Marcel Vaid
Composer
- Website
- www.marcelvaid.com
He works since 1999 as an independent musician and composer for film and theatre. He studied guitar at the Academy for Contemporary Music in Zurich and he is the head of SUPERTERZ, a band known for its electro-acoustic experimental music. For his work he has received the Swiss Film Prize Quartz four times and awards at film festivals in Angers and Valencia for WHERE IS MAX (2008). In 2012 he received the work year of the city of Zurich. For CHRIS THE SWISS (2018) he was nominated for German Documentary Film Music Award and the European Animation Award Best Soundtrack. He has collaborated with Fredi Murer, Greg Zglinski, Carmen Jaquier, Milo Rau, Nils Petter Molvaer, Kate Havnevik, Toshinori Kondo, Rodrigo Gonzales and Mauro Pawlowski, among others. He is a guest lecturer at the ZHdK (Zurich University of the Arts) and a member of the Swiss and European Film Academies. He lives in Zurich.
Filmography
(a selection)
Composer
- 2025
- Der Eismann by Corina Gamma
- 2025
- Bernadette will töten by Oliver Paulus, Robert Herzl
- 2025
- Al Baseer – Der blinde Fährmann by Ali Al-Fatlawi
- 2025
- Don't Let The Sun (Catch You Crying) by Jacqueline Zünd
- 2024
- Unter Wasser kann man nicht schreien by Georg Isenmann
- 2024
- Bergfahrt by Dominique Margot
- 2024
- South of Hope Street by Jane Spencer
- 2024
- Les Paradis de Diane by Carmen Jaquier, Jan Gassmann
- 2024
- 7 Fois by Christine Wiederkehr
- 2024
- DOM (Home in Russian) by Svetlana Rodina, Laurent Stoop
- 2024
- The Last Expedition by Eliza Kubarska
- 2023
- Alter Ego by Erik Bernasconi, Robert Ralston Jr.
- 2023
- Davos 1917 by Jan-Eric Mack, Anca Miruna Lazarescu, Christian Theede
- 2022
- Semret by Caterina Mona
- 2022
- Dear Memories – A Journey with Magnum Photographer Thomas Hoepker by Nahuel Lopez
- 2022
- Do you Remember me? by Désirée Pomper, Helena Müller
- 2022
- Polish Prayers by Hanna Nobis
- 2021
- Markus Imhoof - Rebellischer Poet by Stefan Jäger
- 2021
- Caveman – The Hidden Giant by Tommaso Landucci
- 2021
- Il demolitore di camper by Robert Ralston Jr.
- 2021
- Ostrov – Die verlorene Insel by Svetlana Rodina, Laurent Stoop
- 2021
- Stille über Fukushima by Aya Domenig
- 2020
- Unter einem Dach by Maria Müller
- 2020
- Not Me – A Journey with Not Vital by Pascal Hofmann
- 2020
- Eating the Silence by Joël Louis Jent, Ali Al-Fatlawi
- 2020
- Von Fischen und Menschen by Stefanie Klemm
- 2020
- The Wall of Shadows by Eliza Kubarska
- 2019
- Katoey - The Women We Are by Stefan Jung
- 2019
- Al-Shafaq – When Heaven Divides by Esen Isik
- 2019
- Gateways to New York – Othmar H. Ammann and His Bridges by Martin Witz
- 2019
- Amistad con una ciudad by Antonia Meile
- 2019
- Dynastie Knie by Greg Zglinski
- 2019
- Golden Age by Beat Oswald, Samuel Weniger
- 2019
- Das Forum by Marcus Vetter
- 2018
- Das Vermächtnis eines Patrons - Warum Rudolf Geigy nach Afrika aufbrach by Stéphane Kleeb
- 2018
- Level Up Your Life by Oliver Paulus, Stefan Hillebrand
- 2018
- Chris the Swiss by Anja Kofmel
- 2018
- Hanna la Rouge by Anita Hugi
- 2018
- Making a Change by Oliver Paulus
- 2017
- Double Sentence by Léa Pool
- 2017
- Lasst die Alten sterben by Juri Steinhart
- 2017
