Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg
GenresFilm score, music in advertising
Occupation(s)Composers, music producers, musicians
Years active2004 (2004)—present
LabelsGreat Garbo Music
Members
Websitegreatgarbo.com

Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg is the Swiss/Australian composer trio also firming as Great Garbo, stylised GREAT GARBO, and sometimes referred to as the Baldenweg siblings.

Career

The three siblings Diego Baldenweg, Lionel Baldenweg, and Nora Baldenweg work together as a team:[1][2] Diego Baldenweg (composer); Nora Baldenweg (co-composer); and Lionel Baldenweg (co-composer).[3] Together they founded the music production company GREAT GARBO in 2004.[4][5] Since then the siblings have composed and produced the music to over 300[5] international advertising campaigns for brands such as Carlsberg, Mastercard, Nivea, Sony[6] and Dove.[7]

They have composed music for many films such as Otfried Preußler's bestselling children's book adaptation The Little Witch[8] starring Karoline Herfurth; the film La femme et le TGV starring Jane Birkin; and for Til Schweiger's US remake of his German film Head Full of Honey, starring Nick Nolte, Matt Dillon and Emily Mortimer.

In 2019 they composed the entire original score to the Australian teenage sci-fi series The Unlisted[9] (ABC/Netflix), created by Justine Flynn and produced by Polly Staniford and Angie Fielder. They also produced, arranged and performed a remake of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" for the opening theme.[10]

The Baldenweg siblings have worked with orchestras like the Czech National Symphony Orchestra,[11] Macedonian Radio Symphony Orchestra[12] and The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.[8] Other notable collaborations include their work with American conductor David Zinman and the Tonhalle Orchestra for their score to "180°"[13] and with British-Irish violinist Daniel Hope and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra for their score to "The Reformer Zwingli".[14]

The Baldenwegs are voting members of the Art Directors Club,[15] Swiss Film Academy, European Film Academy,[16][17][18] Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts,[19] Swiss Media Composers Association[20] and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers.[21]

Style

Diego Baldenweg, Lionel Vincent Baldenweg, and Nora Baldenweg's musical range moves within classic orchestral, subtle electronics and lyrical/non-lyrical vocals.[22] Their logo depicts a "wheelie" garbage bin, and their name puns on Greta Garbo.

Recognition

They were the first[23] Swiss composers to be nominated for the World Soundtrack Awards (Public Choice)[24] in 2019.

Members

Besides her career in music, Nora Baldenweg simultaneously held positions in fashion publishing as editor-at-large/Paris director (Russh), editor-at-large/Paris director/senior editor (Indie), editor-at-large/fashion features director (Material Girl) and was a contributing writer for Vogue Taiwan, Nylon, Dazed Digital and Wallpaper.[25][26]

In May 2014 she relaunched the Paris-based magazine Modzik as editor-in-chief.[27] In May 2017 she became editor-in-chief of UK-based magazine Lula.[28] Since 2017 she works as a creative director (fashion) for various brands.

Films (selection)

Year Title Director Studio(s) Notes
2005The Ring ThingMarc SchippertElevator Group, Condor Filmstheme music and ~1/5 of the score[29]
2005Rascals on the RoadMichael SteinerKontra
C-Films		Collaboration with composer Adrian Frutiger
Soundtrack released by Sony BMG
2006CannabisNiklaus HilberVega Film
2010180°Cihan InanC-FilmsCollaboration with conductor David Zinman and Tonhalle Orchester Zürich
Soundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music / Praesens
Winner Suisa Prize “Best Original Music” Locarno International Film Festival
2012Summer OutsideFriederike JehnGoldenes Lamm
C-Films		Soundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music
2013Hylas and the Nymphs (Short)Lisa BrühlmannZHDK
2014AimlessNiklaus HilberHesse Greutert Film
2016LinaMichael SchaererC-FilmsSoundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music
La femme et le TGV (Short)Timo von GuntenBMC FilmsSoundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music
Finalist “Best Short Film Score” Music+ Sound Awards (International)
2017The Final TouchRolf LyssyLang FilmSoundtrack released by Swiss Treasure Recordings / GREAT GARBO music
Finalist “Best Feature Film Score” Music+Sound Awards (International)
2018The Little Witch
by Otfried Preußler		Michael SchaererClaussen+Putz
Studiocanal
Disney		Soundtrack released by Claussen+Putz Filmproduktion GmbH / Rambling Records Japan
Winner “Best Original Score” Swiss Film Prize
Zone RougeCihan InanAbrakadabra FilmsSoundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music
Head Full of HoneyTil SchweigerBarefoot Films
Warner Bros.		Co-composer Martin Todsharow
2019The Reformer ZwingliStefan HauptC-Films
Ascote Elite		Collaboration with violinist Daniel Hope and Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Soundtrack released by C-Films / GREAT GARBO music[30]
Nominated “Best Score of the Year” World Soundtrack Awards (Public Choice)
Nominated "Score of the Year (Top 10)" Movie Music UK Awards[31]
Nominated "Best Original Score for a Drama Film" Movie Music UK Awards[31]
TBA[32]In the Land of Saints and SinnersRobert LorenzFacing East
RagBag Pictures
Prodigal Films Limited

