FILMOGRAPHY
Still from «Goodnight Nobody», 2010
Marcel Vaid has composed and produced the music for over 90 feature and documentary films to date, both for TV and cinema
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DON’T LET THE SUN (CH/100′) Feature Fiction by Jacqueline Zünd, 2025. Production: Lomotion Film. With: Levan Gelbakhiani, Maria Pia Pepe, Agnese Claisse, Karidja Touré, Cecilia Bertozzi. Music composed and produced by Marcel Vaid. Performed by Marcel Vaid, Kate Havnevik and Emelie Zoe.
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WYLD (SWISS/90′) Feature fiction by Ralph Etter. Production: Presence Production GmbH, Switzerland, 2025. With: Nina Brack, Tim Rohrbach, Lia Rémy, Djibril Vuille. Music composed and produced by Marcel Vaid. Performed by Marcel Vaid, Kate Havnevik.
BLAME (CH/123′) Documentary by Christian Frei, 2025. Production: Christian Frei Filmproduktion GmbH.
Music composed and produced by Marcel Vaid. Performed by the Budapest Art Orchestra, Kate Havnevik and Nils Petter Molvær. Additional music: Jóhann Jóhannsson.
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LES PARADIS DE DIANE (SWISS/2024) Feature Fiction by Carmen Jaquier and Jan Gassman. Production: 2:1 Film, Zürich, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse. With: Dorothee de Khoon, Aurore Clément, Omar Ayuso, Roland Bonjour. Winner Swiss Filmprize Quartz 2025 Best Filmmusic
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DER EISMANN (CH/90min) Documentary by Corina Gamma, 2025. Produktion: tellfilm GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen.
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DOM (CH/97′) Documentary by Svetlana Rodina und Laurent Stoob, 2024. Produktion: DokLab GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen.
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THE LAST EXPEDITION (POL/90min) Documentary by Eliza Kubarska, 2024. Production: Braidmade Films, Tilt Production GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, 3sat Schweiz, TVP Telewizja Polska S.A
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BERNADETTE WILL TÖTEN (CH/AUSTRIA /90min) Horror Thriller by Oliver Paulus and Robert Herzl, 2024. Production: Motorfilm Gmbh.
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7 FOIS (CH/16min) Short Fiction by Christine Wiederkehr, 2024.
BERGFAHRT (CH/90min) Documentary by Dominique Margot, 2024. Production: Maximage, Zürich
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SOUTH OF HOPE STREET (USA/GB/90′) Science-Fiction by Jane Spencer, with Michael Madsen, William Baldwyn, 2024. In collaboration with Marc Holthuizen. Production: Ward9 Productions, CARM-ONE Productions, Gray Eminence Productions GmbH
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ALTER EGO TV-Serie (CH /6x53min), Thriller by Erik Bernasconi, Robert Ralston Jr. 2023. Prdoduction: Amka Films Productions SA, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera
> In collaboration with Zeno Gabglio
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DAVOS 1917 TV-Serie (CH/DE, 6x54min) Thriller by Jan-Eric Mack, with David Kross, 2023. Contrast Film Zürich GmbH, Letterbox Filmproduktion GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, ARD Degeto, Amalia Film. > In collaboration with Adrian Frutiger
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«POLISH PRAYERS» (POL/90′) Documentary by Hanka Maciag, 2023
«TATORT RISIKEN MIT NEBENWIRKUNGEN» Thriller by Christine Repond, 2023. Produktion: Contrast Film, SRF und ARD. With Carole Schuler and Anna Pieri Zürcher.
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«SEMRET» (CH/93′) Fiction by Caterina Mona, 2022. Produktion: Cinédokké Sagl, Cineworx Filmproduktion Basel GmbH, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera. Mit Lula Mebrahtu (Semret Dawit) und Tedros Teclebrhan (Yemane Tesfai). Musik komponiert und produziert von Marcel Vaid. Vocals von Kate Havnevik.
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«DEAR MEMORIES» (98’/GER) Documentary by Nahuel Lopez, 2022
«DO YOU REMEMBER ME» (81’/SWISS) Documentary by Désirée Pomper and Helena Müller, 2022
«OSTROV» (CH/RUS/97′) Documentary by Svetlana Rodina und Laurent Stoob. Produktion: DokLab GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 2021
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«THE HIDDEN GIANT – CAVEMAN» (96′/ITA) Documentary by Tommaso Landucci, 2021. Produced by Marco Visalberghi, DocLab Rome, Ivan Madeo, Contrast Film Zurich
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«NOT ME – A JOURNEY WITH NOT VITAL» (CH/97′) Documentary by Pascal Hofmann, 2021. NOMINATION BEST FILMMUSIC QUARTZ 2021
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«DAS FORUM» (GER/ 128′) Documentary by Marcus Vetter, Gebrüder Beetz Film, 2020
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«GOLDEN AGE»(CH/85′) Documentary by Beat Oswald and Samuel Weniger, 2019
«AL-SHAFAQ»(CH/ 98′) Feature Fiction by Esen Isik, 2019. With Kida Kodha Ramadan.
