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 Vita “The origin of all music is emotion and its authenticity makes the difference.” Christoph Zirngibl is a multiple award winning and successful German film score composer. His outstanding talent was already evident while studying film scoring (2003-­‐2007) under the professors Enjott Schneider and Andreas Weidinger at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München (University of Music and Theater, Munich). Since then he has been composing music for numerous TV and film productions. He attended master classes in Los Angeles and Spain held by Michael Giacchino, Patrick Doyle and Steven Scott Smalley. In the meantime he has composed over 60 scores, among them the music for successful films such as "Neues vom WiXXer" (The VeXXer), "Vorstadtkrokodile 3" (Crocodiles: all for one) and the Emmy award winning American documentary "Iowa's World War II Stories". This young composer’s extraordinary success is due to, among other things, his mastery of an ample variety of musical styles. His many orchestra arrangements demonstrate a deep understanding of orchestral and dramatic composition. His particularly multifaceted style and his vast emotional variety allow his music to reach the audience and to get under their skin. His other works in genres like Country, Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, Songwriting and even Big Band music are just as technically adept and well accomplished. Christoph Zirngibl takes advantage of his personal extensive experience as a musician, for example, drum and piano lessons from childhood, playing as a professional drummer for the German army band, music teaching studies, and as a live musician in different Pop, Country, Soul and Funk bands. One can hear that for Christoph Zirngibl the foundation of all his music is his emotional sensibility; it is the authenticity of his music that makes the difference. He is flexible not only in his command of musical genres and styles, but also in his great creativity and adaptability as well as his capacity to produce compositions in short periods of time. Awards 
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nominated for the German Film Critics Award 2011 for his score from „Jerry Cotton“ nominated for the Jerry Goldsmith Awards 2010 for his score for „Transit“ nominated for „best score“ at the Action On Film Festival, California, for „Victory Day“ Jerry Goldsmith Award 2007, International Filmmusic Conference Ubeda, Spain „ Best young composer“ and „ Best music for a short length production“ (for „Lethe“) German Film Music Newcomer Award 2006, Franz-­‐Grothe Stiftung Regional Emmy „Best Historical Documentary 2006“ for IPTV’s „Iowa’s World War II Stories“ www.ChristophZirngibl.com cz@christophzirngibl.com Filmography Feature Films [excerpt] 1. Victor and the secret of crocodile mansion (90min, 2012) [Das Haus Der Krokodile] Director: Cyrill Boss & Philipp Stennert Producer: Rat Pack Filmproduktion 2. Crocodiles: All for one (90min, 2011) [Vorstadtkrokodile 3] Director: Wolfgang Groos Producer: Rat Pack Filmproduktion 3. Jerry Cotton (90min, 2010) Director: Cyrill Boss & Philipp Stennert Producer: Rat Pack Filmproduktion 4. Victory Day (110min, 2008) Director: Sean Ramsay Producer: New Media International 5. Military Academy (100min, 2007) [(K)ein Bund Für’s Leben] Director: Granz Henman Producer: Wiedemann und Berg Filmproduktion _________________________________________________________ TV – Projects [excerpt] 1. Frühlingskinder (90min, 2012) ZDF Director: Michael Karen Producer: Teamworx 2. Inga Lindström (4x 90min, 20010-­‐2012) ZDF Director: Udo Witte, John Delbridge u.a. Producer: Bavaria Fernsehproduktion 3. Dora Heldt – Urlaub mit Papa (90min, 2009) ZDF Director: Mark von Seydlitz Producer: Made in Munich www.ChristophZirngibl.com cz@christophzirngibl.com 4. Weihnachten, ohne mich mein Schatz (90min, 2011) ARD Director: Dennis Satin Producer: Relevant Film 5. Dörte’s Dancing (90min, 2009) Pro7 Director: Andi Niessner Producer: Ratpack Filmproduktion 6. Die Schnüfflerin (90min, 2007) Sat.1 Director: Peter Gersina Producer: Calypso Entertainment 7. Iowa’s World War II Stories (90min, 2006) IPTV Director: Dave Miller Producer: Jack Shepard/Iowa Public TV Commercials [excerpt] 1. Ültje – Pathos (20s, 2012) [tv and cinema] BigFish/Kolle-­‐Rebbe 2. BMW 6 -­‐ Classic (60s, 2010) [tv and internet] Novosonic 3. Welcome To Germany – FiFa World Cup 2006 (60s, 2006) [cinema world-­‐wide] Broadview.tv www.ChristophZirngibl.com cz@christophzirngibl.com