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On Tuesday, July 8th, SoundTrack_Cologne will kick off its 22nd edition with a rich programme focusing on music for film, television, and video games, featuring around 60 panels, case studies, workshops, and networking events.

This year’s highlights include multi-award-winning composers (Pulitzer, Harpa, Séries Mania, German Film Prize, César Award, World Soundtrack Award and Jerry Goldsmith Award), alongside renowned music supervisors, film directors, producers, agents, and other experienced professionals from the music for film, TV and games industries.

Accreditation fees go up after June 27 – secure yours before midnight to save and avoid the Late Regular Pass rate!

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Five High Profile Film and TV Case Studies at STC22

SoundTrack_Cologne will feature five high-profile case studies with composers and creative teams behind acclaimed films and TV series, taking place on Wednesday, July 9th, and Friday, July 11th.

The programme opens with a deep dive into Amazon's world wide hit series MAXTON HALL, featuring composers Julian Erhardt and Victoria Hillestad, music supervisor Regina Reis, and Dennis Grimm, Senior Music Executive for Central Europe at Amazon MGM Studios.

In cooperation with HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award, STC22 will also present a case study with HARPA Award winner 2025 Kåre Vestrheim, who will talk about his work on the Norwegian drama series MAKTA.

The team behind REMBETIS - DIE GEISTERJÄGER will explore how they brought this series to life through music. The panel includes Jasin Challah (composer, showrunner, actor and director) and co-composers Claudio Pagonis and Reinhard Schaub.

A case study on the film KÖLN 75 will feature composers Stefan Rusconi and Hubert Walkowski, music supervisor Martin Hossbach, and producer Sol Bondy. 

The case study series continues on Friday, July 11th, with a session in cooperation with Filmtonfrauen, featuring composer Peter Albrecht, sound designer and engineer Rachel Oker, and sound mixer Marc Lehnert. They will discuss about the creative and technical challenges of working on the film VENA. Single tickets for the case study VENA are available here.

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Film and TV Case Studies
Wednesday 09. July 2025 · COMEDIA Theater, Die Eins

10.30 - 11.30
Julian Erhardt & Victoria Hillestad (composers), Regina Reis (music supervisor), Dennis Grimm (Senior Music Executive for Central Europe at Amazon MGM Studios)
Maxton Hall
Workshop · Discussion

12.00 - 13.00
Composer Kåre Vestrheim · HARPA Award Winner 2025
Makta
Workshop · Discussion
in cooperation with HARPA

14.30 - 15.30
Claudio Pagonis, Reinhard Schaub (composers) &  Jasin Challah (composer & showrunner)
Rembetis - Die Geisterjäger
Workshop · Discussion

16.00 - 17.30
Stefan Rusconi & Hubert Walkowski (composers), Martin Hossbach (music supervisor) & Sol Bondy (producer) 
Köln 75
Workshop · Discussion


Friday 11. July 2025 · COMEDIA Theater, Die Eins

10.30 - 11.30
Peter Albrecht (composer), Rachel Oker (sound designer and sound engineer) & Marc Lehnert (sound mixer)
Vena
Workshop · Discussion
in cooperation with Filmtonfrauen