Sid Barnhoorn - Film Composer
Siddhartha Barnhoorn
"Composer, Musician & Sound Designer"

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Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland
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PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY Composer Siddhartha Barnhoorn got into music when he was 17 years old. His first instrument was an old electric guitar. He learned to play by himself but playing along with the music of bands like Camel, Pink Floyd and Blind Guardian. After a year he started composing his own music using the guitar as his main instrument. In the first few years the main styles he composed in were rock and metal mixed with orchestral elements. He took a great interest in working with samples. With these samples he could create the sound of an orchestra. His main influences came from bands like Camel, Pink Floyd, Blind Guardian but also filmcomposers like John Williams, James Horner, Jerry Goldsmith and more.

Having worked with samples for a while, Sid composed his first concert piece in 2003: "Space Suite - The Undiscovered Journey". This was his first big epic orchestral piece which had a film music feel to it. After hearing a lot of comments about his music sounding like film and game music, he started thinking about actually composing for film. A friend of his got him into contact with an animator and gave him the idea to study music in Hilversum.

In 2004 Sid started his studies of Composition in Context, at the Utrecht School of the Arts, Faculty of Art, Media & Design in Hilversum. In August 2008 Sid graduates with the title, Master of Composition in Context.

In the early years of his studies Sid was confronted with various new ways of composing and various music that was new to him, encountering electronic soundscapes, counterpoint, the Twelve-Tone System, the polytonal / contemporary techniques of Stravinski, Ligeti and Bartok, the beautiful sound of the Javanese Gamelan, African polyrhythmic music and medieval, other ethnic music and renaissance vocal music. The music of György Ligeti made a great impact on him even before he started his study. Ligeti’s instrumental soundscapes inspired Sid to compose very atonal music, using clusters. Experimenting with these techniques gave him a wider knowledge of form, structure and sonic detail. His concertwork can be described as evolving piece of music.

Sid took a great interest in ethnic music, especially traditional Japanese music. Through this music he decided to learn the shakuhachi, the Japanese bamboo flute. He took lessons from shakuhachi teacher and musician Kees Kort. Aside from the shakuhachi, Sid also took interest in various other instruments like the Armenian Duduk, the bouzouki (8-string lute), Turkish Ney and Soprano Sax to name a few.

Aside from composing for film and other media, Sid also composes his own (prog)rock albums and works in collaboration with other musicians and composers. His rock albums are usually mixed with electronica, orchestral and ethnic elements.

PROFESSIONAL BIO In 2004 Sid scored his first short film “Temple Tumble” by Niels Philipsen. After that he scored a number of short films that same year, one of which made it on national television (Netherlands). One of the most important projects came in 2005, when Sid got in contact with the award-winning director Jeremy Haccoun to score his shortfilm, "Paradox". After this Sid was introduced to conductor Lex Veelo of the Hofstads Jeugd Orkest, the oldest Youth Orchestra in the world. He got commissioned to write a concertpiece for them to perform at the National Youth Orchestra Contest. The concertpiece is called "Overture to the Snow Goose".

2006 was one of the busiest years for Sid, scoring up to fourteen short films aside from trailers, commercials and school projects. One of those short films, “Heart’s Atlantis” by Drew MacDonald, was nominated for Best Score in Australia. He took on a lot of different genres and styles, ranging from drama to horror, thriller/suspense to adventure to comedy to sci-fi / experimental film. His skills evolved and grew by doing all these various films, as did his knowledge of the business.

In 2007 Sid a lot of interesting films among which “In Midair” by Robert L. Arnott, which was a personal breakthrough for him in terms of composition and style. This was also the year he scored his first feature film “Clear” by Eddie Lebron, a futuristic psychological thriller. Side projects for this year include: a composition for the New York rockband Electric Kompany and a composition for large ensemble.

For more information about Sid and his projects, visit his official website:

www.sidbarnhoorn.com

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Ödland





Jul 13 2009 12:54 PM

Thanks for the add.
Merci pour l'ajout.


Fran Casanova





Jul 12 2009 12:39 PM

Thanks for you words and nice music!
Fran Casanova





Jul 8 2009 10:56 AM

Hi and thanks for the request.

I wish all the best for you from Spain!

First 2 min of INDIANA JONES and the Search for the Lost Idol!!! from Fran Casanova on Vimeo.



