Richard Albert (composer)

Richard Albert is a German composer and songwriter.

Early life and music

Richard Albert is a self taught musician, he studied computer sciences and communication sciences at the RWTH Aachen University from 2004 to 2010. He made his debut as a film composer for the short film Sachliche Romanze in 2007.^[1] With the web-series Hell's Kitty he started working for various production companies in the USA.^[2] Richard Albert works frequently with writer/director and musician Nicholas Tana. Richard mainly is active in the indie-horror genre.^[3]

Feature films

• 2016: Losing Touch
• 2016: Sticky: A (Self) Love Story
• 2016: The Last Night Inn
• 2018: Hell's Kitty
• 2018: Hide in the Light
• 2019: The Bone Box

Awards

• 2016: The Marshall Hawkins Awards – Best Musical Score – Feature (nominated)^[4]
• 2016: German Film Music Award, Category "New talent" (nominated)^[5]
• 2018: American Tracks Music Award, Category "Best song for a film"^[6]
• 2019: American Tracks Music Award, Category "Best film score" (semi-finalist)^[7]
• 2019: Paris Art and Movie Awards, Category "Best Soundtrack Song" (nominated)^[8]
• 2019: Jerry Goldsmith Award, Category "Best Soundtrack Song" (nominated)^[9]
• 2023: Tracks Music Awards, Category "Best Score for a film of the month" ^[10]