FILMOGRAPHY
Stills from «Chris the Swiss», 2018, «Ostrov», 2021
Marcel Vaid has composed and produced the music for over 90 feature and documentary films to date, both for TV and cinema
FULL LIST OF FILMS > [Swissfilms]
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BLAME (CH/123′) Documentary by Christian Frei, 2025. Production: Christian Frei Filmproduktion GmbH.
Music composed and produced by Marcel Vaid. Performed by the Budapest Art Orchestra, Kate Havnevik and Nils Petter Molvær. Additional music: Jóhann Jóhannsson.
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LES PARADIS DE DIANE (SWISS/2024) Feature Fiction by Carmen Jaquier and Jan Gassman. Production: 2:1 Film, Zürich, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse. With: Dorothee de Khoon, Aurore Clément, Omar Ayuso, Roland Bonjour. Winner Swiss Filmprize Quartz 2025 Best Filmmusic
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DER EISMANN (CH/90min) Documentary by Corina Gamma, 2025. Produktion: tellfilm GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen.
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DONT LET THE SUN (CH/100min). Fiction by Jacqueline Zünd, 2025. Produktion: Lomotion AG, CDV Casa delle Visioni.
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DOM (CH/97′) Documentary by Svetlana Rodina und Laurent Stoob, 2024. Produktion: DokLab GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen.
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THE LAST EXPEDITION (POL/90min) Documentary by Eliza Kubarska, 2024. Production: Braidmade Films, Tilt Production GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, 3sat Schweiz, TVP Telewizja Polska S.A
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BERNADETTE WILL TÖTEN (CH/AUSTRIA /90min) Horror Thriller by Oliver Paulus and Robert Herzl, 2024. Production: Motorfilm Gmbh.
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7 FOIS (CH/16min) Short Fiction by Christine Wiederkehr, 2024.
BERGFAHRT (CH/90min) Documentary by Dominique Margot, 2024. Production: Maximage, Zürich
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SOUTH OF HOPE STREET (USA/GB/90′) Science-Fiction by Jane Spencer, with Michael Madsen, William Baldwyn, 2024. In collaboration with Marc Holthuizen. Production: Ward9 Productions, CARM-ONE Productions, Gray Eminence Productions GmbH
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ALTER EGO TV-Serie (CH /6x53min), Thriller by Erik Bernasconi, Robert Ralston Jr. 2023. Prdoduction: Amka Films Productions SA, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera
> In collaboration with Zeno Gabglio
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DAVOS 1917 TV-Serie (CH/DE, 6x54min) Thriller by Jan-Eric Mack, with David Kross, 2023. Contrast Film Zürich GmbH, Letterbox Filmproduktion GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, ARD Degeto, Amalia Film. > In collaboration with Adrian Frutiger
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«POLISH PRAYERS» (POL/90′) Documentary by Hanka Maciag, 2023
«TATORT RISIKEN MIT NEBENWIRKUNGEN» Thriller by Christine Repond, 2023. Produktion: Contrast Film, SRF und ARD. With Carole Schuler and Anna Pieri Zürcher.
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«SEMRET» (CH/93′) Fiction by Caterina Mona, 2022. Produktion: Cinédokké Sagl, Cineworx Filmproduktion Basel GmbH, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera. Mit Lula Mebrahtu (Semret Dawit) und Tedros Teclebrhan (Yemane Tesfai). Musik komponiert und produziert von Marcel Vaid. Vocals von Kate Havnevik.
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«DEAR MEMORIES» (98’/GER) Documentary by Nahuel Lopez, 2022
«DO YOU REMEMBER ME» (81’/SWISS) Documentary by Désirée Pomper and Helena Müller, 2022
«OSTROV» (CH/RUS/97′) Documentary by Svetlana Rodina und Laurent Stoob. Produktion: DokLab GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 2021
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«THE HIDDEN GIANT – CAVEMAN» (96′/ITA) Documentary by Tommaso Landucci, 2021
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«NOT ME – A JOURNEY WITH NOT VITAL» (CH/97′) Documentary by Pascal Hofmann, 2021. NOMINATION BEST FILMMUSIC QUARTZ 2021
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«DAS FORUM» (GER/ 128′) Documentary by Marcus Vetter, Gebrüder Beetz Film, 2020
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«GOLDEN AGE»(CH/85′) Documentary by Beat Oswald and Samuel Weniger, 2019
«AL-SHAFAQ»(CH/ 98′) Feature Fiction by Esen Isik, 2019. With Kida Kodha Ramadan.
