Mathias Rehfeldt
Mathias Rehfeldt | |
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 Mathias Rehfeldt in 2024 at the premiere of his violin concerto Sinfonia Maris | |
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| Born | August 25, 1986 Tübingen, West Germany |
Mathias Rehfeldt (born 25 August 1986 in Tübingen) is a German composer, music producer and organist working across film, television and contemporary concert music.
Life
[edit]Mathias Rehfeldt initially studied Catholic church music in Rottenburg am Neckar before studying composition for film and media under Enjott Schneider at the Munich Academy of Music and Theatre. His output spans film scores as well as concert music. As an organist for silent-film concerts and with various original compositions he toured the United States, Canada and Germany. In 2015 he released his first EP, Nocturnal Bleedings, in which he combined electronic and classical music for the first time.
Earlier releases appeared in part under the pseudonym Gabriel Fawkes. In 2020 he began releasing piano music under the project name Fieldt.
In 2024 Nissan commissioned Rehfeldt to compose the soundtrack Electric Legacy for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, using artificial intelligence to integrate sounds of the Nissan Formula E race cars. Dedicated editions of the piece were created for individual race weekends — including Berlin, Tokyo, Misano, London and Monaco — and played continuously on the respective circuits during the events.
Recordings have appeared on labels including BSC Music, 22D Music, Genuine, Katermukke and Warner Music.
INFINITUM
[edit]Under the name "INFINITUM" (formerly "Dark Matter Projekt") Rehfeldt has been touring since 2018 with a live programme that combines church organ and electronic music.[1] Synthesizers and church organ are treated as equal sound bodies. Live the project is performed by Rehfeldt as a complete concept including extensive video projections. The project premiered in 2018 on the experimental Harder-Völkmann Organ in Gröbenzell.
Social projects
[edit]Since 2020 Rehfeldt has been involved in several projects of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising addressing the abuse scandals within the Catholic Church. In this context he composed the orchestral work Oratio, the music for Elisabeth Lutz's performance Here we are and music for the 2023 General Assembly of the Synodal Path ("verantwort:Ich"), commissioned by the German Bishops' Conference.
Together with the director Hans Steinbichler and the writer Albert Ostermaier, on behalf of the Bavarian State Ministry for Family, Labour and Social Affairs, he wrote the song "#BayernGemeinsamStark" as a counter-statement to societal polarisation and growing extremism.
Filmography (selection)
[edit]Feature films
- 2016: Die Diva, Thailand und wir! (dir. Franziska Buch, BR)
- 2017: Der Zauberlehrling (dir. Frank Stoye, ZDF)
- 2018: Der süße Brei (dir. Frank Stoye, ZDF)
- 2018: Skrupellos – Gefangen im Netz der Macht (dir. Michel Morales, cinema)
- 2018: Walpurgisnacht – Die Mädchen und der Tod (dir. Hans Steinbichler, ZDF)
- 2019: Six in One Stroke – Die drei Königskinder (dir. Frank Stoye, ARD)
- 2020: Into the Beat (song "One Day", dir. Stefan Westerwelle, Netflix)
- 2021: 12 Tage Sommer (dir. Dirk Kummer, BR)
- 2022: Ein Taxi zur Bescherung (dir. Dirk Kummer, ARD)
- 2022: Die Gänseprinzessin (dir. Frank Stoye, ARD)
