Lerch wins the Suisa Film Music Prize 2014
The Solothurn composer Roman Lerch has been awarded the 2014 Fondation Suisa Film Music Prize for his feature film score for Nino Jacusso's film Shana - The Wolf's Music.
The music is not just an accompanying element in the Swiss-Canadian co-production, but an integral part of the plot, writes the Suisa Foundation. The character of Shana is strongly shaped by the music. The jury describes Lerch's music as "very inspired, passionate and masterfully composed". It presented Lerch with the prize of 15,000 Swiss francs at the 67th Locarno International Film Festival.
Roman Lerch was born in Solothurn in 1987. After several years of band experience, the pianist decided to pursue professional training, which he completed at the universities of the arts in Bern and Zurich, focusing on film and theater composition, among other things. His teachers included Peter Scherer and Niki Reiser.