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«CHRIS THE SWISS» (108’/CH/CRO) Animated-DocFiction by Anja Kofmel, 2018 WINNER BEST FILMMUSIC QUARTZ 2019
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«DAS KONGO TRIBUNAL» (GER/90′) Documentary by Milo Rau, 2017. NOMINATION BEST FILMMUSIC QUARTZ 2018
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«LEVEL UP YOUR LIFE» (GER/SWISS/88′) Feature fiction by Oliver Paulus and Stefan Hillebrand, 2018. In colaboration with Doc Wenz.
«DOUBLE Peine» (CAN/87′) Documentary by Léa Pool, 2017
«LASS DIE ALTEN STERBEN» (SWISS/87′) Fiction by Juri Steinhart, 2017
«ALS DIE SONNE VOM HIMMEL FIEL» (JAP/90′) Documentary von Aya Domenig, 2016, WINNER BEST FILMMUSIC QUARTZ 2016.
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«STAATENLOS» (SWISS/96′) Documentary by Erich Schmid, 2016.
«KOPEK» (CH/TUR/96′) Fiction by Esen Isik, 2015 NOMINATION BEST FILMMUSIC QUARTZ 2016.
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«LIEBE UND ZUFALL» (CH/84′) Fiction by Fredi Murer, 2014
«THULE TUVALU» (SWISS/96′) Documentary by Matthias von Gunten, 2014
«THE GREEN SERPENT» (SWISS/RUSSIA/20′) Short feature by Benny Jaberg, 2013.
«VIELEN DANK FÜR NICHTS» (CH/DE/92′) Fiction by Oliver Paulus, In Zusammenarbeit mit Rod Gonzalez (Die Ärzte), 2014
«CHERRY PIE» (CH/85′) Fiction by Lorenz Merz, 2013
«SITTING NEXT TO ZOE» (CH/88′) Feature Fiction by Ivana Lalovic, 2013
«FORBIDDEN VOICES» (SWISS/ CUBA/96′) Documentary by Barbara Miller, 2012.
«VATER, UNSER WILLE GESCHEHE» (CH/90′) Fiction by Robert Ralston, 2011
«GOODNIGHT NOBODY» (CH/87′) Documentary by Jacqueline Zünd, 2010 WINNER BEST FILMMUSIC QUARTZ 2011.
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«MARC RISTORI – d’une seconde à l’autre» (CH/99′) Documentary by Benjamin Tobler, 2011
«THE SUBSTANCE – ALBERT HOFFMANN’S LSD» (CH/89′) Documentary by Martin Witz, 2011
«GURU – Bhagwan, His Secretary & His Bodyguard» (CH/98′) Documentary by Sabine Gisiger und Beat Häner, 2010
«HÜLLEN» (CH/73′) Documentary by Maria Müller, 2010
«BON APPÉTIT» (ESP/89′) Fiction by David Pinillos. Produced by Morena Films Madrid, Warner Brothers, 2010
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«DIE STANDESBEAMTIN» (CH/90′) Fiction by Micha Lewinsky, 2009
«TANDOORI LOVE» (CH/IND/85′) Fiction by Oliver Paulus, 2008 WINNER PRIX FONDATION SUISA BEST MUSIC, FILMFESTIVAl LOCARNO 2009
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«ZARA» (AUSTRIA/78′) Fiction by Ayten Mutlu Saray, Kgp Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production, Wien 2009 WINNER BEST FILMMUSIC QUARTZ 2009.
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«DER FREUND» (SWISS/90′) Fiction by Micha Lewinsky, 2009.
«WO IST MAX» (SWISS/30′) Short Fiction by Juri Steinhart, 2008. WINNER ‘BEST FILMMUSIC’ INTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL LA CABINA, VALENCIA 2009
«JOSHUA» (CH2002/29′). Short Fiction by Andreas Müller, 2003. WINNER BEST FILMMUSIC ANGERS, FRANCE (Jury President: Jeanne Moreau)
marcel vaid
composer for film and theatre
musician > superterz
marcel vaid
stauffacherstrasse 209
ch-8004 zurich
switzerland
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