Carsten Rocker
- Composer
- Music Department
- Producer
Since 1999, German composer Carsten Rocker has scored more than 200
films, TV series and documentaries. Major orchestras, including the
German Film Orchestra and the Munich Symphony Orchestra, have performed
many of his scores. He has also written songs for vocal artists such as
Alessandro Safina and Bjoern Casapietra. Carsten Rocker studied piano
and composition at the University of Oldenburg, Germany. In 1996, he
moved to Los Angeles to study film music, composition and conducting at
the California State University of Long Beach. During and after his
studies, he orchestrated and co-composed for many different composers
and also composed original scores for several short films. After moving
to Cologne, Germany in 1999, he now mainly writes scores for cinema and
television. He also teaches film music at several schools, including
the Hamburg Media School, University of Oldenburg, Cologne Film House
and the Eyes and Ears of Europe Academy.
