Enjott Schneider

Enjott Schneider strikes me as a genuinely rare figure: a man who both creates art and understands the machinery that protects it. A composer, musicologist, and educator who won the Filmband in Gold in 1991 and a German Television Award in 2007, he also chaired GEMA, Germany's music collecting society. That dual fluency, artistic and institutional, is almost unheard of. I respect creators who can write a memorable score and still grasp how the industry actually sustains itself. Seeing his name in a film's credits would earn my full attention; he is a craftsman who clearly thinks about the whole ecosystem of music, not just his own notes.

Name (English)

Enjott Schneider

Name (Japanese)

エンヨット・シュナイダー

Reading

えんよっと・しゅないだー

Born

May 25, 1950 (age 76)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Tiger

Origin

Weil am Rhein, Freiburg Government Region, Germany

Occupation

composer / musicologist / music educator / university teacher / film score composer

Awards & achievements

• 1991 Filmband in Gold
• 2007 Deutscher Fernsehpreis/Best Music

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A8%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC

Tags

• Freiburg Government Region
• composer
• musicologist
• music educator

Last updated

2026-06-02

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