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Gijs van Amelsvoort
Composer for film, TV, advertising, games.
Hi and welcome! Here you can listen to a selection of music (both for library and commissioned projects). Feel free to ask for more examples.
The Candy Factory
2:07
Work Your Way Back To The World
1:57
From Source To Sea
3:29
The Castle
2:01
A Possible Mole
2:43
Little Whirlwind
1:15
Glimpse Into The Past
2:44
Away From Earth
2:00
Playtime
1:54
Sneaking Around
2:20
Ominous Waves
2:14
It's In Its Nature
2:06
Pioneers In Motion
3:58
Momentum
1:00
Burning World
3:02
Deciding About Our Future
3:51
To Be Human
3:38
FMF YTA 3nd place - The Crown - Scene fr
Biography
Gijs van Amelsvoort (1990) is a Dutch film and television composer.
His music has been serving as a score & underscore for numerous TV programmes, varying from BBC docs such as Cheetah Family & Me, Grizzly Bear Cubs & Me, Earth's Great Rivers, and Planet Earth UK, all the way to popular TV shows like Top Gear and First Dates. Gijs's work also made their way as syncs for international brands like Land Rover and Opel.
His music has been serving as a score & underscore for numerous TV programmes, varying from BBC docs such as Cheetah Family & Me, Grizzly Bear Cubs & Me, Earth's Great Rivers, and Planet Earth UK, all the way to popular TV shows like Top Gear and First Dates. Gijs's work also made their way as syncs for international brands like Land Rover and Opel.
Gijs started out as a classical trained pianist, and studied music composition and production at the HKU University of Arts Utrecht, where he graduated in 2013. After working as an assistant-composer for Oliver Davis in London, he has been writing commissioned music for documentaries, short films, and advertising, as well as writing library music for several labels and publishers. In 2016 he co-founded the music & sound design company Foxhole Music.
His work was nominated at i.a. the Soundtrack_Cologne European Talent Award in 2012, and in 2020 he won 3th place at the Film Music Festival (FMF) Young Talent Award in Krakow, being judged by i.a. Richard Bellis, Yati Durant, Martin Phipps, Michael Todd. The same year he won 2nd place at the GEMS ScoreLive competition, being judged by i.a. Gary Schyman, Pete Anthony, and Christopher Young.
Examples of projects where Gijs contributed to:
'Grizzly Bear Cubs & Me' - documentary by Ted Oakes (BBC Two)
'Earth's Great Rivers' - documentary by Mark Flowers (BBC Two)
'New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands' - documentary by BBC Natural History Unit
'Dag Max' - feature family film by Wouter van de Watering
'Land Rover Velar' - Internet advertising film for Land Rover
'Opel Big Event' - TV commercial for Opel
'TypeTopia' - edu/sci-fi game created by TopiaTeam
'It Will Be Green Again' - documentary by DLGR and Landlife
'SZVO' - short film by Ken Eeraerts
'Celebrating 170 Years of Vlisco' opening show for Vlisco
'Oceanco Esquel 105m' - internet commercial for Oceanco
'Terugblik 22 jaar Noord/Zuidlijn' - internet promofilm by FilmZuid
'Open Dag Noord/Zuidlijn' - internet promofilm by FilmZuid
'Hommage To All Mothers' - internet commercial for Vlisco
'For those who dared to take the oath, thank you' TV campaign for USAA, by Campbell Ewald
'Welkom Thuis' - short film by Wouter van de Watering
'A Day In The Life Of A Shell Eco Marathon Participant' - online promofilm for Shell
'Aviodrome 2016' - online promo for Aviodrome
'Qlimax 2014' - live show/interlude music for Qlimax festival (Q-Dance)
'Qapital 2014' - live show/interlude music for Qapital 2014 (Q-Dance)
'DAF Merchandise Collection' - online promofilm for Daf by Fijnstof Films
'De Zee En Het Meisje'- short film by Floortje Mols
'Wat Konijnen Mogen Weten/For Floppy Ears Only' - documentary by Ronja Hijmans
'Over Leven' - documentary by Daisy Kanon
'Nina' - short film by Marlies de Win
'Afscheid' - short film by Vincent van den Ouden
'Gracht' - animation short film by Joost de Jong, Nick Groeneveld, Michael koning, Jeroen Hoolmans
'Grizzly Bear Cubs & Me' - documentary by Ted Oakes (BBC Two)
'Earth's Great Rivers' - documentary by Mark Flowers (BBC Two)
'New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands' - documentary by BBC Natural History Unit
'Dag Max' - feature family film by Wouter van de Watering
'Land Rover Velar' - Internet advertising film for Land Rover
'Opel Big Event' - TV commercial for Opel
'TypeTopia' - edu/sci-fi game created by TopiaTeam
'It Will Be Green Again' - documentary by DLGR and Landlife
'SZVO' - short film by Ken Eeraerts
'Celebrating 170 Years of Vlisco' opening show for Vlisco
'Oceanco Esquel 105m' - internet commercial for Oceanco
'Terugblik 22 jaar Noord/Zuidlijn' - internet promofilm by FilmZuid
'Open Dag Noord/Zuidlijn' - internet promofilm by FilmZuid
'Hommage To All Mothers' - internet commercial for Vlisco
'For those who dared to take the oath, thank you' TV campaign for USAA, by Campbell Ewald
'Welkom Thuis' - short film by Wouter van de Watering
'A Day In The Life Of A Shell Eco Marathon Participant' - online promofilm for Shell
'Aviodrome 2016' - online promo for Aviodrome
'Qlimax 2014' - live show/interlude music for Qlimax festival (Q-Dance)
'Qapital 2014' - live show/interlude music for Qapital 2014 (Q-Dance)
'DAF Merchandise Collection' - online promofilm for Daf by Fijnstof Films
'De Zee En Het Meisje'- short film by Floortje Mols
'Wat Konijnen Mogen Weten/For Floppy Ears Only' - documentary by Ronja Hijmans
'Over Leven' - documentary by Daisy Kanon
'Nina' - short film by Marlies de Win
'Afscheid' - short film by Vincent van den Ouden
'Gracht' - animation short film by Joost de Jong, Nick Groeneveld, Michael koning, Jeroen Hoolmans
Gijs' music is widely sought after by many editors working in the TV, film, and advertising business, and his music can be heard on numerous TV channels such as BBC1, BBC2, BBC4, CNN, NPO 1, 2 & 3, ITV1, Channel 5, RTL4, RTL 5, Net5, More 4, DR2, NRK2, VOX TV, Canvas, SAT.1, and many more.