- Herman Witkam is part of a new breed of cinematic composers. Not only does he write all the notes, but he also performs many of the instruments heard in his scores. Working as a film composer since 2005, Herman Witkam has already established a long list of credits, including composing for over 100 features, shorts, television series, television and radio commercials, games, corporate films, events and theater projects.
Since the age of eight, Herman has been composing and playing woodwinds, improvisation being a key part of his composition process. While in music college, he discovered the mournful sound of the Armenian duduk and got into contact with Arthur Grigoryan, who built the instruments for legendary musician Djivan Gasparyan (Gladiator, Blood Diamond). Soon after, Herman started collecting and playing instruments from all over the world, like the Japanese shakuhachi and Native American flutes. Using these in his scoring work along with innovative composing techniques brings a different kind of musicality to the screen.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- Is a multi-instrumentalist, playing over 100 different instruments, including: Armenian duduk, Native American flutes, Chinese bawu & hulusi, Indian Bansuri, Nigerian udu, Slovakian fujara, Andean quena, Turkish baglama saz and Japanese shakuhachi.
- Favorite film composers include Bernard Herrmann, Tôru Takemitsu, Ennio Morricone, Angelo Badalamenti and Howard Shore.
- Has in the past frequently participated as a composer and sound designer in the 'DVXuser.com' online short film competitions, having won Best Score for Rekindled on DVXUser HorrorFest and the Sound Design Award on DVXUser Lovefest.
- Holds a masters degree in Music Composition in Context from the Utrecht School of the Arts. Wrote a thesis about conceptual sound design for film.
- Graduate of the School of Audio Engineering (SAE) in Rotterdam.
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