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Nick





Jul 6 2009 7:01 AM


Hallo Sid,
Fijn weekend gehad?
Al plannen voor vakantie, festivals, gigjes of gewoon ff nix met deze hitte?


Voor mij is het nu rustig, pas in Augustus, de 16de; The Bad Shepherds (punk covers met fluit & uillian pipes (met Troy Donockley)) in Eindhoven
en 3 September Ulysses
& Sons of Seasons in de nieuwe Nor (een mix van stevige Prog, Jazz en metal met leden van Kamelot,
Blaze, Doro Metalium).

Fiets voorzichtig &
een mooie zomer toegewenst,
Nick from the lovely South of the Netherlands
@ MostlyPink.nl.

PS
Nieuwe interviews met Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion) & Robin Beck zijn  online +
cd competities; Mostly Autumn (dé Celtic Floyd)(3 cd box) + Riverside + Mangrove (schitterende Nederlandse Prog) + Troy Donockley (review @ Progwereld)
+ gratis kaartjes. En believe me geen spam geen nothing just free!

Mundala





Jun 29 2009 2:44 PM

Hallo,

Bedankt voor de vriendschap.
Fantastisch knap werk dat ik hier te horen krijg!!
Echt top klasse!

Keep'm coming!
Wave World





Jun 25 2009 10:30 PM

Thanks for the request and your interest in our project!
Hope you will join us on our musical and visual journey to planet Wave World :-)
Greetings Gert, Harry and Rolf, from Wave World
Martin White





Jun 17 2009 7:33 AM

Thanks, likewise!
Electrocelt





Jun 16 2009 5:59 PM

Thanks for adding me & sharing your page  wonderful stuff mate

Geoff (Electrocelt)
Robert Piersz





Jun 16 2009 7:04 AM

Dag Sid, mooie muziek man. Ik hoor de golfslag daar waar de Oude Rijn in zee stroomt.
Janet Phillips - Film Music Composer





Jun 16 2009 3:26 AM

Greetings Sid,

Thank you for the friend invitation!

I enjoyed listening to your music -
Quite impressive, Sid!

Wishing you continued success and inspiration,
Janet
JORGE EDO MUSIC FILMS





Jun 15 2009 9:51 PM

hello Sid
Thanks for add
great composer !!

one embrance from Barcelona
Jorge Edo
Danni,Music Director





Jun 12 2009 5:49 PM

Hello Sid, thank you for your comment it's very good to know you. I see you have acheived an enormous amount.



Welome to my friends too.

Best wishes

Danni
TIM LANG





Jun 9 2009 11:00 PM

thank you siddhartha for the kindness - may your week bring along good things - bestwishes=tim
silentlyricist





Jun 10 2009 3:25 PM

Hello,

Like the music you have. Hope the week so far has been a nice one.

Cheers
~Antoinette
Joe





May 23 2009 4:14 AM

Hey, thanks for accepting. Hope to hear from you in the future.
Jake, Official Commenter and Chief Paper Monkey
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May 25 2009 8:43 PM

Thanks for the add. Best regards from Italy, Maurizio Balzola-Composer
Crystina Maez





May 5 2009 6:08 AM

May you always have joyfulness and assurance in your life.
Sir Lister Of Smeg





Apr 24 2009 3:13 PM

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Apr 28 2009 11:09 AM

Tymon (exivious, CYNIC)





Apr 14 2009 5:14 AM

Hey Sid!

Wat leuk om van jou te horen, ik wist niet dat je dit soort muziek trok haha.
Thnx voor de order :) Alles goed met jou verder?
Clazzical Saxophone Quartet





Apr 12 2009 1:23 AM

Alessandra Celletti





Apr 11 2009 6:32 PM

Happy Birthday Sid!
LUIZSANTOSMUSIC.com( twitter.com/luizsantosmusic )





Apr 11 2009 4:34 PM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SID!
Feel free to download my New SPRING Album!
Have a great Easter weekend! Peace, Luiz
Luizsantosmusic.com

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Apr 11 2009 3:59 PM

Happy Birtday
Acrylic on Canvas 50 x 70 From My Bedroom Window 2009

Paider
Gotthardangel (www.dashardrockradio.de)





Apr 11 2009 3:16 PM

Hello Sid!
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All the best!!
And happy Easter!
Hugs and Kisses
Angel
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