- 2022: Völlig meschugge?! (series, dir. Frank Stoye, ARD)
Short and festival films
- 2015: Ioana (dir. Simon Pfister, BR)
- 2015: Take my hand (dir. Maria Mayoral)
- 2017: Horizont (dir. Simon Pfister, BR)
- 2017: Gestrandet (dir. Kai Sitter)
- 2017: The Glasshouse (dir. Gianna Arni)
- 2018: A home for curiosities (dir. Ben Tobin)
- 2018: Intergalactical Chewing Gum (BR)
- 2018: Midnight Regulations (dir. Nils Keller)
- 2019: Beats (dir. Simon Pfister, BR)
- 2019: Der Andere (dir. Lukas Bayer, BR)
- 2020: Wie wir leben wollen (BR)
- 2021: Nahrani (dir. Simon Pfister, BR)
- 2022: Karma is a Hitch (dir. Oliver Kahl, BR)
- 2023: Iris Speaks (dir. Chris Hof)
Documentaries
Terra X (ZDF)
- 2015: Die Odyssee der einsamen Wölfe (2 parts)
- 2017: Abenteuer Karibik
- 2017: Abenteuer Pazifik
- 2018: 30 Jahre Krieg (2 parts)
- 2018: Der Wormser Dom
- 2018: Die Vermessung der Erde (2 parts)
- 2018: Feuer und Eis
- 2016: Der Große Anfang – 500 Jahre Reformation (3 parts)
- 2020: Abenteuer Freiheit Season 1 (3 parts)
- 2020: Abenteuer Namibia
- 2020: Abenteuer Vietnam
- 2020: Die Sonnenstadt der Pharaonen
- 2020: Kielings Wilde Welt (episodes 9–11)
- 2020: Magellans Reise um die Erde
- 2021: Faszination Universum – Im Bann der Technik
- 2021: Faszination Universum – Im Labyrinth des Wissens
- 2021: Nordamerikas versteckte Paradiese
- 2022: Dino-Jäger
- 2022: Abenteuer Freiheit Season 2 (3 parts)
- 2023: Kielings Wilde Welt (episodes 12–14)
- 2023: Schlaue Schwärme (2 parts)
- 2023: Abenteuer Amazonien
- 2024: Der Schatz des Piraten
- 2024: Abenteuer Freiheit Season 3 (3 parts)
- 2024: Kielings Wilde Welt (episodes 15–17)
- 2026: Verschollen[2]
- 2026: Vergessenes Wissen (two episodes: Die Schätze der Natur[3], Das Erbe der Ahnen[4])
37 Grad (ZDF)
- 2014: Augen zu und durch
- 2015: Eltern auf Zeit
- 2016: Die Liebesformel
- 2016: Die Lüge meines Lebens
- 2018: Mehr als satt und sauber
- 2019: Keine Zeit für Tränen
- 2019: Wenn der Zufall Schicksal spielt
- 2020: Wie Eva Erben den Holocaust überlebte
- 2020: Schatten im Gleis
- 2021: Die Wütenden
- 2021: Ein Hauch von Leben – Sternenkinder und ihre Eltern
- 2023: Jung, begabt und seelisch krank
- 2023: Zerrissen bleibst du immer
- 2024: Bei Anruf Baby
Die Story im Ersten (ARD)
- 2019: Tuna on the road
- 2020: Die Akte Otto Warmbier
- 2020: Sassnitz gegen Trump
- 2021: Hass im Netz
- 2021: Unter Wählern
- 2023: Inside Rheinmetall
- 2024: Tatort Eckkneipe
- 2025: Die Spur der Tanker – Wer stoppt die russische Schattenflotte (dir. Klaus Scherer, Simon Hoyme)
- 2025: Wirtschaft im Stresstest (dir. Klaus Scherer)
- 2026: NDR Story: Reformstau, Zollkrieg, Inlandsflaute – Mit Mittelständlern durchs Krisenjahr (dir. Klaus Scherer)
- 2026: Unsichtbarer Angriff – Die russische Schattenflotte (dir. Klaus Scherer)
Other documentaries
- 2014: Das Antlitz Christi (2 parts, ARD)
- 2015: Mein Kampf – Programm eines Massenmörders (ARD)
- 2016: Sankt Martin (ARD)
- 2017: Triff Martin Luther (KIKA)
- 2018: Bayerns Weg zur Demokratie (2 parts, ARD)
- 2019: Verschleppt (ARD)
- 2020: Konzentrationslager Dachau (2 parts, ARD)
- 2022: Vergessene Königinnen: Die Herrin von Numana (Arte)
- 2023: Der Hitler Fake – Die Geschichte einer Jahrhundertfälschung (ZDF)
- 2023: Mauern der Freiheit (6 episodes, ARD/ORF)
- 2024: Belgien – Krabbenfischen mit Pferden (Arte)
- 2024: 24h D-Day (ARD)
- 2025: Robert Lembke – Wer bin ich?
