Bio

Robin Schlochtermeier is an award-winning composer for film, television and commercials. His debut solo album, "Spectral", was released on vinyl, CD and digital by Denovali Records and has been featured on Radio BBC3 (Nighttracks). He is particularly interested in what happens when the possibilities of electronically processed organic and everyday sounds collide with classical training and orchestral/chamber texture.

He won the award for Best Music for his original score for the psychological thriller Retreat at the British Independent Film Festival. Retreat was also nominated in six other categories including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress.

Recent projects include political/disaster thriller COBRA (SKY - Season 2&3, additional music), investigative documentary LIAR - THE FAKE GROOMING SCANDAL (BBC2) and true crime 3-part series ESSEX RANGE ROVER MURDERS (SKY).

He has also recently scored the feature documentaries SOMEONE'S DAUGHTER, SOMEONE'S SON (directed by Lorna Tucker), BREAKING WAVES (directed by Alice Rosso), A LIFE IN TANDEM (produced by MY OCTOPUS TEACHER producer Ellen Windemuth) and a biographical feature for NETFLIX about Katherine Hepburn (CALL ME KATE).

Previous projects include the features RETREAT (psychological horror, winner of Best Music at British Independent Film Festival), THE SPY WHO FELL TO EARTH (Netflix) and A SPACE IN TIME (Prime Video) as well as THE VIRGIN QUEEN’S FATAL AFFAIR (Royal Television Society Award).

His music for television credits include BBC, Sky, Channel 5, National Geographic and Arte. Commercial clients include Puma, Renault, Panasonic, Ticketmaster and Oxfam.

He is a member of BAFTA Connect, a member of the Ivors Academy has acted as voting member of the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA).

Robin works out of his studio in Sussex, south of London.