Peter Scherer
Composer
- Website
- www.peterscherer.com
Born 1953 in Switzerland. Works as composer, producer and arranger. In New York he collaborated with John Zorn, Bill Frisell, Arto Lindsay, Marc Ribot and Caetano Veloso and worked with Laurie Anderson for many years as a keyboard player and arranger. He has composed music for the Frankfurt Ballet, O Vertigo Danse Montreal and the Zurich Opera Ballet, as well as soundtracks for various productions in the USA, Canada, Germany and Switzerland. His albums include Cronologia, Passare and That Land. He is a lecturer at Bern University, department of Music and Media Art. 2013 Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score for MORE THAN HONEY. 2015 Nomination Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score for DORA ODER DIE SEXUELLEN NEUROSEN UNSERER ELTERN. 2017 Nomination Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score for CAHIER AFRICAIN.
Filmography
(a selection)
Composer
- 2025
- The Woman You Look For by Darcy Alexandra, Michaela Müller
- 2024
- E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea by Beatrice Minger, Christoph Schaub
- 2023
- KRÄHEN – Nature Is Watching Us by Martin Schilt
- 2022
- Mother Teresa & ME by Kamal Musale
- 2022
- Sur le pont by Samuel Guillaume, Frédéric Guillaume
- 2020
- Paul Nizon Der Nagel im Kopf by Christoph Kühn
- 2020
- Spagat by Christian Johannes Koch
- 2019
- Le renard et l'oisille by Samuel Guillaume, Frédéric Guillaume
- 2018
- Eldorado by Markus Imhoof
- 2018
- #FEMALE PLEASURE by Barbara Miller
- 2017
- Dessine-moi une rivière by Michel Favre
- 2017
- Ciao Babylon by Kurt Reinhard, Christoph Schreiber
- 2017
- Amalia e Giancarlo by Kurt Reinhard, Christoph Schreiber
- 2016
- Cahier africain by Heidi Specogna
- 2015
- Stöffitown by Christoph Schaub
- 2015
- Persi by Caterina Mona
- 2015
- Dora oder Die sexuellen Neurosen unserer Eltern by Stina Werenfels
- 2014
- Seuls by Sami Kali
- 2014
- Dark Star – HR Gigers Welt by Belinda Sallin
- 2012
- Weihnachten in Mulhapar by Paolo Poloni
- 2012
- Nachtlärm by Christoph Schaub
- 2012
- Si près si loin by Michel Favre
- 2012
- Escape From Tibet by Maria Blumencron
- 2012
- More Than Honey by Markus Imhoof
- 2011
- The Guantanamo Trap by Thomas Selim Wallner
- 2010
- Daniel Schmid – Le chat qui pense by Benny Jaberg, Pascal Hofmann
- 2009
- La marche de Reena by Fiorella Castanotto
- 2007
- Marmorera by Markus Fischer
- 2006
- David der Tolhildan by Mano Khalil
- 2003
- One Bullet Left by Markus Fischer
- 2003
- Aline by Kamal Musale
- 2002
- Cartographie 3 – Interface by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
- 2002
- Epoca by Andreas Hoessli, Isabella Huser
- 2001
- Voodoo – Mounted by the Gods by Alberto Venzago
- 1999
- Geraldo de Barros – Sobras em Obras by Michel Favre
- 1999
- Swiss Jam by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
Awards
(a selection)
- 2007
- Locarno, Locarno Festival, Prix SUISA pour la meilleure musique de film (Winner) in Marmorera
- 2013
- Genève, Swiss Film Award 2013, Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score (Winner) in More Than Honey
- 2015
- Genève, Swiss Film Award 2015, Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score (Nomination) in Dora oder Die sexuellen Neurosen unserer Eltern
- 2017
- Genève, Swiss Film Award 2017, Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score (Nomination) in Cahier africain
- 2019
- Genève, Swiss Film Award 2019, Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score (Nomination) in #FEMALE PLEASURE
- 2019
- Genève, Swiss Film Award 2019, Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score (Nomination) in Eldorado