)

Director: Matthias X Oberg
TV-Movie, 90 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel and Simon Rummel
Prod.: Hessischer Rundfunk, 2024

Recorded by the HR Synphonic Orchestra
Conductor: Sebastian Zierer

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Zu Tisch: Zwischen Elsass und Pfalz
(Diner between Alsace and Palatinate )

Director: Alix F. Meier
Documentary, 27 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Prod.: Berlin Producers / arte, 2024

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25 Years Axica

Director: Claudius Brodmann
Imagefilm and trailer, 60 seconds and 25 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Prod.: die wellenmaschine, 2024

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2023

Die Story: Plötzlich machtlos - wenn rechtliche Betreuung schief geht (Suddenly powerless)

Director: Wolfgang Minder
Documentary, 45 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Prod.: WDR, 2023

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Frau Fleischer will sterben (Mrs. Fleischer wants to die)

Regie: Antje Ritter
Shortfilm, 18 min.
Musik: Bertram Denzel
Prod.: Antje Ritter and Florentine Schara, 2023

2022

Tatort - Kontrollverlust (Loosing Control)

Director: Elke Hauck
TV-Crime-Series, 90 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel and Max Knoth
Prod.: Hessischer Rundfunk, 2022

recorded by the HR Sinfony Orchestra
conductor: Herrmann Bäumer

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Die toten Vögel sind oben (Dead Birds Flying High)

Director: Sönje Storm
Dokumentary, 83 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel, Dominik Eulberg, Henry Reyels
Prod.: Stormfilm Produktion, 2022

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2021

Menschen hautnah: Schwiegermütter
(Mothers in Law)

Director: Wolfgang Minder
Documentary, 45 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Prod.: WDR, 2021

Not A Single Day

Director: Kai-Uwe Schulte Bunert
Documentary, 60 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Prod.: Schulte-Bunert, 2021

Musicians:
Boram Lie (Cello)
Grégoire Simon (Violin)
Horst Nonnenmacher (Bass)

Zu Tisch: Vaucluse (Diner in Vaucluse)

Director: Alix François Meier
Documentary, 30 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Prod.: arte, berlin producers, 2021

2019

Tatort - Die Ferien des Monsieur Murot (Monsieur Murots Holidays)

Director: Grzegorz Muskala
TV Crime series, 90 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Actors: Barbara Philipp, Anne-Ratte Polle, Ulrich Tukur u.v.a.
Prod.: Hessischer Rundfunk, 2019

Musician: Manuel Miethe (Soprano Saxophone)

  • Preselection Rolf-Hans-Müller-Award for filmmusic 2021

Lernende Landschaften (Learning Landscapes)

Director: Susanne Isabel Yacoub
5 Imagefilms, each 2min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Prod.: laview, 2019

Der Einsturz des Kölner Stadtarchivs

Directors: Ingolf Gritschneder, Wolfgang Minder
Documentary, 45 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Prod.: WDR 2019

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2018

Toulouse

Director: Michael Sturminger
TV feature film, 90 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Actors: Catrin Striebeck, Matthias Brandt
Prod.: Hessischer Rundfunk, 2018

Musicians:
Heidi Mockert (Bazoon)
Sascha Friedl (Flute)

Ich, Frauke Petry (Me, Frauke Petry)

Director: Wolfgang Minder
2 Documentaries, 30 and 45 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Prod.: WDR, phoenix 2018

Größer als im Fernsehen (Appearently bigger Than TV)

Director: Christoph Schnee
TV feature film, 90 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Orchestral arrangements: Max Knoth
Actors: Janina Fautz, Dennis Schigiol, Marie Anne Fliegel, Gustav Peter Wöhler u.v.a.
Prod.: Hessischer Rundfunk and arte, 2018

Recorded by the HR Sinfonie Orchester (Cond.: Sebastian Zierer)

Nightowls

Director: Samuel Auer
Short, 5 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Actors: Valentin Erb, Maik Solbach
Prod.: dffb, 2018

2017

Menschen Hautnah: Leben in der Landkommune
(Living in the Country Commune)

Director: Ines Jacob
Documentary, 45 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Prod.: WDR, 2017

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Wahlkampf, Machtkampf, AfD
(Electioneering, Powerstruggle, AfD)

Director: Wolfgang Minder, Rainer From
Documentary, 45 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Prod.: WDR, 2017

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Die Story: Wenn Hass an die Haustür klopft
(If Hate´s Knocking On Your Door)

Director: Wolfgang MInder, Fritz Sprengart
Documentary, 45 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Prod.: WDR, 2017

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No `Limited Abilities´: Georgia´s Paralympians

Director: David Khurtsilava/Maurice Wolf
Documentary accompanying a fotoseries by Maurice Wolf, 2 to 3 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Prod.: Chai-Khana.org,

