Mirjam Skal

Composer, Sound Designer

Website
mirjam-skal.com

Mirjam Skal is a composer and orchestrator based in Zurich, Switzerland. She holds a Master's degree in composition for film, theatre and media at the Zurich University of the Arts and has been working as a freelance composer over the past years. Her work includes music for the national Swiss television, such as Bettina Oberlis newest limited series EMMA LÜGT, several documentaries, advertisements and animated shorts. In 2021 Mirjam was a participant in Berlinale Talents. In addition, Mirjam has been chosen to be part of the AWFC Mentorship program 2021 under the guidance of renowned composer Mychael Danna (LIFE OF PI). Following the mentorship, Mirjam has had the opportunity to compose additional music alongside Mychael Danna for the feature film WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING. Mirjam is vice-president of Forum Filmmusik and part of the advisory board of SONART. Since 2021 she has been a board member of the film music festival SoundTrack Zurich,

Filmography
(a selection)

Composer

2025
Open my Mind by Marcel Wyss
2025
Lost Touch by Justine Klaiber
2024
Vracht by Max Carlo Kohal
2024
Les courageux by Jasmin Gordon
2023
Mister Ben by Max Carlo Kohal
2023
Syncope by Linus von Stumberg
2022
Vents solitaires by David Oesch
2022
Queen by Samuel Perriard
2022
Emma lügt by Bettina Oberli
2021
Screen Time by Dan Wenger
2020
The Edge by Zaide Kutay, Géraldine Cammisar
2019
Walk With Me by Jennifer Meier, Valerie Scheidegger, Arnold Wagner
2019
The Weighing of the Heart by Laura M. Weber, Rosemarie E. Benson
2017
The Market of Lost Things by Zaide Kutay, Christelle Serrano

Sound Designer

2022
Emma lügt by Bettina Oberli
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