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Yanick HerzoG

Composer | Arranger | MUSICIAN

Composer
Arranger
MUSICIAN

Exploring sounds and giving films his distinctive, musical fingerprint is what makes him a frequent collaborator of visual artists. His fascination for electronic soundscapes and the warmth of acoustic sounds push him to explore the boundaries of their sonic possibilities.
Recent works of his include Aiyana de Vree’s dystopian feminist drama «Alleine kommst du nicht weit genug», Basil Burger’s coming of age drama «Herr Karlsen» and the experimental shortfilm «The Black Cat» where he served both as a producer and composer of the film.
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Currently he is enrolled in the film music program at Zurich University of the Arts and has been working as a freelance composer over the past year.

Yanick is a film composer and arranger based in Basel, Switzerland.
Exploring sounds and giving films a distinctive, musical fingerprint has fascinated Yanick ever since he was first drawn into the world of cinema. Achieving a symbiosis of visual storytelling and immersive music production in a collaborative environment excites him.
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His work includes music for many short films, advertisement and documentaries. His latest work on the documentary ECHTE SCHWEIZER premiered at 59th Solothurn Filmfestival where the project was awarded the Prix du Public. Additionally he works for swiss filmcomposer Balz Bachmann as an additional music composer and arranger.
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As a composer, he is exploring the boundaries between acoustic and electronic soundscapes leading him to compose his debut EP and recording a string-sextet with electronics at the renowned Abbey Road Studio 2.
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Yanick is part of an award-winning band JODOQ, where he co-writes experimental pop music and a member of the band SOCIAL JETLAG where he performs as synthesist and samplist.

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TRANSIT
a film directed by Wero Rodowicz
Beatrice, a young woman, embarks on a road trip to the nostalgic underworld where she can meet her father one last time and do everything she regrets not doing when he was alive.
ECHTE SCHWEIZER
a film directed by Luka Popadic
Saâd, Thuruban, Andrija and Luka, Swiss officers of Serbian, Sri Lankan and Tunisian origin, have retained a strong link with their native culture. In a personal documentary, director Luka Popadić portrays three Swiss officers of Serbian, Sri Lankan and Tunisian origin, with humour and sincerity, challenging prejudices about homeland, integration and diversity.
SCHLAFENDE PFERDE
a film directed by Julius Weigel
The voice of Nina's mediation app stays in her head and accompanies her through the everyday office life in a marketing agency, which is characterized by questions of sense and status.
STABIL
a film directed by Jessica Baumgartner
STABIL is Switzerland's first TikTok series. The TikTok account stabil.serie combines fictional storytelling with documentary elements: The seven episodes of the fiction series alternate with snippets from the documentary, in which a psychologist as well as affected people describe their perspective.
THE BLACK CAT
a film directed by Aiyana De Vree & Johannes Schmidt
In Adalbert's mind palace, we follow his fantasies to the bitter end. As an unreliable narrator, he has complete control over how he is perceived. For him, being human is too narrow, too restrictive. Taking on the life of another being brings the long-awaited, exhilarating experience of a complete rearrangement of all his molecules. Based on the short story: “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe, 1843.
D'GSCHICHT VOM GRÜENE CHÄÄS
a film directed by Noah Erni
A peasant lives an idyllic life in the Swiss alps, until one of his goats gives birth to a kid that doesn't look like it should.
HARRY
a film directed by Markus Eberhard
Harry is a completely hairy person whose hair rapidly grows and falls out again. He tries to deal with his hair and keep his apartment in order before his lost hair gets out of hand.
HARRY
a film directed by Markus Eberhard
Harry is a completely hairy person whose hair rapidly grows and falls out again. He tries to deal with his hair and keep his apartment in order before his lost hair gets out of hand.

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LAS TORERAS
a film directed by Jackie Brutsche
Despite a difficult childhood, Jackie has found happiness as an artist. When the dark past catches up with her, she sets out with her artistic character Jack Torera to unravel her mentally ill mother's unhappiness, which inspired her art but divided her families in Switzerland and Spain. A film about reconciliation and the courage and strength to confront family taboos.
8 TAGE IM AUGUST
a film directed by Samuel Perriard
Two happy families, a quiet beach and a house in the hills above the Adriatic Sea. It could be so perfect. But when teenager Finn has a breakdown it brings turmoil not only to the friendship between the families but also to the relationship between his parents Helena and Adam. Eight days in August that change everything.
LES HISTOIRES D'AMOUR DE LIV S.
a film directed by Anna Luif
Following an argument with her boyfriend, Liv Sàndor, 38, walks through the city reminiscing about past loves. In all her relationships, there was always one turning point, where everything went downhill. As she wanders through parks, streets and cafes, Liv faces her fears, her moments of joy and her demons, before she eventually finds the means to free herself of them.
JAKOBS ROSS
a film directed by Katalin Godrös
A modern story of relationships and emancipation set in 19th century Alpine Switzerland: Jakob, a young farmhand who dreams of owning his own horse, is forced into marriage with the musically gifted maid Elsie, who longs for a career as a musician. Both must learn that they can only escape their lack of opportunities if they work together.
OPERATION SILENCE
a film directed by Werner Schweizer
Autumn 1977: the Bernese officer trainee Flükiger is found dead. Who is to blame for his death? The RAF or the Béliers, was it an accident or intentional? The director goes in search of clues and tries to shed light on the mysterious events surrounding the vote to form the Canton Jura.