Sascha Blank is a film composer and multi-instrumentalist. His compositions range from classical music with organic synthesizers and pop/world influences to neoclassical writing.
Based in Berlin, he composes music for award-winning documentaries, feature films, TV series, and commercials. His most recent project, Wings of Dust, directed by Giorgio Ghiotto, has been shortlisted for the Oscars 2024, Emmy nominated and previously awarded a Student Academy Award Gold.
Furthermore, Sascha was nominated for Best Score (Doc Shorts) at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for his music in The Shark with a Thousand Names directed by The Jetlagged. The film premiered at the Ocean Film Festival San Francisco in April 2023.
Composer for Oscar
shortlisted and Emmy
nominated Films.
Sascha studied pop/world and classical music for piano in Rostock, Germany, and majored in Composition for Film and TV in London, UK. His compositions are regularly placed on television shows on NBC, ITV, BBC, ARD, and NDR and can also be heard on numerous TV and online commercials for clients such as Mercedes Benz, eBay, Mister Spex, and Asam Beauty.
His practice blends composition, improvisation, and sound research. As a collector of traditional and world music instruments, Sascha weaves them into his scores in unexpected ways, blurring the boundaries between traditional playing and modern experimental approaches.
He is known for his captivating scores ranging from epic orchestrations recorded with 80-piece ensembles to intimate, small ensemble and hybrid electronic pieces and he enjoys experimenting and creating unique sonic worlds for each of his projects.
The principle of creativity, for Sascha, is to discover authentic sounds. Each score is its own sonic world, shaped with live orchestral recordings, analog and digital synths, and experimental audio processing.
Building a unique
Bespoke Sonic World
for each project.
Sascha’s approach to creating music for any project, be it large or small in scale, is driven by finding the most suitable musical language for the film’s plot. Experimenting in his state-of-the-art recording studio, and in close communication with his collaborators, he develops a deep connection to the project’s heart, and brings the colours and depths of its emotions to musical life. Depending on the creative needs, he invites soloists, ensembles, and orchestras to recording sessions, enriching his musical landscape.
Raised in a musician’s family, Sascha began to study classical piano at a very early age. Focusing on the development of a profound, wide-ranging musical understanding, he laid his theoretical foundation by studying piano, music theory and composition at the University of Music and Theatre Rostock. Here, he dove deep into the analysis of early music from the 15th century, up until the late romantic period, jazz and film composers of the 20th century. These varied influences, combined with his active career as a jazz, pop and rock pianist continue to inspire him in his work every day.
Supporting the
Emotional Narrative.
Coming from a classically and pop/world musically trained background, he enhanced his musical knowledge during various film scoring programs. Sascha studied the Master of Composition for Film and Television at the London College of Music, which he passed with distinction. He had the exclusive opportunity to refine his craft in the revered Masterclasses conducted by internationally acclaimed artists such as Danny Elfman, Conrad Pope, Nan Schwartz, TJ Lindgren, and William Ross.
In 2019, Sascha composed the music for the romantic comedy Tell Me I Love You, directed by Fiona Mackenzie and starring Kaniehtiio Horn (Alice, Darling), Krik Bovill (Vice), and Al Sapienza (The Sopranos). Additional projects include They’re Outside, directed by Anthony Hayles and Sam Casserly and starring Nicholas Vince (Hellraiser), Tom Wheatley (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), and Emma Burdon-Sutton (American Monster), which premiered at the 2020 Fright Fest, London, and Mentally Apart, a thrilling drama by Joe Pomarico. Sascha’s original musical score won prizes in several competitions, including the Los Angeles Motion Picture Awards (Best Score), Los Angeles Film Awards (Honorable Mention: Score) and New York Film Awards (Best Score).
Sascha Blank is a film composer and multi-instrumentalist. His compositions range from classical music with organic synthesizers and pop/world influences to neoclassical writing.
Based in Berlin, he composes music for award-winning documentaries, feature films, TV series, and commercials. His most recent project, Wings of Dust, directed by Giorgio Ghiotto, has been shortlisted for the Oscars 2024, Emmy nominated and previously awarded a Student Academy Award Gold.
Furthermore, Sascha was nominated for Best Score (Doc Shorts) at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for his music in The Shark with a Thousand Names directed by The Jetlagged. The film premiered at the Ocean Film Festival San Francisco in April 2023.
Composer for Oscar shortlisted
and Emmy nominated Films.
Sascha studied pop/world and classical music for piano in Rostock, Germany, and majored in Composition for Film and TV in London, UK. His compositions are regularly placed on television shows on NBC, ITV, BBC, ARD, and NDR and can also be heard on numerous TV and online commercials for clients such as Mercedes Benz, eBay, Mister Spex, and Asam Beauty.
His practice blends composition, improvisation, and sound research. As a collector of traditional and world music instruments, Sascha weaves them into his scores in unexpected ways, blurring the boundaries between traditional playing and modern experimental approaches.
He is known for his captivating scores ranging from epic orchestrations recorded with 80-piece ensembles to intimate, small ensemble and hybrid electronic pieces and he enjoys experimenting and creating unique sonic worlds for each of his projects.
The principle of creativity, for Sascha, is to discover authentic sounds. Each score is its own sonic world, shaped with live orchestral recordings, analog and digital synths, and experimental audio processing.
Building a unique
Bespoke Sonic World
for each project.
Sascha’s approach to creating music for any project, be it large or small in scale, is driven by finding the most suitable musical language for the film’s plot. Experimenting in his state-of-the-art recording studio, and in close communication with his collaborators, he develops a deep connection to the project’s heart, and brings the colours and depths of its emotions to musical life. Depending on the creative needs, he invites soloists, ensembles, and orchestras to recording sessions, enriching his musical landscape.
Raised in a musician’s family, Sascha began to study classical piano at a very early age. Focusing on the development of a profound, wide-ranging musical understanding, he laid his theoretical foundation by studying piano, music theory and composition at the University of Music and Theatre Rostock. Here, he dove deep into the analysis of early music from the 15th century, up until the late romantic period, jazz and film composers of the 20th century. These varied influences, combined with his active career as a jazz, pop and rock pianist continue to inspire him in his work every day.
Supporting the
Emotional
Narrative.
Coming from a classically and pop/world musically trained background, he enhanced his musical knowledge during various film scoring programs. Sascha studied the Master of Composition for Film and Television at the London College of Music, which he passed with distinction. He had the exclusive opportunity to refine his craft in the revered Masterclasses conducted by internationally acclaimed artists such as Danny Elfman, Conrad Pope, Nan Schwartz, TJ Lindgren, and William Ross.
In 2019, Sascha composed the music for the romantic comedy Tell Me I Love You, directed by Fiona Mackenzie and starring Kaniehtiio Horn (Alice, Darling), Krik Bovill (Vice), and Al Sapienza (The Sopranos). Additional projects include They’re Outside, directed by Anthony Hayles and Sam Casserly and starring Nicholas Vince (Hellraiser), Tom Wheatley (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), and Emma Burdon-Sutton (American Monster), which premiered at the 2020 Fright Fest, London, and Mentally Apart, a thrilling drama by Joe Pomarico. Sascha’s original musical score won prizes in several competitions, including the Los Angeles Motion Picture Awards (Best Score), Los Angeles Film Awards (Honorable Mention: Score) and New York Film Awards (Best Score).