Nicolas Mischke is a German film composer and music director based in Oberhausen, near Cologne.
His recent scoring projects include the award-winning short documentary Rigs to Reefs directed by Callie Mejia, which screened at the NFFTY-Festival, and the trailers for Simon Schlömer’sRohdiamantenand Fabio’s Reise. His vivid and rich scores combine his extensive background in symphonic orchestras, modern pop and metal bands and vocal works.
As a musical director, Nicolas has led ensembles in numerous productions across Germany, including Jesus Christ Super at Burgfestspiele Bad Vilbel, FAME at First Stage Hamburg (directed by Erik Petersen) and was assistant music director for Hairspray at Freilichtspiele Schwäbisch Hall. The production of Kein Pardon at First Stage Hamburg, that he musically directed, won the German Musical Award for Best Revival.
Nicolas was a professional pianist and trumpet player and studied Music informatics at the University of Music Karlsruhe and film scoring at the Film Scoring Academy of Europe under the tutelage of Andy W. Hill (former Music Executive at Disney, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast), composers like Mikolai Stroinski(The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Age of Empires IV) and orchestrators like Conrad Pope (Jurassic Park, The Matrix, Ice Age 3).