Patrik Lerchmüller (CH/F, 1981)
composition, trombone, trumpet, piano, electronics, voice, etc…
Paris & Vienna based composer & multi-instrumentalist, working within a wide spectrum of film-scoring, world music, rock, jazz, contemporary and electronic music.
Recent commissions include the film scores to:
- 2024 Der Zweite Gang (ARD, Comedy 90′)
- 2023 Eigentlich Sollten Wir (ORF/BR/Sicheritz, Komödie 90′)
- 2022 Flammenmädchen (ORF/ZDF, Landkrimi, 90′)
- 2021 Das Glück Ist Ein Vogerl (ORF/ARD, Stadtkomödie, 90′)
- 2020 Das Dunkle Paradies (ORF/ZDF, Landkrimi, 90′)
- 2019 Tatort Wien: Glück Allein (ORF, TV-Thriller 90′)
- 2018 Hamlet, Ophelia und die Anderen (Burgtheater Wien)
- 2017 Maramba – (k)ein Talent zum Glück (Rainer/Köhlmeier)
- 2016 Drachenjungfrau (Catalina Molina, ORF Landkrimi, 90′)
- 2010 Talleres Clandestinos (Nominee European Film Award)
After his trombone and composition studies at the Universities of Arts in Graz and Vienna (Austria), he moves to Paris, where he becomes Artist in Residence at Cité Internationale des Arts de Paris (France) and later Artist in Residence at Instituto Sacatar Bahia (Brazil).
His album Vakuum with American extreme vocalist David Moss has been highly praised by the critics for its creative blend of contemporary music, jazz and poetry.
His Japanese duo Shakulimba has been invited to play its zen-buddhist pieces at Tonhalle Zürich. As trombonist he has performed at festivals all over the world, including at Philharmonie de Paris with Sufjan Stevens.
Patrik is regularly giving film music masterclasses, and is currently teaching at the American University of Paris (AUP).
