Ruud
Composer | Pianist | Educator
Portfolio
Alma
A film by Lenke Duijvendak. In collaboration with Femke Bun. This soundtrack is made by combining clarinet, singing guitar and voice with piano and synthesis to build a hybrid score.
Walter
A minimal approach with piano accompanied by small orchestra. A project to show how less can be more.
Rescore: Spirited Away
In collaboration with Mark Schuit (Sound Design). This scene makes a lot of impact. The feeling of being lost is portrayed by the main character. A feeling I've tried to encapsulate in a 'piano only'-score.
ABOUT
Ruud is a composer and arranger for Media.
His sound can be defined as ‘Ghibli-esque’, using piano as his main instrument.
He started playing piano at a young age, picking up other key instruments quickly. In 2015, he started the Conservatory at the age of 17, focusing mainly on jazz piano and Hammond organ. A period of performing live with several bands in different genres gave him the experience needed to introduce his playing into his own music. After two years at the conservatory, Ruud switched to HKU Music & Technology, following courses in Composition and Sound Design.
