Theatre Music | Nils Ostendorf

All my works for the theater are played back in multiple channels on loudspeakers distributed throughout the room. My music for theater is always closely interwoven with stage design, video and speech. In its aesthetic diversity and effect, it is always bound to the respective play and its artistic approach. This selection documents my works for theatre from 2007 until today.

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Vox Humana

by Jean Cocteau

Dramaten Stockholm, 2023

direction: Thomas Ostermeier - stage design+costumes: Nina Wetzel

video: Sebastien Dupouey

Vox Humana Intro Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 05:00

Vox Humana DizzyNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:38

Vox Humana String ThemeNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:08

Vox Humana String DramaNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:19

Vox Humana CelestaNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:24

Merlin oder das Wüste Land

by Tankred Dorst, Ursula Ehler

Landestheater Mecklenburg Vorpommern, 2023

direction: Maik Priebe

stage design+costumes: Susanne Maier-Staufen

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Merlin Waltz MacabreNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:43

Merlin Eja MaterNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:16

Merlin DoomNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:26

Merlin Holy MelodyNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:31

Merlin Opening Part#2Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:18

Die Möwe

by Anton Tschechow

Schaubühne Berlin, 2023

direction: Thomas Ostermeier - stage design: Jan Pappelbaum

costume design: Nehle Balkhausen

Möwe Moody Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 00:57

Die Möwe TheaterstückNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:12

Möwe Auftritt Akt 1Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 00:38

Möwe Übergang Akt 1 zu 2 Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 00:50

Nachtland

by Marius von Mayenburg

Schaubühne Berlin, 2022

direction: Marius von Mayenburg

stage design+costumes: Nina Wetzel

video: Sebastien Dupouey

co-music: David Riaño Molina

Nachtland Tristan InfernoNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:04

Nachtland Dark Forest Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:38

Nachtland Open SuspenseNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 04:04

Nachtland Tristan TechnoNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:40

Nachtland Pilgrim KrautrockNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:12

Le Roi Lear

by William Shakespeare

Comédie Française Paris, 2022

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design+costumes: Nina Wetzel

video: Sebastien Dupouey

live-musicians: Noe Nillni, Artur Escriva, Henri Délèger

Lear Deep TrumpetsNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 00:56

Lear Descending ThemeNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 00:46

Lear Marina's EntranceNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:12

Lear Chorale RoyaleNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:10

Lear Avant la BatailleNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 00:25

Lear Choral d'adieuNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:02

Pride

by Falk Richter and Ensemble

Royal Theater Copenhagen, 2021

direction: Falk Richter

stage design: Wolfgang Menardi

costumes: Andy Besuch - video: Signe Emma

Pride Looking for a KingdomNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 04:14

Johannes' MonologueNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:57

Pride CatwalkNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:54

Pride Opening Part#2Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:02

Pride Un homme seulNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 04:16

Pride Intro Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:23

Das Leben des Vernon Subutex I

by Virginie Despentes

Schaubühne Berlin, 2021

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design+costumes: Nina Wetzel

video: Sebastien Dupouey

live musicians: Taylor Savvy, Henri Jakobs, Willi Witte

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Another man done goneTrad./arr. Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:39

Subutex Party TransformationNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:26

A pox on youSilver Apples/arr. Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:50

Stop breaking downTrad./arr. Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:46

Subutex AishaNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:56

In my Room

by Falk Richter and ensemble

Gorki Berlin, 2020

direction: Falk Richter

stage design: Wolfgang Menardi

costumes: Andy Besuch

video: Sebastien Dupouey

Forever the same feat.Benny Claessens Soft Cell,/arr.Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:49

In my Room family therapyNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:49

In my Room end sequenceNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:40

In my Room CodaNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:10

Linda

by Penelope Skinner

Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf, 2019

direction: Marius von Mayenburg

stage design: Stéphane Laimé

costumes: Almut Eppinger

Linda IntroNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:22

Linda Good Bed Time StoryNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:24

Linda StormNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:08

Linda JazzNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 00:42

Jugend Ohne Gott

by Ödön von Horváth

Salzburger Festspiele/

Schaubühne Berlin, 2019

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design: Jan Pappelbaum

costumes: Angelika Görtz

Jugend ohne Gott IntroNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:22

Jugend ohne Gott ForestNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:24

Jugend ohne Gott Military ExercisesNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:28

