German composer Simon Daum creates evocative piano and soundtrack music in the style of Max Richter, blending minimalism with emotional storytelling. His work has brought depth and atmosphere to a range of films, including Begegnungen der Seele (2025), The Andes: 50 Years Later (2022), Weinweiblich (2020), One World: The Ocean of Presence (2019), Walk (2018), Mira – Reisende zwischen den Welten (2017), and The Cancer Report (2011). With a career spanning solo piano, chamber, and orchestral compositions, Simon’s music is celebrated for its reflective, cinematic, and immersive qualities. He combines delicate piano melodies, lush arrangements, and atmospheric soundscapes to enhance narrative storytelling, offering filmmakers a soundtrack that resonates with emotion and nuance. Simon lives near Freiburg, Germany, where he continues to compose, collaborate, and craft music that inspires, comforts, and elevates the cinematic experience.

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German composer Simon Daum creates evocative piano and soundtrack music in the style of Max Richter, blending minimalism with emotional storytelling. His work has brought depth and atmosphere to a range of films, including Begegnungen der Seele (2025), The Andes: 50 Years Later (2022), Weinweiblich (2020), One World: The Ocean of Presence (2019), Walk (2018), Mira – Reisende zwischen den Welten (2017), and The Cancer Report (2011). With a career spanning solo piano, chamber, and orchestral compositions, Simon’s music is celebrated for its reflective, cinematic, and immersive qualities. He combines delicate piano melodies, lush arrangements, and atmospheric soundscapes to enhance narrative storytelling, offering filmmakers a soundtrack that resonates with emotion and nuance. Simon lives near Freiburg, Germany, where he continues to compose, collaborate, and craft music that inspires, comforts, and elevates the cinematic experience.

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German composer Simon Daum creates evocative piano and soundtrack music in the style of Max Richter, blending minimalism with emotional storytelling. His work has brought depth and atmosphere to a range of films, including Begegnungen der Seele (2025), The Andes: 50 Years Later (2022), Weinweiblich (2020), One World: The Ocean of Presence (2019), Walk (2018), Mira – Reisende zwischen den Welten (2017), and The Cancer Report (2011).

With a career spanning solo piano, chamber, and orchestral compositions, Simon’s music is celebrated for its reflective, cinematic, and immersive qualities. He combines delicate piano melodies, lush arrangements, and atmospheric soundscapes to enhance narrative storytelling, offering filmmakers a soundtrack that resonates with emotion and nuance.

Simon lives near Freiburg, Germany, where he continues to compose, collaborate, and craft music that inspires, comforts, and elevates the cinematic experience.

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Film Music Composer at Christoph Kock
February 11, 2026 - Present

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