Television (selection)

Year Title Director Studio(s) Notes
2019The UnlistedJustine Flynn
Rhys Graham
Neil Sharma
Nicholas Verso
Lucy Gaffy
Rebecca O'Brien		Aquarius Films
ABC Me / Netflix		Soundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music

Nominated for “Best Original Music in TV”[33] AACTA Awards
Itch
by Simon Mayo		Renée Webster
Nicholas Verso
Komixx Entertainment
ABC Me / CBBC (TV channel)		Nominated for “Best Original Music in TV”[34] AACTA Awards
2021Born to Spy[35]Nicholas Verso
Chase Lee
Hyun Lee
Darlene Johnson
Neil Sharm
Justine Flynn		Aquarius Films
ABC Me		Soundtrack released by GREAT GARBO music

Nominated for “Best Original Music in TV”[36] AACTA Awards
Itch Season 2
by Simon Mayo		Nicholas Verso
Tenika Smith		Komixx Entertainment
ABC Me / CBBC (TV channel)

Awards and nominations

  • 2006 – Winner «Best Music» EDI Awards (Federal Department of Home Affairs) – "KUONI"
  • 2006 – Winner «Best Music» EDI Awards (Federal Department of Home Affairs) – "Love Life – Stop Aids (Federal Office of Public Health)"
  • 2010 – Winner «Best Film Music» Suisa Prize Locarno International Film Festival – "180°"
  • 2011 – Nomination «Best Film Music» Swiss Film Award – "180°"
  • 2014 – Shortlist «Best Music»[37] Art Directors Club Switzerland – "SONY"
  • 2015 – Shortlist «Best Music»[38] Art Directors Club Switzerland – "SWISS LIFE"
  • 2017 – Finalist «Best Short Film Score»[39] Music + Sound Awards (International) - "La Femme et le TGV"
  • 2018 – Finalist «Best Feature Film Score»[40] Music + Sound Awards (International) - "The Final Touch / Die letzte Pointe"
  • 2018 – Winner «Best Film Music» Swiss Film Award[41] – The Little Witch
  • 2019 – Nomination «Best Score of the Year»[24] World Soundtrack Awards (Public Choice) – "The Reformer Zwingli"
  • 2019 – Nomination «Best Original Music in TV»[33] Australian Academy Award – AACTA – "The Unlisted"
  • 2020 – Nomination «Score of the Year (Top 10)» and «Best Original Score for a Drama Film» Movie Music UK Awards [31] – "The Reformer Zwingli".
  • 2020 – Nomination «Best Original Music in TV»[34] Australian Academy Award – AACTA – "Itch (TV series)"
  • 2021 – Winner «ADC Bronze for Best Music»[42] Art Directors Club Switzerland – "Swiss Film Award"
  • 2021 – Finalist «Best Original Composition in Branding»[43] Music + Sound Awards (International) - "Swiss Film Award"
  • 2021 – Winner «Prix de la Meilleure Musique Originale»[44] Festival International du Film Indépendent de Bordeaux, France – "The Life Underground"
  • 2021 – Winner «Composer of the Year - Outstanding Achievements in Film Music»[45] 46th "Prix Walo"
  • 2022 – Winner «Gold: Best Supplier Services»,[46] Xaver Award for Excellence in Live Communications, Switzerland - Audio Branding: "Swiss Film Award"
  • 2022 – Finalist «Best Original Composition in Branding»,[47] Music + Sound Awards (International), United Kingdom - Audio Branding: "Zurich Film Festival"
  • 2022 – Finalist «Best Original Composition in a Short Film»,[48] Music + Sound Awards (International), United Kingdom - Film: "The Life Underground"
  • 2022 – Nomination «Best Original Music in TV»,[49] Australian Academy Award - AACTA, Australia - TV Series: Born to Spy
  • 2022 – Winner «Bronze: Film & Audio Craft - Music and Sound»,[50] ADC Europe Awards, Spain - Audio Branding: "Zurich Film Festival"