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2016

Tatort: Wendehammer (Turning Bay)

Director: Markus Imboden
TV Crime Series, 90 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Actors: Margarita Broich, Wolfram Koch, Roeland Wiesnekker, Cornelia Froboess, Jan Krauter, Susanne Schäfer a.o.
Prod.: Hessischer Rundfunk, 2016
Musician: Christine Schäfer (Soprano)

Mordkommission Istanbul: Im Zeichen des Taurus
(Part 1 + 2)

Director: Bruno Grass
TV Crime Series, 2x 90 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Actors: Erol Sander, Idil Üner, Sánchez Oscar Ortega, Alice Dwyer, Anatole Taubman a.o.
Prod.: Ziegler Film / Degeto, 2016
Musician: Bettina Bruns (Alto)

Die Spieler (The Players)

Director: Samuel Auer
Short, 20 min.
Music: Bertram Denzel
Actors: Valentin Erb, Aykut Kayacik u.a.
Prod.: dffb, 2016

2015

Tatort: Wer bin ich (Who am I)

Director: Bastian Günther
TV Crime Series
Music: Bertram Denzel
Actors: Ulrich Tukur, Barbara Philipp, Wolfram Koch, Margarete Broich, Martin Wuttke a.o.
Prod.: Hessischer Rundfunk, 2015
Musicians: Moritz Baumgärtner (drums), Malcolm Arison (jaw harp), Florian Juncker (trombone)

  • Award of Media Culture of the German Filmfestival Ludwigshafen

Einblicke in…das Technik Museum Sinsheim & Speyer

Director: Alix F. Meier
Dokumentary, 45 min
Music Supervision: ohrfilm
Music: Bertram Denzel, Arno Solazzo
Prod.: SWR / Eikon Süd, 2015

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Mama

Director: Samuel Auer
shortfilm, 45 min
Music: Bertram Denzel
Actors: Katharina Heyer, Cornelia Köndgen
Prod.: dffb, 2015

2014

Stefaan ! Cinema Spot for Bauer Elektrounternehmen

Director: Florian Cossen
Advertisement, 30 sec
Music: Bertram Denzel
Prod.: filmunique, 2014

Zu Tisch auf Elba (Food on Elba)

Director: Stefan Pannen, Christina Ricci
Dokumentary, 26 min
Music Supervision: ohrfilm
Prod.: fernsehbüro, ZDF/arte, 2014

Mission Incognito: Jim Avignon

Director: Friederike Schlumbom
Dokumentary, 27 min
Music: Bertram Denzel
Prod.: ZDF/arte, 2014

2013

Alaska Johansson

Director: Achim von Borries
TV feature film, 90 min
Music: Bertram Denzel
Erik Janson (Arrangement + Recomposition title track)
Boram Lie (Chello)
Grégoire Simon  (Violin + Viola)
Sascha Friedl (Flute)
Yella Heyden (Voice)
Berliner Mozart-Chor (Girls Choir, Dir. Sabine Fenske)
Actors: Alina Levshin, Sebastian Schipper, Stipe Erçeg, Alexander Held a.o.
Prod.: Hessischer Rundfunk, 2013

  • "Special Award" Festival of German Film for Bernd Fischer (Camera)
  • Nomination Best Actor for Alina Levshin, Hessian TV Award
  • Nomination Best Fiction Adolf-Grimme-Award (German TV Award)
  • Nomination Rolf-Hans-Müller-Price for Film Music 2014

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Zerstörte Vielfalt (Destroyed Variety)

Director: Tilo Krause
Docutrailer, 5 min
Music: Bertram Denzel (Modern), Reiko Füting (Classical), Ali Brown (Rap)
Prod.: aha-international-media, 2013

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2012

Sechzehneichen

Director: Hendrik Handloegten
TV feature film, 90 min
Music: Bertram Denzel
Actors: Heike Makatsch, Mark Waschke, Sandra Borgmann, Marc Hosemann, Lavinia Wilson a.o.
Prod.: Hessischer Rundfunk, 2012

  • nominated for Adolf-Grimme Award 2013

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Fieber (Fever)

Director: Hendrik Handloegten
Polizeiruf 110 (TV crime series), 90 min
Music: Bertram Denzel
Actors: Matthias Brandt, Anna Maria Sturm, Georg Friedrich, Walter Sittler, Peter Jordan, Stephanie Eidt a.o.
Prod.: BR and die Film GmbH 2012

  • German TV Award Best Actor for Matthias Brandt

Tradition ist eine Laterne (Tradition is a guiding light)

Imagefilm for Trurnit Media
Director: Florian Cossen
6 min, Digital

Hanno und Frank Trurnit present their company

  • 3rd Prize "Industrial Films" German Ministry of Industry
  • FOX AWARD Gold 2013

Dobar Mordan (Dying twice)

