Biography
Located in the heart of Vienna in his new state-of-the-art studio, Christian writes music across a wide repertoire of styles from live-recorded full orchestral scores, creating atmospheric soundscapes or composing for small intimate ensembles. On every production, Christian gives priority to create a cinematic sound, a strong focus on melody and choosing the right sonic world for each project.
Most recently, he composed the score to the new 6 part adventure series LOST CITIES REVEALED for Disney+, following National Geographic Explorer Albert Lin. Further credits include the highly acclaimed NBC/SyFy documentary “LIKE HELL I WON’T”, telling the captivating story of comic artist legend “Todd McFarlane” creator of Spiderman, Venom and Spawn as well as the PBS/TerraMater Film-epos “HIPPO KING” directed by EMMY nominee Will Steenkamp (BBC Planet Earth II, Hostile Planet, Primates).
His unique scores for other natural history films, such as the short films “Okavango” & “Endless Beauty” from NatGeo Explorer Chris Schmid, got him a nomination at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards.
As a collaborator of Walter Mair, recent notable credits as score producer include the action blockbuster THE BRICKLAYER (starring Aaron Eckhart & Nina Dobrev) directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard2, Cutthroat Island); The AppleTV+ thriller series “LAISON” (starring Eva Green & Vincent Cassel) directed by Stephen Hopkins (Lost in Space). Active in Television he contributed music to the AmazonOriginal sports documentary ROONEY, and Sky Televisions DETTORIE which was directed by triple BAFTA winning director, and Oscar nominated and Emmy winning Executive Producer, Anthony Wonke.
Aside from film scoring, Christian also writes music for commercials for brands such as Vodafone, SonyUK, Pfizer, REMAX Europe, British Heart Foundation, ÖBB, EGGER Group, Austrian Tourism Board, and many more.
He also freelances for various music production companies, including Hans Zimmer’s Emmy winning “Bleeding Fingers Music”.
Awards
2019 New York Film Festival
Best Original Score
OKAVANGO (June Edition)
2019 New York Film Festival
Annual Nominee - Best Original Score
OKAVANGO
2019 Festigious International Film Festival
Best Original Score
OKAVANGO (June Edition)
2019 Festigious International Film Festival
Annual Nominee - Best Original Score
OKAVANGO
2019 Los Angeles Film Awards
Honorable Mention
OKAVANGO (June Edition)
2019 LA Short Awards
Best Original Score
Jamil
2018 Los Angeles Film Awards
Honorable Mention Best Original Score
The Frozen Warriors
2018 LA Short Awards
Best Original Score
The Frozen Warriors
2018 CineFest LA
Best Original Score
The Frozen Warriors
2017 Global Film Festival Awards LA
Best Original Score
Iceland - A Breath of Nature
Press & Recommendations
„The score for OKAVANGO is the work of composer Christian Heschl, and it is a score that I will here and now recommend that you seek out and add to your collection.“
JOHN MANSELL(Filmmusic Journalist, Writer for The International Filmmusic Critics Assosiation), 2019
„Whether „National Geographic“ animal film or Marvel documentary: Christian Heschl is just starting a promising career as a film composer.“
Die Presse, 2019
„Best Film Score“ at the Global Film Festival Awards in Los Angeles. For his current work „The Frozen Warriors“ he holds four awards so far.“
Kurier, 2018