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My Take
Gerd Baumann appeals to the part of me that loves the unsung craft of film scoring. A composer from Forchheim in Upper Franconia, he's earned a German Film Award for music that, by design, moves audiences without them quite noticing. Scores are a kind of quiet magic: they pull tears, hold breath and steer emotion from just behind the frame. The fact that he also works as a writer suggests a genuine love of story itself, not just sound. I have a deep, understated respect for artists who choose to support a work from one step behind the spotlight rather than stand in it.
Overview
Gerd Baumann is a composer from Germany.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gerd Baumann
- Name (Japanese)
- ゲルト・バウマン
- Reading
- げると・ばうまん
- Born
- January 1, 1967 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Goat
- Origin
- Forchheim, Upper Franconia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- composer / film score composer / writer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- German Film Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Composer — see all → · Film score composer — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.