Director: Nader Farahy
Shortfilm, 18 min, Digital
Music: denzel + huhn (Leitmotiv)

  • In Competition at Hamburg Shortfilm Festival 2012

2010

Wie einst Lilly (Once upon a time Lili Marleen)

Director: Achim von Borries
Tatort (TV crime series), 90 min
Music: Bertram Denzel
Accordeon: Franka Lampe
Actors: Ulrich Tukur, Martina Gedeck, Barbara Philipp, Fritzi Haberlandt, Vladim Glowa a.o.
Prod.: Hessischer Rundfunk, 2010

  • nominated for Adolf Grimme Award 2011
  • Dozble Nomination for Golden Camera 2011: Best TV feature fim and Ulrich Tukur best actor
  • Martina Gedeck and Ulrich Tukur nominated for best actors
    Hessischer Filmpreis 2010

Sleeping Dogs

Director: Michael O'Connor
black and white, 90 min
Music: Bertram Denzel (Title and Leitmotiv)
Music Supervisor: Matthias Tode, Ohrfilm
Musicians:
Silke Lange (Accordeon)
Florian Juncker (Trombone)
Manual Miethe (Soprano Saxophon)
Horst Nonnenmacher (Bass)
Actors: John Kirby, Marco Mehring, Verena Wolfien, Hans-Chrisoph Michel a.o.
Prod.: Shakedown Films, 2010

  • Premiere on Filmfestival Hamburg, Germany
  • Golden Reel Award, Nevada International Film Festival, USA 2012
  • Special Jury Award, Tolentino International Film Festival, Italien 2012
  • Award of Merit, The Indie Fest, USA 2011

Maison Moschino

Imagefilm, 2 min 35 sek
Prod.: musique couture, Berlin
Music: Bertram Denzel
Consulting: Matthias Tode, Ohrfilm

2009

Verhältnisse (Relations)

Director: Stefan Kornatz
TV feature film, 90 min
Music: Bertram Denzel, Hannes Gill
Actors:  Devid Striesow, Nicolette Krebitz, Lars Eidinger, Harald Schrott a.o.
Prod.: Hessischer Rundfunk, 2009

  • Saarbrücker Premieren Max Ophüls Festival
  • Lars Eidinger nominated Best Actor, German TV Award 2010
  • Devid Striesow nominated Best Actor, Hessischer Filmpreis 2010

2008

Der tote Chinese (A dead Chinese)

Director: Hendrik Handloegten
Tatort (TV crime series), 90 min
Music: Bertram Denzel and Erik Huhn
Actors: Andrea Sawatzki, Jörg Schüttauf, Chike Chan, Andreas Schmidt, Thorsten Merten, Johanna Wokalek, Matthias Brandt a.o.
Prod.: Hessischer Rundfunk, 2008

  • nominated for Adolf Grimme Award 2009

Sklaven und Herren (Master and Servants)

Director: Stefan Kornatz
TV feature film, 90 min
Music: Bertram Denzel
Actors: Paula Schramm, Franz Dinda, Fabian Busch, Anna Thalbach a.o.
Prod.: Hessischer Rundfunk, 2008

2007

Ein spätes Mädchen (The Wallflower)

Director: Hendrik Handloegten
TV feature film, 89 min
Music: Bertram Denzel
Viola: Sophie Engel-Bansac
Soprano Saxophon: Manuel Miethe
Actors: Fritzi Haberlandt, Matthias Schweighöfer, Oona von Maydell, Ingrid Van Bergen a.o.
Prod.: Hessischer Rundfunk, 2007

  • nominated for Adolf Grimme Award 2008
  • nominated for VFF TV Movie Award 2007
  • Hessischer Fernsehpreis for Fritzi Haberlandt 2007
  • Bambi Film National for Matthias Schweighöfer 2007

Musicians:

  • Sophie Engel-Bansac (Viola)
  • Manuel Miethe (Soprano Saxophone)

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Der letzte macht das Licht aus ! (The last one turns the lights off)

Director: Clemens Schönborn
35mm, 90 min
Music: Bertram Denzel, Ingo Frenzel, Malcolm Arison
Actors: Jürgen Tarrach, Mario Irrek, Jenny Schily u.a.
Prod.: Kaminski.Stiehm.Film GmbH, 2007

  • Adolf-Grimme-Preis Mercedes Benz Förderstipendium
  • nominated for Max-Ophüls-Award

Musicians:

  • Sketch Walton (Voice)
  • Steve BInetti (Guitar)
  • Malcolm Arison (Mouthharp)
  • Jacob Thein (drums)

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Godofredo 20% Albert Schweitzer

Director: Gaby Lingke
Documentary, 48 min
Germany / Chile
Prod.: gaby Lingke Filmproduction, 2007

Preussisches Liebesglück (Prussian Lovestory)

