Ilja Coric – Film Music Composer

ABOUT ME

Hello, I am Ilja Coric. I live and work in Berlin as a musician, film music composer, and producer.

After studying jazz guitar at the Rotterdam Conservatory and Berklee College of Music in Boston, I came to Berlin, which I now call home. Since winning the VW Score Competition at the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2007, I have focused primarily on composing and producing music.

My work spans film, art, radio features, podcasts, live performances, and, more recently, immersive experiences and exhibitions.

Music has been my closest companion and teacher for most of my life.
It is my home, and I feel blessed to live in a house with many rooms, a garden with many flowers.

My projects reflect what I love most about my work: translating a wide range of emotions into diverse musical styles while supporting the creative vision of filmmakers. This passion continues to guide everything I do.

MY WORK

My music can be heard in numerous documentaries for Arte, including Faszination Wolkenkratzer, Russlands Pferde, Das Glück aus der Dose, Patient als Beute, among others.

I co-wrote the music for the award-winning feature Kannawoniwasein (with Stefan Maria Schneider) and also composed additional music for Mittagsstunde, directed by Lars Jessen.

The TV series Danni Lowinski and Überall, nur nicht hier ( ZDF Kleines Fernsehspiel ) were nominated for the German Television Award, including nominations for Best music at the Soundtrack Cologne.

Immersive experiences include my collaboration on Vikings – Entdecker und Eroberer in Hamburg and Utopian Garden in Seattle (both produced by Florafaunavisions in collaboration with composer Julian Ganzer).

Things to Come, a filmic installation created for Bauhaus 100 at the Kunstmuseum Moritzburg in Halle, is one of my musical highlights.

Radio features and podcasts include the true crime success Lubi – Ein Polizist stürzt ab (Studio Bummens), Wer hat Burak erschossen? and Geheimnisvolle Orte, among others.

I have had the pleasure of working with numerous filmmakers worldwide, including Gina Abatemarco (USA), John Hsu (Taiwan), Eduardo Wannmacher (Brazil, with the trio Loving Room), and British-Australian filmmaker Bryn Chainey, whose short films have won numerous awards and been screened at more than 80 film festivals worldwide.

My passion for electronic music has led to productions on labels such as Get Physical and remixes for artists including Rosenstolz and Booka Shade.
For many years, I performed as the live guitarist for the band Muckemacher.

Please visit my IMDB page for a complete filmography.