Troels Brun Folmann (born 10 January 1974) is a
Danish composer who specializes in
orchestral music
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* String instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, a ...
, featured in TV shows,
trailers, and
video games
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. His work includes the soundtrack for some media of the
''Tomb Raider'' series, trailers for films such as ''
Spider-Man 3
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'', ''
X-Men: The Last Stand'', ''
The Illusionist'' and ''
10,000 BC
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'', and the
fourth season of TV series ''
America's Got Talent''. He worked on the ''Tomb Raider'' series with
Crystal Dynamics for ''
Tomb Raider: Legend'', ''
Tomb Raider: Anniversary'' and ''
Tomb Raider: Underworld'', and the spin-off ''
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.''
Music sampling and production
Troels co-owned a music sampling company called ''Tonehammer'', a developer of premium virtual instruments for composers and producers.
As of August 2011, ''Tonehammer'' was split into two separate companies with Troels leading a new music-sampling company, along with partner Tawnia Knox, called 8Dio Productions. The virtual instruments of 8Dio range from epic choirs and epic percussion ensembles to solo vocals and next-generation hybrid scoring tools, with over 250 products serving every genre worldwide.
In May 2018, Troels Folmann launched the Sequential Prophet X with
Dave Smith (founder of the original
Sequential Circuits
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synthesizer company). The Prophet X is an analog hybrid sample synthesizer with over 150 GB of sample content. The Prophet X earned the prestigious TEC Award, which was the second TEC Award Troels Folmann has received.
In October 2021 Troels Folmann launched Soundpaint, which is an advanced music instrument technology. Soundpaint renders all instruments with infinite dynamic velocities in real time.
Awards
Folmann has won multiple international awards, including the British Academy Award (BAFTA) for ''Best Original Score'', the Mix Foundation
TEC Award for the ''Best Interactive Entertainment Sound Production'' for his work on ''
Tomb Raider: Legend'', which was his composing debut for the ''Tomb Raider'' series. In addition, Troels Folmann has been awarded the GDC/G.A.N.G award for his soundtrack work.
Troels is also a PhD. scholar in Adaptive Music Systems and Artificial Intelligence.
Video game scores
*''Commercial music Blizzard / Overwatch 2'' (2020-)
*''Commercial music Blizzard / Overwatch'' (2016-)
*''Commercial music for TESLA Motors'' (2016)
*''
Counter Strike: Global Offensive'' (2015) (Music Kit: Uber Blasto Phone)
*''
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (2014) (With Jeff Broadbent,
Steve Jablonsky and
Bobby Tahouri)
*''
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (2012)
*''
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission'' (2012)
*''
Need For Speed'' (2012)
*''
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light'' (2010) (re-editing tracks from Tomb Raider: ''Legend'', ''Anniversary'', and ''Underworld'', with
Colin O'Malley)
*''
Tomb Raider: Underworld'' (2008) (Composer of the ''Main Theme'' and bulk supervisor to composer Colin O'Malley)
*''
Tomb Raider: Anniversary'' (2007)
*''
Tomb Raider: Legend'' (2006)
*''
Project Snowblind'' (2005)
*''
Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown'' (2003)
Film trailer scores
*''
America's Got Talent'' (2009)
*''
Batman Arkham Asylum'' (2009)
*''
Kings'' (2009)
*''
Valkyrie
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'' (2008)
*''
10,000 BC
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'' (2008)
*''
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (2007)
*''
The Last Mimzy'' (2007)
*''
Spider-Man 3
''Spider-Man 3'' is a 2007 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, and Laura Ziskin Productions, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it was directe ...
'' (2007)
*''
X-Men: The Last Stand'' (2006)
*''
The Illusionist'' (2006)
Awards
*
Mix Foundation / TEC Award for Best Interactive Sound Production (2007)
*
GDC/GANG Award for Best Original Soundtrack (2007)
*
British Academy Video Games Award for Best Original Score (2006)
*Scandinavian D3 Award for Best Composer of All Time (2006)
References
External links
*
Interview with ''Tomb Raider: Legend'' composer Troels Folmann
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1974 births
Composers from Copenhagen
Danish film score composers
Danish male film score composers
Danish video game composers
Living people