Ernst Reijseger (born November 13, 1954, in Bussum) is a Dutch cellist and composer. He specializes in jazz, improvised music, and contemporary classical music and often gives solo concerts. He has worked with Louis Sclavis, Derek Bailey, Han Bennink, Misha Mengelberg, Gerry Hemingway, Yo-Yo Ma, Albert Mangelsdorff, Franco D'Andrea, Joëlle Léandre, Georg Gräwe, Trilok Gurtu, and Mola Sylla, and has done several world music projects working with musicians from Sardinia, Turkey, Iran, Senegal, and Argentina, as well as the Netherlands based group Boi Akih.He has made numerous recordings, both as solo cellist and with other groups, and has been the subject of a documentary film. He has also written several film scores, including scores for a number of Werner Herzog films.
The White Diamond, The Wild Blue Yonder, Rescue Dawn, My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Prejudice, Salt and Fire, Walking Out, C’est Déjà L’été, De Waarneming
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Walking Out
2017
post-production
Under the Weight of Clouds
2012
completed
Salt and Fire
2016
De waarneming
2016
Documentary
Jennis
2015
Documentary short
Transumanza
2014
Documentary
Voor Emilia
2014
TV Movie
De hoer en het meisje
2011
TV Movie
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
2010
Documentary
C'est déjà l'été
2010
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009
De onverboden stad
2008
Documentary
The Wild Blue Yonder
2005
The White Diamond
2004
Documentary
Ajax: Daar hoorden zij engelen zingen
2000
Documentary
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009
writer: "Flamingos", "Rainy Season", "Raging Waters", "Intrusions", "The Face of God", "Still Life", "State of Siege", "Book of Job", "Swordsmith Destiny", "Tunnel of Time", "Mechanical Pianist", "Eyes of the World", "Heaven on Earth", "Leaving Your Earthly Possesions", "Death on Crystal Street"
Rescue Dawn
2006
performer: "Dangerous Games", "River in the Rain", "Monsoon", "Voice from Another World", "Phantom of the Night" - as Ernst Reijseger / writer: "Dangerous Games", "River in the Rain", "Monsoon", "Voice from Another World", "Phantom of the Night" - as Ernst Reijseger
In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session
2005
Video documentary "Excerpt from 'Jangelma'" / performer: "Excerpt from 'Jangelma'"
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
2010
Documentary musician: violoncello
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009
musician: cello
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009
Cellist - The Theatre Inc (uncredited)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ode to the Dawn of Man
2011
Documentary short
Perpetuum mobile - Voces en el espacio azul
2005
Short
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2010
Golden Calf
Nederlands Film Festival
Best Music (Beste Muziek)
C'est déjà l'été (2010)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2012
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
2010
Golden Calf
Nederlands Film Festival
Best Music (Beste Muziek)
C'est déjà l'été (2010)
Known for movies
Rescue Dawn (2006) as Soundtrack
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) as Composer
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009) as Composer
$1.5 Million
