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Flaskepost fra P – Premiere

March 1, 2016 Featured, Film, News

March 3rd is the world premiere of Hans Petter Moland’s “Flaskepost Fra P” (eng. title: A Conspiracy of faith). The 3rd feature film based on the bestselling novels by Jussi Adler Olsen. Nicklas Schmidt is composer of the large symphonic score, that will be available as soundtrack album later this year. When an eight-year old message in a bottle ends up at Department Q. Carl Mørck and his assistant, Assad, are drawn into a horrific case involving a psychopathic murderer,Read More

Album release Beyond Beyond

May 31, 2015 Featured, News

Today the official release of the score for ‘Beyond beyond’ will take place at the SST Meet & Greet in Krakow,… Posted by Nicklas Schmidt, Composer on Sunday, May 31, 2015

Soundtrack news

March 25, 2014 Featured, Film, News

2014 has been a very exciting year for me so far. Three premieres of feature films with my music within 5 months, including a Berlin Film Festival premiere. Below you can read about the films: Klassefesten 2 Directed by Mikkel Serup Produced by Tomas Radoor & Rene Ezra for Nordisk Film With more than 600.000 tickets sold, this Danish comedy has been an enormous success at the box office. The score was recorded mainly in Budapest by the Budapest ArtRead More

Premiere på Ishavets kæmpe på DR1 med musik af Nicklas Schmidt

September 8, 2013 Featured, News

Loke film og instruktør Adam Schmedes står bag den hidtil dyreste natur-dokumentarfilm produceret i Danmark. Nicklas Schmidt har komponeret musikken til filmen, som følger mere end 220 års arktisk historie med en grønlandshval som centrum for fortællingen. Flotte naturbilleder og imponerende optagelser med de gigantiske havpattedyr akkompagneres af et orkestralt score indspillet af Budapest Art Orchestra anført af dirigenten Peter Pejtsik. Soundtracket fra filmen kan købes digitalt på iTunes, og udgivelsen inkluderer en digital booklet med billeder fra filmen. IshavetsRead More

Bruun Hyldig Duo premieres new work in Washington D.C.

May 14, 2013 Featured, News

The well renowned duo is performing at American University on May 18th at 8 p.m. as a part of the EU month of Culture 2013. I have composed the new work “Regine” on texts by Danish Philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. It will receive its world premiere in this concert. More info: http://usa.um.dk/en/news/ http://www.american.edu/cas/katzen/calendar/?id=4598836

New choir album released on iTunes

October 1, 2012 Featured, News

Released 01 Oct 2012 The new choir album is now available for sale in the iTunes stores worldwide. – Featuring the Copenhagen chamber choir “Hymnia” conducted by Flemming Windekilde in a contemporary collection of choir works by Nicklas Schmidt written between 2001-2012. Including the world premiere performance of “Nowhere Now Here” with texts by American author Neale Donald Walsch.           Nowhere Now Here digital booklet

Bjarke Mogensen & Prinsens Musikkorps

April 10, 2012 Concert, Featured, News

The young rising accordeon star Bjarke Mogensen has commissioned a new work to be premiered 1st June 2012 where Mogensen features as soloist with the Prinsens Musikkorps Brass Ensemble. The new “Concertino” for accordeon and brass is one of a few of its kind written for this rare constellation of instruments. The ensemble will be lead by conductor Jesper Juul. The premiere concert details: 1st June 19:30 Viborg Musiksal – Denmark Tickets: 150 DKK

“Nowhere Now Here”

March 25, 2012 Concert, Featured, News

Choir Music Premiere in May Concerts The International award winning Hymnia Chamber Choir will perform in two concerts entirely dedicated to choral music by Nicklas Schmidt. The concerts will take place at the Enghave Church in Copenhagen May 13th and at Vor Frue Kirke in Aarhus on the 20th of May. Both concerts will be conducted by Flemming Windekilde. 4 choral works including one world premiere will feature at the concerts: En stille bøn (A Silent prayer) – 2001 GloriaRead More

Danish Film Academy Award Nomination

December 14, 2011 Featured, News

The orchestral score for Esben Toft Jacobsens “Den kæmpestore bjørn (The Great Bear)” has been nominated for the 2012 Robert Award in the category “Best Musical Score” The Robert is considered to be the highest honor in Danish filmmaking. The event has been inaugurated in 1984 and is the Danish Film Academy’s equivalent of the American Oscars. “The Great Bear” also received a nomination for “Best Feature” in the category for movies for children and youths. The music was recordedRead More

Paint Splash for Nintendo Wii

September 5, 2011 Featured, News

I developed the music and sound effects for this new official Nintendo Wii-ware release by KnapNok Games. Paint Splash turns your TV into an interactive canvas where kids of all ages can enjoy painting using the Wii Remote. Up to four people can paint at the same time so the entire family can participate in creating fantastic paintings using just your Wii Remotes. Available September 8th in the US online nintendo game store. EU release to follow shortly. Check outRead More