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«CHRIS THE SWISS» (108’/CH/CRO) Animated-DocFiction by Anja Kofmel, 2018 WINNER BEST FILMMUSIC QUARTZ 2019
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«DAS KONGO TRIBUNAL» (GER/90′) Documentary by Milo Rau, 2017. NOMINATION BEST FILMMUSIC QUARTZ 2018
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«LEVEL UP YOUR LIFE» (GER/SWISS/88′) Feature fiction by Oliver Paulus and Stefan Hillebrand, 2018. In colaboration with Doc Wenz.
«DOUBLE Peine» (CAN/87′) Documentary by Léa Pool, 2017
«LASS DIE ALTEN STERBEN» (SWISS/87′) Fiction by Juri Steinhart, 2017
«ALS DIE SONNE VOM HIMMEL FIEL» (JAP/90′) Documentary von Aya Domenig, 2016, WINNER BEST FILMMUSIC QUARTZ 2016.
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«STAATENLOS» (SWISS/96′) Documentary by Erich Schmid, 2016.
«KOPEK» (CH/TUR/96′) Fiction by Esen Isik, 2015 NOMINATION BEST FILMMUSIC QUARTZ 2016.
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«LIEBE UND ZUFALL» (CH/84′) Fiction by Fredi Murer, 2014
«THULE TUVALU» (SWISS/96′) Documentary by Matthias von Gunten, 2014
«THE GREEN SERPENT» (SWISS/RUSSIA/20′) Short feature by Benny Jaberg, 2013.
«VIELEN DANK FÜR NICHTS» (CH/DE/92′) Fiction by Oliver Paulus, In Zusammenarbeit mit Rod Gonzalez (Die Ärzte), 2014
«CHERRY PIE» (CH/85′) Fiction by Lorenz Merz, 2013
«SITTING NEXT TO ZOE» (CH/88′) Feature Fiction by Ivana Lalovic, 2013
«FORBIDDEN VOICES» (SWISS/ CUBA/96′) Documentary by Barbara Miller, 2012.
«VATER, UNSER WILLE GESCHEHE» (CH/90′) Fiction by Robert Ralston, 2011
«GOODNIGHT NOBODY» (CH/87′) Documentary by Jacqueline Zünd, 2010 WINNER BEST FILMMUSIC QUARTZ 2011.
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«MARC RISTORI – d’une seconde à l’autre» (CH/99′) Documentary by Benjamin Tobler, 2011
«THE SUBSTANCE – ALBERT HOFFMANN’S LSD» (CH/89′) Documentary by Martin Witz, 2011
«GURU – Bhagwan, His Secretary & His Bodyguard» (CH/98′) Documentary by Sabine Gisiger und Beat Häner, 2010
«HÜLLEN» (CH/73′) Documentary by Maria Müller, 2010
«BON APPÉTIT» (ESP/89′) Fiction by David Pinillos. Produced by Morena Films Madrid, Warner Brothers, 2010
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«DIE STANDESBEAMTIN» (CH/90′) Fiction by Micha Lewinsky, 2009
«TANDOORI LOVE» (CH/IND/85′) Fiction by Oliver Paulus, 2008 WINNER PRIX FONDATION SUISA BEST MUSIC, FILMFESTIVAl LOCARNO 2009
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«ZARA» (AUSTRIA/78′) Fiction by Ayten Mutlu Saray, Kgp Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production, Wien 2009 WINNER BEST FILMMUSIC QUARTZ 2009.
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«DER FREUND» (SWISS/90′) Fiction by Micha Lewinsky, 2009.
«WO IST MAX» (SWISS/30′) Short Fiction by Juri Steinhart, 2008. WINNER ‘BEST FILMMUSIC’ INTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL LA CABINA, VALENCIA 2009
«JOSHUA» (CH2002/29′). Short Fiction by Andreas Müller, 2003. WINNER BEST FILMMUSIC ANGERS, FRANCE (Jury President: Jeanne Moreau)
marcel vaid
composer for film and theatre
musician > superterz
marcel vaid
stauffacherstrasse 209
ch-8004 zurich
switzerland
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marcelvaid(at)bluewin.ch