References

  1. ↑ "GREAT GARBO – BALDENWEG : high quality music for international advertising campaigns & feature films (official website)". greatgarbo.com.
  2. ↑ "PEOPLE". church-st-studios.
  3. ↑ "SoundTrack_Cologne 17 – Speakers". www.soundtrackcologne.de.
  4. ↑ "GREAT GARBO – BALDENWEG". cinando.com.
  5. 1 2 "Diego, Nora & Lionel Vincent Baldenweg aka GREAT GARBO". 5 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Edi. Der Schweizer Auftrags- und Werbefilmpreis". www.edinet.ch.
  7. ↑ "Dove's New "Beauty Patch" Ad Tells Women Low Self-Esteem Issues Are All In Their Head". Marketing Land. 10 April 2014.
  8. 1 2 "The Little Witch" – via www.imdb.com.
  9. ↑ "The Unlisted" – via www.imdb.com.
  10. ↑ "The Unlisted". TV Tonight. 11 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "La femme et le TGV (2016) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  12. ↑ "Lina (TV Movie 2016) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  13. ↑ "180 °" – via www.imdb.com.
  14. ↑ "The Reformer. Zwingli: A Life's Portrait" – via www.imdb.com.
  15. ↑ "ADC Switzerland - Members Professional". www.adc.ch.
  16. ↑ "Diego Baldenweg, member of the European Film Academy: presentation". www.europeanfilmacademy.org.
  17. ↑ "Nora Baldenweg, member of the European Film Academy: presentation". www.europeanfilmacademy.org.
  18. ↑ "Lionel Vincent Baldenweg, member of the European Film Academy: presentation". www.europeanfilmacademy.org.
  19. ↑ "Post". composersguild.
  20. ↑ "Members | SMECA".
  21. ↑ "Australian Guild of Screen Composers | Directory of Members". composersguild.
  22. ↑ "Under-the-Radar Round Up 2019, Part I". 28 May 2019.
  23. ↑ "News". Swiss Films.
  24. 1 2 Awards, World Soundtrack. "Second Wave of Nominees 19th World Soundtrack Awards Revealed". World Soundtrack Awards.
  25. ↑ "Nora Baldenweg Contributor Profile | Dazed". www.dazeddigital.com.
  26. ↑ "Lula Magazine appoints editor-in-chief". www.diarydirectory.com.
  27. ↑ Doze, Sébastien (9 September 2014). "Une toute nouvelle formule pour Modzik!". Modzik.
  28. ↑ "Power Moves | Lula's New Editor-in-Chief, Tiger of Sweden Hires From Burberry". The Business of Fashion. 18 May 2017.
  29. ↑ "GREAT GARBO - BALDENWEG : High quality music for international advertising campaigns & feature films (Official website)".
  30. ↑ "DIE MUSIK ZUM FILM". zwingli-film.
  31. 1 2 3 "Movie Music UK Awards 2019". 20 January 2020.
  32. ↑ "In the Land of Saints and Sinners". IMDb.
  33. 1 2 "Winners & Nominees 2019". www.aacta.org.
  34. 1 2 "Winners & Nominees 2020". www.aacta.org.
  35. ↑ "Screen Guide". www.screenaustralia.gov.au.
  36. ↑ "Winners & Nominees 2022". www.aacta.org.
  37. ↑ "ADC Switzerland Archiv". www.adc.ch.
  38. ↑ "ADC Switzerland Archiv". www.adc.ch.
  39. ↑ "2017 Finalists – Best Compositions". Music+Sound Awards.
  40. ↑ "2018 Finalists – Composition". Music+Sound Awards.
  41. ↑ "Schweizer Filmpreis". filmakademie.ch.
  42. ↑ "Winners 2021". www.adc.ch.
  43. ↑ "2021 Finalists – Best Compositions". Music+Sound Awards.
  44. ↑ "Awards 2021". www.fifib.com.
  45. ↑ "Awards 2021". www.prixwalo.ch.
  46. ↑ "Gewinner 2022". Xaver Award.
  47. ↑ "2022 Finalists – Best Compositions". Music+Sound Awards.
  48. ↑ "2022 Finalists – Best Compositions". Music+Sound Awards.
  49. ↑ "Winners & Nominees 2022 AACTA Awards". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts.
  50. ↑ "ADC Europe Winners 2022". Art Directors Club of Europe.
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