Moritz Schmittat

Film Music

Hi, I’m Moritz.

I was born and bred in Germany, I studied music composition and production in The Netherlands in the early 2000s before I moved to London to finish my studies with a Master of Music degree in Film Music Composition at the prestigious Royal College of Music.

Ever since I’m pursuing my career as a film composer. I’ve been very lucky to work on some amazing UK, US, German and Belgium feature film and TV film productions. Working on these productions I had the pleasure to explore many different genres and facets of film music often weaving several elements into new textures. Musically, I’m a natural explorer – and I just love working with musicians and filmmakers.

I have won the Transatlantyk Film Scoring Competition and was one of the last three at the scoring competitions of the World Soundtrack Awards and the Berlinale Talent Campus.

I currently live in Guildford (UK) with my wife and three children. Next to writing film scores I also work as a photographer. I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

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Portfolio

Angel Fleet

The Kindred

Thriller, UK, 2022

Written by Christian J. Hearn

Directed by Jamie Patterson

Produced by Parkhouse Pictures

starring James Cosmo (Braveheart), Samantha Bond (Die Another Day), Patrick Bergin (Sleeping with the Enemy), April Pearson (Skins), Blake Harrison (A Very English Scandal) and James Dreyfus (Notting Hill)

A woman suffering from amnesia pieces together the events that led to her father’s suicide, only to be haunted by the ghosts of children that she begins to suspect were murdered by him.



Tatort “Ein paar Worte nach Mitternacht”

Crime (German), TV Film, Germany

More info (German)

Written by Christoph Darnstädt

Directed by Lena Knauss

Produced by Sibylle Stellbrink / Real Film Berlin

starring Meret Becker (Munich), Mark Waschke (Dark),  Rolf Becker, Stefan Kurt, Jörg Schüttauf, Leonard Scheicher, Victoria Schulz, Friedhelm Ptok, Marie-Lou Sellem, Katharina Matz, Carolyn Genzkow

ARD Germany

Initial broadcast: 24.5% market share / 8.27m views





Das Mädchen von früher

Drama/Crime (German), TV Film, Germany

Written by Martina Mouchot

Directed by Lena Knauss

Produced by U5 Filmproduktion GmbH & Co.KG

starring Nina Kunzendorf, Godehard Giese, Fabian Stromberger and Thomas Niehaus

A ZDF Production (Germany), Redaktion Pit Rampelt


A Sexplanation

Director and narration by Alex Liu

Written by Leonardo Neri

Produced by Steven Flynn / Herra Productions

Educational documentary, US, 2022

https://www.asexplanation.com/

Tagundnachtgleiche / Equinox

Written and directed by Lena Knauss

Produced by Tamtam Film

starring Thomas Niehaus, Sarah Hostettler, and Aenne Schwarz

Drama, 110min, Germany

Cinema release: 18th November 2021

Soundtrack recorded with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra



Tracks

Comedy, UK, 2021

Written by Finn Bruce, Jamie Patterson, April Pearson, Chris Willoughby

Directed by Jamie Patterson

Produced by Finn Bruce

Production company: Belstone Pictures

starring April Pearson, and Chris Willoughby

Audio demo coming soon.

Lucy (April Pearson) and Chris (Chris Willoughby) are cut adrift in their thirties struggling to remember what initially attracted them to one another and wondering where they go from here… Cue an impulsive decision to spend a fortnight interrailing around Europe’s most romantic destinations, in the hope that this might save their seemingly doomed relationship. What ensues is bold, bonkers and a comic treat as Chris and Lucy travel through the backdrop of Europe’s most beautiful cities with chaos, debauchery and disaster following them at every turn!

Sample Scene

A Working Mom’s Nightmare

Thriller, 2020, US

Novel by Jane Lythell
Screenplay by Rick Garman
Directed by Richard Redwine
Produced by Jennifer Handorf
Production company: Dandelion Productions
starring Lydia Wilson(Star Trek Beyond), Rupert Graves (Sherlock), Tuppence Middleton (The Imitation Game), and Luke Roberts (Game of Thrones)

To the outside world, Kathy is the very picture of a happy and fulfilled modern woman. But not everybody is fooled. Her employee, Hannah, knows the truth: the cracks in Kathy’s marriage, her self-doubt, her fear of failure at work.  If she succeeds, she can claim the one thing she wants most.

The Scopia Effect

130 min Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

2018, UK

Written and directed by Christopher Butler

Produced by Steven Flynn

Production Company Big Eye

Starring Joanna Ignaczewska (Nirgendwo im Nirgendwo), Louis Labovitch (Maggie), Jessica Jay (Sham Love Series), Haruka Abe (Cyberbully), and Julian Seager (Cursed)

Reincarnation goes horribly wrong releasing dark forces across time. Basia accesses parts of her mind that should never be tampered with. Past lives merge with the present as her reality becomes distorted, she fights for her very existence.

Watch on Amazon Prime

Caught

Horror / Sci-Fi

UK, 2017

Written by Dave Allsop, Alex Francis

Directed by Jamie Patterson

Produced by Jeremy Davis, Christina O’Shea-Daly and Alex Francis

Production company: Dandelion Productions

starring April Pearson, Cian Barry, Mickey Sumner, and Ruben Crow

Toronto International Spring of Horror and Fantasy Film Festival, 2017 Won Festival Award, Best Direction

British Horror Film Festival, UK, 2016, Best Cinematography, Best Feature Film, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress

Fractured

Mystery, Thriller

UK, 2016

Written by Christian J. Hearn 

Directed by Jamie Patterson

Production company: Jump Start Productions

Starring April Pearson (Skins), Karl Davies (Chernobyl), and Louisa Lytton (EastEnders)

When Rebecca and Michael decide to take a weekend getaway and drive into the isolated countryside, they arrive at their cottage unscathed, but Rebecca can’t help but feel like someone is watching.

Watch on Amazon Prime

A Dark Reflection

Written by  Vivienne Young

Crime, Thriller, 102min

UK, 2015

Directed by Tristan Loraine

Production Company: Fact Not Fiction Films

Starring Marina Sirtis (Star Trek), Stephen Tompkinson (Brassed Off), Bill Ward (Coronation Street), Nicholas Day (The Wolfman),  Mark Dymond (Die Another Day), Paul Antony-Barber (Hereafter)

Hollywood Reporter

A journalist digs deep into the world of aviation and discovers some uncomfortable truths. And a conspiracy trail dating back to 1954. But why is no one saying anything?

Soundtrack featuring Khaled (Aicha) and the City of Prag Philharmonic Orchestra

Watch on Amazon Prime

Marry Me

Comedy, 94min

Belgium, 2014

Written by Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem

Directed by Kadir Ferati Balci

Produced by Dries Phlypo

Production Company: A Private View

Belgium-Turkish culture-clash movie, full of energy, love, and hilarious stereotypes!

Impressum

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