Director: Sönke el Bitar
Documentary, HD Cam, 58 min
Music and Music Comsulting
Prod.: timeprints, 2007

2006

Detektive
oder die glücklosen Engel der Staatssicherheit
(Detectives or the unlucky Angels of Internal Security)

Director: Andreas Goldstein
Shortfilm, 35mm, s/w, 20 min
Music: Bertram Denzel and Erik Huhn
Actors: Martin Wuttke, Anna Steffens, Michael Kausch a.o.
Prod.: nextfilm, 2006

  • Shortfilm Award of the German Film Critics 2006

2003

Liegen Lernen (Learning to Lay)

Director: Hendrik Handloegten
35mm, 90 min
Music: denzel + huhn (Leitmotiv)
Actors: Fabian Busch, Susanne Bormann, Fritzi Haberlandt, Sophie Rois, Birgit Minichmayr, Florian Lukas a.o.
Prod.: X-Filme Creative Pool, 2003

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Alex and Turgay

Director: Florian Scheibe
Shortfilm, 16mm, 30 min
Actors: Mario Mentrup, Cem Sultan Ungan a.o.
Prod.: dffb, SFB. 2003

2000

Paul is Dead

Director: Hendrik Handloegten
Graduate film, 35mm, 75 min
Music: Bertram Denzel and Bernd Jestram
Prod.: X-Filme Creative Pool, ZDF, dffb, 1999

  • Adolf Grimme Award 2001
  • Prize of the Saarländischen Ministerpräsidenten 2000
  • Prize Young Film LUCAS Frankfurt a.M. 2000
  • Studio Hamburg Newcomer Prize 2000
  • GWFF-HFF Best Graduate 2000

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1998

Montag in fünf Tagen (Monday, five days from now)

Director: Florian Hoffmeister
Documentary, 35mm / DV, 52 min
Music: Bertram Denzel and Sven Holm
Prod.: dffb, 1998

1997

Boomtown Folge 2: Kleingeld, Kaviar, Katastrophen
(Boomtown 2, Small Money, Caviar, Bad Luck)

Directors: Anna Hoegh-Krohn, Hendrik Handloegten, Sören Voigt
Shortfilm, 16mm, 30 min
Music: Bertram Denzel and Alex v. Falkenhausen
Prod.: SFB, dffb, 1997

Die Drehtür (Revolving Door)

Director: Anna Hoegh-Krohn
Shortfilm, 35mm, 5 min
Prod.: arte, dffb, 1997

Abendbrot (German Abendbrot)

Director: Sören Voigt
Shortfilm, 16mm, 15 min
Prod.: dffb, 1997

Silikon

Director: Clemens Schönborn
Shortfilm, 35mm, 12 min
Prod.: HFF Konrad Wolf, 1997

Stimmen der Welt (Voices of the World)

DirectorKurzfilm, 16mm, 15 min
Music: Bertram Denzel
Steelchello: Bob Rutmann
Hackbrett: Dorothy Parker
Prod.: dffb, 1997

  • nominated for National Shortfilm Award

1996

Sag den Frauen wir gehen (Tell the women we´re leaving)

Director: Hendrik Handloegten
Shortfilm, 16mm, 10 min
Prod.: dffb, 1996

Yummies last Days

Director: Shaz Kerr
Shortfilm, 16mm, 15 min
Music: Bertram Denzel and Robert Lippok
Prod.: Academie For Arts, Chicago. 1996

1996

Papa was a Rolling Stone

Director: Luke McBain
Shortfilm, 16mm, 25 min
Prod.: dffb, 1995

Komme gleich wieder (Back in a Minute)

Director: Filipos Tsitos
Shortfilm, 16mm, 17 min
Music: Bertram Denzel and Alex v. Falkenhausen
Prod.: dffb, 1995

Living on the Edge

Director: Luke McBain
Shortfilm, 16mm, 11 min
Prod.: dffb, 1995

How many Angels...

Director: Carsten Fiebeler
Documentary, 16mm, S8, Video, 60 min
Music: Ornament & Verbrechen
Prod.: HFF Konrad Wolf, 1995

1995

Sabine Maier koppelt sich aus (Sabine Maier decouples)

Director: energiEC!rash
(Sebastian Bark, Fanni Halmburger, Ilia Papatheodorou, Anke Stelling, Antje Wenningmann
16mm, 142 min
Prod.: Bersarin Studios/energiEC!rash, 1995

1994

Er hat ´ne Glatze und ist schwul (Gay and Skinhead)

Director: Jürgen Brüning
Documentary, 16mm, 40 min
Prod.: Jürgen Brüning Filmproduktion, 1994

1992

Daddy had a red Devil

Director: Laurie Tomin
Shortfilm, 16mm, 25 min
Actors: Blixa Bargeld u.a.