Suisa Film Prize goes to Peter Scherer
Peter Scherer from Zurich has been awarded the Suisa Foundation prize of 25,000 Swiss francs for the best original film music of the year for his compositions for the documentary film "Dark Star - HR Giger's World". The prize is awarded annually on an alternating basis to the best composition of original music for a feature or documentary film.
With sensitive musical interventions, Peter Scherer has succeeded in building a bridge between the viewer and the protagonist without imposing a particular direction or even using any clichés, writes the Suisa Foundation.
The jury also praised the synthesis of Giger's work and Scherer's music. The sometimes electronic, sometimes acoustic sounds merged with the fantastic imagery of HR Giger's home environment in Zurich Oerlikon. "Enlightening and frightening at the same time, fascinating and multi-layered, just like Giger's art".
The award ceremony will take place on August 7, 2015 as part of the Locarno International Film Festival. Scherer previously received the prize in 2007 (for the film music to "Marmorera"). Other previous winners include Roman Lerch, Thomas Fischer, Michael Sauter, Niki Reiser and Marcel Vaid.