- Das Kongo Tribunal by Milo Rau
- 2017
- La Fuga - Girl in Flight by Sandra Vannucchi
- 2016
- Staatenlos - Klaus Rozsa, Fotograf by Erich Schmid
- 2015
- Usfahrt Oerlike by Paul Riniker
- 2015
- Köpek by Esen Isik
- 2015
- Als die Sonne vom Himmel fiel by Aya Domenig
- 2015
- Undine Gruenter - Le projet d'aimer by Anita Hugi
- 2014
- ThuleTuvalu by Matthias von Gunten
- 2014
- Liebe und Zufall by Fredi M. Murer
- 2014
- El tiempo nublado by Arami Ullón
- 2014
- Controlling And Punishment by Ayten Mutlu Saray, Ridha Tlili
- 2013
- Vielen Dank für Nichts by Oliver Paulus, Stefan Hillebrand
- 2013
- The Green Serpent by Benny Jaberg
- 2013
- Sitting Next To Zoe by Ivana Lalovic
- 2013
- My Name Is Salt by Farida Pacha
- 2013
- Cherry Pie by Lorenz Merz
- 2012
- Goal by Fulvio Bernasconi
- 2012
- Forbidden Voices by Barbara Miller
- 2012
- Du&Ich by Esen Isik
- 2012
- Bernard Bovet, le vieil homme à la caméra by Nasser Bakhti
- 2012
- Traumfrau by Oliver Schwarz
- 2011
- Vater, unser Wille geschehe by Robert Ralston Jr.
- 2011
- The Substance by Martin Witz
- 2011
- Marc Ristori d'une seconde à l'autre by Benjamin Tobler
- 2011
- Das Geheimnis unseres Waldes by Heikko Böhm
- 2010
- Sommervögel by Paul Riniker
- 2010
- Hüllen by Maria Müller
- 2010
- GURU by Sabine Gisiger, Beat Häner
- 2010
- Goodnight Nobody by Jacqueline Zünd
- 2010
- Bon appétit by David Pinillos
- 2009
- Schonzeit by Irene Ledermann
- 2009
- Die Standesbeamtin by Micha Lewinsky
- 2009
- Dachkantine by Nicole Biermaier, Ravi Vaid, Dion Merz
- 2008
- Wo ist Max? by Juri Steinhart
- 2008
- Un día y nada by Lorenz Merz
- 2008
- Tandoori Love by Oliver Paulus
- 2008
- Der Freund by Micha Lewinsky
- 2008
- Zara by Ayten Mutlu Saray
- 2007
- Seppels Vermächtnis by Paul Riniker
- 2007
- Der Illettrist by Oliver Paulus, Stefan Hillebrand
- 2006
- First Love, Last Rites by Susanne Kaelin
- 2006
- Flanke ins All by Marie-Louise Bless
- 2004
- Voyage contre la faim by Matthias von Gunten
- 2004
- Das Paar im Kahn by Marie-Louise Bless
- 2003
- Bei Parish by Yaël Parish
- 2002
- Joshua by Andreas Müller
Awards
(a selection)
- 2021
- Genève, Swiss Film Award 2021, Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score (Nomination) in Not Me – A Journey with Not Vital
- 2019
- Genève, Swiss Film Award 2019, Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score (Winner) in Chris the Swiss
- 2018
- Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2018, Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score (Nomination) in Das Kongo Tribunal
- 2016
- Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2016, Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score (Nomination) in Köpek
- 2016
- Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2016, Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score (Winner) in Als die Sonne vom Himmel fiel
- 2011
- Luzern, Swiss Film Award 2011, Swiss Film Award «Quartz», Best Film Score (Winner) in Goodnight Nobody
- Locarno, Locarno Festival, Prix SUISA pour la meilleure musique de film (Winner) in Tandoori Love
- 2009
- Luzern, Swiss Film Award 2009, Swiss Film Award «Quartz», Best Film Score (Winner) in Zara
- Angers, Premiers Plans, Prix de la création musicale (Winner) in Joshua