- 2025: Der Dackel
- 2025: Das Rätsel einer verlorenen Zivilisation – Die verschwundene Metropole
- 2025: Meister der Apokalypse – Roland Emmerich (dir. Jo Müller, ARD)[5]
- 2025: Die Farben von Neuengland
- 2025: Kolumbien (two parts, Arte)
- 2026: Die Pharaonin (NDR/Arte, prod. Caligari Film)[6]
- 2026: Patagonien (two parts, dir. Joachim Walther, Arte)
Concert music
[edit]| Year | Composition | Instrument | Publisher | Premiered by | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 Seasons for Hasty People | Chamber music | Commission | Matthias Well, Dominik Wagner, Tamás Pálfalvi et al. | Elbphilharmonie Hamburg |
| 2025 | Adventus | Organ | Commission | Andreas Sieling | Berlin Cathedral |
| 2025 | Infinitum | Organ, electronics | Commission | Mathias Rehfeldt | Lucerne |
| 2025 | Frühlingsdreher | Violin, cello, accordion | Commission | Trio Well-Caru | Prinzregententheater Munich |
| 2025 | 3 Bird Pieces | Organ | Commission | Kirsten Sturm | St. Bonifaz, Munich |
| 2024 | Rottenburger Festouvertüre | Symphonic wind orchestra | Gift to the city of Rottenburg | Stadtkapelle Rottenburg | Rottenburg am Neckar |
| 2024 | Kein schöner Land | Choir | Commission | Markus Bauer – Dorfener Festspiele | Dorfen |
| 2024 | Gebet | Choir | Commission | Max Jenkings – Voicekamp | Warburg |
| 2024 | Lux Aurorae – Roratemesse | Choir, organ, electronics | Commission | Pater Thomas Möller | St. Andreas, Düsseldorf |
| 2024 | Sinfonia Maris | Violin concerto, symphonic wind orchestra | Commission | Michael Kummer | |
| 2023 | Northern Lights | Organ, electronics | Helbling Verlag | Manfred Grob | St. Marien, Dortmund |
| 2023 | 6 choral pieces | Choir | Helbling Verlag | – | – |
| 2023 | Exodus | Organ (2×) | Commission | Ruben & Kirsten Sturm | Frauenkirche, Munich |
| 2023 | Lord, grant us peace | Choir (6 voices) | Commission | Maximilian Betz, Lamberti Scholars | Lambertikirche, Münster |
| 2023 | Festsuite (10th Munich Organ Summer) | Organ | Commission | various organists | Munich |
| 2023 | Verantwort:Ich | Electronics, organ, soprano | Commission | Andreas Boltz, Olga Surikova, Mathias Rehfeldt | Frankfurt Cathedral |
| 2022 | Ferne Erinnerung | Choir (8 voices) | Commission | Vokalensemble Stimmgold | Notti Sacre, Bari |
| 2022 | Here we are | Choir, orchestra, organ | Commission of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising | Stellario Fagone, Ruben Johannes Sturm | Herz Jesu Church, Munich |
| 2022 | Vulnerable | Organ, cello, violin, accordion, bass | Commission of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart | Ruben Sturm, Matthias Well, Maria Well, Dominik Wagner | St. Maria, Stuttgart |
| 2022 | Suite Divina Commedia | Organ | Helbling Verlag | Manfred Grob | St. Marien, Dortmund |
| 2022 | Suite Noel | Organ | Helbling Verlag | Tobias Schmid | St. Willibald, Munich |
| 2022 | Three Liquid Pieces | Organ | Helbling Verlag | Mathias Rehfeldt | Frauenkirche, Dresden |
| 2022 | Fieldt: Glimpse of Light | Piano | Helbling Verlag | Mathias Rehfeldt | |
| 2021 | Du wirst ein Kind empfangen | Organ | Helbling Verlag | Ruben Johannes Sturm | Frauenkirche (Munich) |
| 2021 | Es kommt ein Schiff geladen | Organ | Helbling Verlag | Willibald Guggenmos | St Gallen Cathedral |
| 2021 | Missa Dominici | Organ, electronics | Commission | Pater Thomas Möller OP | St. Andreas, Düsseldorf |
| 2021 | Suite Bohème | Organ | Helbling Verlag | Steffen Mark Schwarz | Martinskirche Ebingen / Moscow Conservatory |
| 2021 | Fieldt: Notion of Solitude | Piano | Helbling Verlag | Mathias Rehfeldt | |
| 2021 | Fieldt: Trace of Silence | Piano | Helbling Verlag | Mathias Rehfeldt | |
| 2021 | Fieldt: Noctuelles | Piano | Helbling Verlag | Mathias Rehfeldt | |
| 2021 | Aus tiefer Not / From deep affliction | Organ | Helbling Verlag | Konstantin Reymaier | St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna |
| 2021 | Nine liturgical "Cutscenes" | Organ | Helbling Verlag | Ruben Johannes Sturm | Rottenburg Cathedral |
| 2020 | Maria durch ein Dornwald ging | Organ | Helbling Verlag | Hans Leitner | Frauenkirche (Munich) |
| 2020 | Bourrasque de Neige | Violin and piano | Helbling Verlag | Matthias Well & Lilian Akopova | |
| 2020 | Oratio | Choir, orchestra, soloists | Helbling Verlag | Vokalkappelle of the Theatinerkirche, Munich | Theatine Church, Munich |
| 2020 | Schwarzer Wald | Choir | Helbling Verlag | Via-nova-chor Munich | Himmelfahrtskirche, Munich |
| 2019 | Jubilate | Organ | Helbling Verlag | Mathias Rehfeldt | Weggentalkirche |
| 2019 | Silva Nigra Suite | Organ | Helbling Verlag | Ruben Johannes Sturm | St. Blasius Cathedral |
