Composing for the Screen 2020
A film Scoring Mentorship Program
SANDRINE RUDAZ
Application
Statement
Dear All,
Thank you for listening to my music and for considering my application.
I am really excited about this opportunity to learn and grow as a film composer. I am always eager to learn from established composers. I believe that the excellence of your workshop, combined with my passion and potential, will bring a big step forward in my career. I am also looking forward to meeting and exchanging with five fellow emerging composers! I am convinced that this workshop will be unique and rewarding.
My experience so far spans a wide range of genres (comedy, horror, drama, action, sci-fi, non-fiction) and medium (feature films, TV, video games, documentaries, stage). I would like to use this workshop to empower my composing and recording skills in this new stimulating online environment.
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
Best,
Sandrine
Music
About Sandrine
Currently based in California, Swiss-French composer Sandrine Rudaz creates music for film, video games, and theatre. Recent career honors include a Jerry Goldsmith Award nomination and a Hollywood Music in Media Award. Her work for the animated film Star Bard won Best Orchestration at the 17th Garden State Film Festival.
Sandrine’s other film credits include feature films such as The Shell and Aylesbury Estate, and short films such as the award-winning Kneeling Sheep. Her work for the stage includes the French play Blanc, performed over 25 times in France and Switzerland. In 2018, she was selected to attend the SESAC Workshop with composer John Swihart (How I Met Your Mother).
Her music utilizes both her European classical piano training and American education to craft stylistically distinct soundscapes; she is at home writing for full orchestra, solo and duo settings, and all ranges in between. Sandrine holds a Master of Music in Film Composition from the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program, a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the Conservatory of Lausanne in Switzerland, and further studied orchestration at Stanford University.
Studio Equipment
Computers
Mac Mini, 3.2GHz 6‑core 8th‑generation i7, 64GB RAM
Macbook Pro, 2.9GHz Intel Core i5, 16GB RAM
Digital Audio Workstation
Logic Pro X
Mixing Software
Pro Tools
Audio Interface
iPad Mini
Korg nanoKONTROL2
Zoom R24
Microphones
Shure SM58-CN Cardioid Dynamic Microphone
Zoom H4N PRO Multitrack Reccorder
Headset
Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro
Midi Keyboards
Novation Launchkey 61
Studio Monitors
Mackie MRmk3
Notation Software
Finale 25
Sibelius 8
Instruments
Grand Piano Kawai KG-C1
Piano Korg SV-1 88
Acoustic Guitar D'Angelico Premier
Acoustic Ukulele Baton Rouge
Sample Instruments
Brass
EastWest
Spitfire
Choirs
8Dio
EastWest
Guitar
Native Instruments
Spitfire
Harp
Spitfire
Percussion
8Dio
Black Octopus
EastWest
Native Instruments
Saga
Soundiron
Spitfire
Piano
8Dio
Native Instruments (NI)
Soundiron
Spitfire
Strings
8Dio
Cinematic Studio
EastWest
Spitfire
Synthetizer
Heavyocity
Native Instruments (NI)
WoodwindsEastWest
Spitfire
John Swihart
Composer (How I Met Your Mother, Napoleon Dynamite)
Grammy Award Nominee
Sandrine is a marvelous composer whose musical instincts are always "dialed in" to the narrative of the film. Not only does she possess immense natural talent and broad knowledge of musical mechanics, but a discipline and focus that can bring a scene to life.
Bruce Dukov
Concertmaster Hollywood Bowl Orchestra 1991-2007
Having recorded in over 1800 motion picture soundtracks, I believe I have a good criterion for assessing composers. Sandrine has a very bright future in the film music business. She not only composes music in a very relevant style to serve the film, but she can also orchestrate and conduct her music, which many successful composers do not attempt.
Hummie Mann
Composer (Robin Hood, Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
2-time-Emmy Award Winner
Sandrine is an extremely talented composer who writes music perfectly appropriate in tone and dramatic impact.