Jugend ohne Gott CourtNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:34

Jugend ohne Gott Roman GeneralArtist Name

00:00 / 00:55

Jugend ohne Gott CalmNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:58

Abgrund

by Maja Zade

Schaubühne Berlin, 2019

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design+costumes: Nina Wetzel

videos: Sebastien Dupouey

Abgrund TischdeckenNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:37

Abgrund Nervous InterludeNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 00:28

Abgrund Violin Arpeggio ThemeNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 04:31

Abgrund Too Many SinesNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:25

Abgrund Kinderzimmer#3Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:18

Abgrund Violin Quiet ThemeNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:11

Italienische Nacht

by Ödön von Horváth

Schaubühne Berlin, 2018

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design: Nina Wetzel

costumes: Ann Poppe

live-musicians: Willi Witte, Martin Klingenberg, Nils Ostendorf

Italienische Nacht IntroNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 04:20

Italienische Nacht Scene ChangeNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:17

Italienische Nacht Strange WaltzNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:02

Italienische Nacht Nazi songNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:20

La Nuit des Rois

by William Shakespeare

Comédie Francaise Paris, 2018

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design+costumes: Nina Wetzel

live-musicians: Paul Antoine Bénos-Dijan,

Paul Figuier, Damien Pouvreau, Clément Latour

Nuit des rois Passacaille Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:51

Nuit des rois Theorbe abstraiteNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:13

Im Herzen der Gewalt

by Edouard Louis

Schaubühne Berlin, 2018

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design+costumes: Nina Wetzel

video: Sebastien Dupouey

live musician: Willi Witte

Herzen der Gewalt IntroNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 04:06

Herzen der GewaltArab DanceNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:34

Herzen der Gewalt End Act 1Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:46

Herzen der Gewalt Reda StoryNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:53

Herzen der Gewalt Aska DaskaNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:30

Herzen der Gewalt Piano EndNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:38

Rückkehr nach Reims

by Didier Eribon

Manchester International Festival/Schaubühne Berlin, 2017

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design+costumes: Nina Wetzel

video: Sebastien Dupouey

sound design: Jochen Jezussek

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Rückkehr PrologNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:08

Rückkehr TGVNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:46

Rückkehr Guitar HypnoNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:29

Rückkehr Pulse BeatNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:26

Rückkehr Abandoned FactoryNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:52

Rückkehr Movie EndNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:38

Verräter

by Falk Richter

Gorki Berlin, 2017

direction: Falk Richter- stage design+costumes: Kathrin Hoffmann

video: Aliocha van der Avoort

Verräter MännerhordenNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:30

Verräter Indie RockNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:31

Verräter Istanbul Athmo Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:08

Verräter Istanbul SongNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:08

Denial

by Yael Ronen

Gorki Theater Berlin, 2016

direction: Yael Ronen

stage design: Magda Willi

costumes: Amit Epstein - video: Hanna Slak

Denial Last TransitionNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:36

Denial Cigdem's PhonecallNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:36

Denial Orit's SceneNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:36

Denial Children's MelodyNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:43

Aufstieg und Fall der Lehman Brothers

by Stefano Massini

Residenztheater München, 2016

direction: Marius von Mayenburg

stage design+costumes: Nina Wetzel

video: Sebastien Dupouey

co-music: Malte Beckenbach

Lehman ThemeNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:38

Lehman Money DreamsNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:38

Lehman Train DreamNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:54

Lehman Chopin jazz arr. Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:34

Lehman Ambient Rhodes Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:02

Je suis Jeanne

based on Friedrich Schiller

Gorki Theater Berlin, 2016

direction: Mikael Serre

stage design+costumes: Nina Wetzel

video: Sebastien Dupouey

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Jeanne EinlassNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:26

Jeanne SwimmingNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:54

Jeanne Crucifixusarr. Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:38

Jeanne Schlacht#2Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:44

Jeanne Movie SequenceNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:14

Jeanne End DroneNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:14

La Mouette

by Anton Tschechow

Theatre Vidy-Lausanne, 2016

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design: Jan Pappelbaum

costumes: Nina Wetzel

painting: Katharina Ziemke

Mouette Cello ThemeNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:12

Mouette Venus VariationsNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:42

Mouette PolymorphNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:52

Mouette Winter AthmoNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:17

Richard III

by William Shakespeare

Schaubühne Berlin, 2015

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design: Jan Pappelbaum

costumes: Florence von Gerkan

video: Sebastien Dupouey

live-musician: Willi Witte

Richard III Party Intro Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:46

Richard III DiscontentNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:07

Richard III Slow BowingNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 00:44

Richard III Full BlastNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 00:40

