Lets Chat About Cats - Episode 21 Featuring Award Winning Composer Raphael Fimm - The Composer of The Fire Cats Movie

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Raphael Fimm is an award winning composer and orchestrator. Originally born in Germany Raphael moved to Vienna where he currently resides.
Raphael describes himself as being late to the music world and yet what he has achieved in his life so far is remarkable. Raphael plays piano and it is his first love but also violin too. He found a passion in composing his own music very early in his career and this has led to the genius we are lucky to have today.
Raphael was lucky to secure a scholarship at the SET school of entertainment and technology but also studied at the Berklee College of Music where his skills and knowledge on film scoring grew deeper and is demonstrated in his current projects and awards.
Film scores have been a big part of Raphael's career and he has received many nominations including one for LE CONSTRUCTEUR DE MALHEUR (2015) for which he received a nomination at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards and the multi-award-winning Canadian documentary THE SUNRISE STORYTELLER (2017) which premiered at the UN in New York.

In January 2021, Raphael won the award for Best Score at the Hollywood Art and Movie Awards for his soundtrack on the German cycling documentary TOUR DU TOGO.
Raphael was an absolute joy to chat to and his work on the Fire Cats Movie is incredible. He has created some beautiful pieces to accompany various scenes during the movie.
We chatted about how the creations took place, the process and I gained some understanding into his work and how everything comes together.
Raphael has a love for cats too and really got involved emotionally with the many Fire Cats he learned about during the making of this piece of art. We are also lucky to listen to a piece of music on this episode called "The Last Farewell" which Raphael composed for his beloved cat Sonja who passed away at the age of 23. Thank you so much Raphael for sharing this with us! It is a beautiful and moving piece of music and I cry every time I hear it knowing the sentiment behind it. Sonja must have been a truly magnificent cat.
Find out more about this wonderful gentleman on his website : Raphael Fimm | Composer | Film music | Vienna (raphael-fimm.com), follow Raphael on Instagram @raphaelfimm and also check out his music on Spotify
Thanks for listening
Fiona x

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