| 2019 | Nostro Lumine | Organ | Helbling Verlag | Wolfram Rehfeldt | Rottenburg Cathedral |
| 2019 | Sonnengesang | Choir, organ & electronics | Commission | Martinskantorei Ebingen | Martinskirche Ebingen |
| 2018 | Totentanz | Violin & accordion | Helbling Verlag | Matthias Well & Zdravko Zivkovic | |
| 2015 | Into the Unknown | Large orchestra | Commission | Munich Symphony Orchestra | |
| 2014 | Von guten Mächten treu und still geborgen | Brass | Commission | blechimpuls (ensemble) | LMU Munich |
| 2014 | Du hüllst dich in Licht wie ein Kleid | Choir, organ | Helbling Verlag | Concentus Juvenum | St. Godehard, Hanover |
| 2014 | Sing Unto God | Choir, organ | Helbling Verlag | – | |
| 2014 | Meine Seele ist stille zu Gott | Choir, organ | Helbling Verlag | Concentus Juvenum | St. Godehard, Hanover |
| 2013 | Orgelintonationen zum neuen Gotteslob | Organ | Carus | – | |
| 2013 | Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott | Trombone choir | Commission | Posaunenchor Ulm | Pauluskirche Ulm |
| 2012 | Brass of Jericho | Brass | Commission | blechimpuls | Martin-Luther-Kirche, Ulm |
Awards (selected)
[edit]| Year | Status | Award |
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| 2010 | Winner | First Prize – International Organ Competition "Epinal", Category "Orgue Excellence"[7] |
| 2016 | Winner | Special Mention – Film Music Competition "Maurice Ravel"[8] |
| 2018 | Nominated | Best Newcomer – Deutscher Filmmusikpreis (German Film Music Award)[9] |
| 2018 | Winner | Global Music Award – Experimental/Crossover[10] |
| 2019 | Nominated | DOK.fest München Composition Funding Prize[11] |
| 2020 | Winner | Best Orchestration From An International Mini Series – Garden State Film Festival for Walpurgisnacht[12] |
| 2020 | Winner | Bayerischer Kompositionspreis (Bavarian Composition Prize)[13] |
| 2021 | Winner | New Classics Organ Taurida (Moscow) – Third Place[14] |
Press reviews
[edit]- J-P Mauro on the international sacred-music site Aleteia: "A composer of sacred music and film scores, Rehfeldt beautifully captures the emotion behind the text … 'Oratio' is the greatest sacred music recording of 2020."[15]
- Tilmann P. Gangloff in Filmnews: "The ensemble is as exceptional as Mathias Rehfeldt's film music, which is often reminiscent of Tangerine Dream."[16]
- Brawoo (German wind-music magazine), Severin Richter: "With his Sinfonia Maris Mathias Rehfeldt has created a masterpiece, brought to life with the utmost precision, unbridled joy in playing and very intense yet never kitschy melodic shaping."[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "INFINITUM by Mathias Rehfeldt". mathias-rehfeldt.com. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ^ "Terra X: Verschollen". zdf.de (in German). ZDF. 2026-04-12. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ^ "Vergessenes Wissen: Die Schätze der Natur". zdf.de (in German). ZDF. 2026-04-01. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ^ "Vergessenes Wissen: Das Erbe der Ahnen". zdf.de (in German). ZDF. 2026-04-01. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ^ "Meister der Apokalypse – Roland Emmerich". ardmediathek.de (in German). Südwestrundfunk. November 2025. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ^ "Die Pharaoninnen". caligari-entertainment.de (in German). Caligari Entertainment. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ^ "Kirchenmusik – Diözese Rottenburg Stuttgart". Archived from the original on 2015-09-26.
- ^ "RESULTS".
- ^ "Nominierte & Preisträger 2018". Archived from the original on 2018-09-29.
- ^ "Global Music Awards – Music Competition".
- ^ "DOK.fest München".
- ^ "2020 Winners". 18th Annual Garden State Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21.
- ^ "VIA NOVA CHOR: Ausschreibung". via-nova-chor.de.
- ^ "Российский композитор занял второе место на конкурсе "Новые классики – Organ Taurida"". TASS.
- ^ J-P Mauro (2020-12-06). "'Oratio' is the greatest sacred music recording of 2020". aleteia.org. Aleteia. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ Tilmann P. Gangloff (2019-02-18). "TV-Tipp: „Walpurgisnacht – Die Mädchen und der Tod" (ZDF)". evangelisch.de. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ Severin Richter (2024-04-09). "„Sinfonia Maris" für Solo-Geige und Blasorchester". Brawoo (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-19.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- INFINITUM project page
- Mathias Rehfeldt at IMDb
- Official YouTube channel
- Mathias Rehfeldt on Spotify
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