Richard III KrönungNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:27

Richard III DreamNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:12

Common Ground

by Yael Ronen and Ensemble

Gorki Theater, 2014

direction: Yael Ronen

stage design: Magda Willi

costumes: Lina Jakelski

video: Hanna Slak & Benjamin Krieg

Common Ground After the 90'sNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:48

Common Ground Hard ElectroNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:35

Common Ground EbowsNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:24

Boljecearr. Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:35

Common Ground Alex MonologueNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 00:54

Les Revenants

by Henrik Ibsen

Theatre Vidy-Lausanne, 2013

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design: Jan Pappelbaum

costumes: Nina Wetzel

video: Sebastien Dupouey

Revenant Manders ThemeNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:00

Revenant Manders EntranceNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:36

Revenants End Act 1Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:40

Revenants Crazy BowingNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 00:52

Revenants Pop PianoNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:10

Les Enfants du Soleil

by Maxim Gorki

Theatre Vidy-Lausanne, 2013

direction: Mikael Serre

stage design+costumes: Nina Wetzel

video: Sebastien Dupouey

Enfants du Soleil Opera CutupNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:42

Enfants du Soleil PopNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:31

Enfants du Soleil TransitionNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:56

Enfants du Soleil Intro CollageNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:40

Miss Julie

by August Strindberg

Theatre of Nations Moscow, 2013

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design: Jan Pappelbaum

video: Sebastien Dupouey

Miss Julie OpeningNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:22

Miss Julie Granular FlutesNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:00

Miss Julie String ThemeNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:44

Miss Julie Frozen AthmoNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:12

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Mass für Mass

by William Shakespeare

Salzburger Festspiele/Schaubühne Berlin 2011

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design: Jan Pappelbaum

costumes: Ulrike Gutbrod

live-musicians: Carolina Riaño-Gomez,

Kim Efert, Nils Ostendorf

Se l'aura spiraarr.Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:01

Dolcissimo ben mioarr. Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:11

Vas tres d'amourarr.Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 00:23

Othello

by William Shakespeare

Epidaurus Festival/Schaubühne Berlin 2010

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design: Jan Pappelbaum

costumes: Nina Wetzel

video: Sebastien Dupouey

live-musicians: Max Weissenfeldt, Ben Arbarbanel-Wolff,

Thomas Myland, Nils Ostendorf

Othello IntroNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:42

Othello Love ThemeNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 04:32

Othello OpeningNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:04

Othello Sahel Soul Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:42

Othello Ziegen und Affen Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:08

Othello PsychedelicNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 06:40

Dämonen

by Lars Noren

Schaubühne Berlin 2010

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design:+costumes: Nina Wetzel

video: Sebastien Dupouey

Dämonen ThemaNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:06

Dämonen Fragment 2Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:02

Dämonen Fragment 1 Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:52

Dämonen DramaNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:50

Dämonen Arpeggio Variation Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:20

Susn

by Herbert Achternbusch

Münchner Kammerspiele 2009

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design:+costumes: Nina Wetzel

video: Sebastien Dupouey

Susn Country mixNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:36

Susn TremoloNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:36

Susn Rock Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:54

Susn Distant BeautyNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 04:14

Susn DanceNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:24

Susn Athmo Akt 4Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:00

John Gabriel Borkmann

by Henrik Ibsen

Theatre National de Bretagne/

Schaubühne 2008

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design: Jan Pappelbaum

costumes: Nina Wetzel

Borkmann OpeningNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 04:16

Borkmann Frida PianoNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:52

Borkmann HarpsNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:14

Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

Festival d'Avignon/Schaubühne 2008

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design: Jan Pappelbaum

costumes: Nina Wetzel - video: Sebastien Dupouey

Hamlet Hardcore Nils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:49

Hamlet GhostNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 03:18

Hamlet MousetrapNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 05:00

Hamlet CoronationNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:40

Hamlet Piano EndNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 04:30

Hamlet To Be Or Not To BeNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:49

Die Ehe der Maria Braun

by Werner Fassbinder

Münchner Kammerspiele 2007

direction: Thomas Ostermeier

stage design+costumes: Nina Wetzel

video: Sebastien Dupouey

Maria Braun Trumpet SongNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:54

Maria Braun OpeningNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:46

Maria Braun WarsoundNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 01:02

Maria Braun UmziehmusikNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:00

Maria Braun NoisecoreNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:00

Maria Braun BeautifulNils Ostendorf

00:00 / 02:00

NILS OSTENDORF musician.composer.sound artist

NILS OSTENDORF
musician.composer.sound artist