Film composer
Esaaf
April 3, 2025 - The highly anticipated Saudi action/comedy film, is set to hit IMAX screens across Saudi Arabia on April 17. Directed by the talented British filmmaker Colin Teague (Doctor Who, Da Vinci’s Demons, The White Queen), Esaaf marks the third collaboration between Teague and composer Matthijs Kieboom, who is thrilled to bring his original score to this dynamic project.
Produced by Blacklight Films and House of Comedy, Esaaf blends action and comedy in an exciting cinematic experience. The film’s stunning visuals and engaging soundtrack promise to captivate audiences in a big way.
Catch Esaaf in IMAX this April for a must-see adventure!
Spijt Is Voor Later
Januari 6, 2025 - For the Dutch hit series "Gooische Vrouwen," Matthijs produced the single "Spijt is voor later." The song, performed by the character Martin Morero (played by Peter Paul Muller), has been in the Dutch Top 40 for three weeks and holds the Number 1 spot in the 100%NL Top 20.
Matthijs Kieboom Composes Music for New Season of "Gooische Vrouwen"
October 27, 2024 - We are thrilled to announce that Matthijs Kieboom has composed the music for the new season of the popular series "Gooische Vrouwen." This marks the fourth collaboration between Kieboom and director Will Koopman. The series is available for streaming on Videoland and will also be broadcast on SBS.
New Soundtrack for "Like Tears In Rain" Released
October 4, 2024 - The highly anticipated soundtrack for the film "Like Tears In Rain" has been launched. The album, released by MovieScore Media, is now available for streaming on all major platforms.
Composer Matthijs shared his thoughts on the release:
"I’ve always looked up to Rutger Hauer, both as a man and as a movie star. He is the embodiment of Dutch success in the international film industry (together with Paul Verhoeven). When he passed away in 2019, my hopes of working with him were gone. So imagine when I got in touch with Sanna, his goddaughter, who was working on his biopic. It was the closest I could get and in a way, the chance to work with him! I tried to find rhythm in the way he talked, walked, breathed, and modeled my music after that—his strength, his sorrow, and his boyishness—and crafted his melody around it, all to try and have his presence in the music. The film itself goes deep into Rutger as a private person and not the movie star, making the music intimate and emotional."
Be sure to listen to this emotional and personal tribute to a Dutch icon.
Season 4 of "Van Der Valk" Premieres in the US
September 1, 2024 - We are excited to announce that Season 4 of the British series "Van Der Valk" will be available in the United States on PBS starting September 15th. Once again, Matthijs Kieboom has composed the music for this season, bringing his unique sound to the show's captivating storyline. The release dates for other countries have yet to be announced.
Check out the trailer:
"Thank you “NaturVision Filmfestival” for the incredible honor of winning the Filmmusic Price 2023 for the WOLF score!"
On the 16th of June Matthijs was a guest at the “Keihard Klassiek”, a podcast made by the Dutch Radio: NPOKlassiek.
Apart from talking about his career as a composer they played 3 pieces of his music live on the show. A suite from Wolf (Directed by Cees Van kempen), Alles van Waarde (Directed by Stanley Kolk) & Engel (Directed by Dennis Bots.
The ensemble:
Vioin - Nadia Wijzenbeek
Viola - Laura van der Stoep
Cello - Charles Watt
Piano - Celia Garcia-Garcia
Arrangements by Thomas Bryla & Matthijs Kieboom
The score of Van Der Valk series 2 has been released!
The episodes of series 2 were directed by Jean Van De Velde,
Andre van Duren & Joram Lursen and produced by Company Pictured & NL Film.
The soundtrack, taken from the 3 x feature-length episodes, comes with brand new music that was recorded, per episode, in the legendary Smecky Studios in Prague.
On Tuesday the 14th of September, Matthijs as a guest at Hollands Prime-time Talks “Khalid & Sophie” together with the makers of WOLF to talk about the film.
During the show the music of WOLF (Scouts theme) was performed live by the amazing Dutch String Collective.
Marieke De Bruijn - 1st Violin
Jacob Plooij - 2nd Violin
Laura Van Der Stoep - Viola
Jos Teeken - Cello
Marijn van Prooijen - Double Bass
Remko de Landmeter - Flute
Ruben Bekx - Christal Baschet
With great pride we present you the score for the nature film WOLF
Composed and recorded during the pandemic, this has been a labour of love, hard work and patience. The score has mainly been recorded in multiple remote session in Tenerife, Holland, France & Hungary.
One of the unique features of the soundtrack is the use of the Christal Baschet, played by Marc Chouarain.
WOLF is the 3rd collaboration with Director/Producer Cees van Kempen.
On Sunday 7th of August, ITV will start airing Series 2 of “Van Der Valk”, starring Marc Warren as Detective Van Der Valk.
Details on the Soundtrack release will be announced soon.
The score for “Ninjas Down The Street” is available on all digital streaming platforms!
This is second film in the "Pirates down the Street" instalment, directed by Pim van Hoeve
Produced by Nijenhuis & Co.
Recorded In Prague wat the famous Smecky Studios and in Arnhem at 'lil Heaven Studios.
This score welcomes back the Nyckelharpa Legend Thomas Roth and introduces the great Remko De Landmeter on Ethnic Flutes.
Once again....huge thanks to again Mikael Carlsson for making this release possible on MovieScore Media.
The score for “Everything Of Value” (Alles van waarde" is available on all digital streaming platforms!
Everything Of Value is the second collaboration with directed by Stanley Kolk
Produced by Family Affair Film
Recorded with The Dutch String Quartet
Orchestrated by Thomas Bryła & Matthijs Kieboom
Huge thanks to again Mikael Carlsson for making this release possible on MovieScore Media.
The score for “The Cloudmaker” is available on all digital streaming platforms!
The Cloudmaker is a beautiful animation film directed by Hanna van Niekerk
Produced by Hazazah
Recorded with East Connection Music Recording
Orchestrated by Thomas Bryła
Huge thanks to Mikael Carlsson for making this the first release on MovieScore Media’s new label devoted exclusively to music from short films: Shortcuts.
On July 1st the feature film “Pirates Down The Street” will premiere in the Dutch cinemas. It will be the first “corona-proof” premiere.
The soundtrack is already avalible on all digital platforms and is released by Moviescore Media
Every now and then weird and strange situations create new opportunities.
During lockdown I was asked to give an online concert for the Festiwal Muzyki Filmowej w Krakowie, known as the legendary Film Music Festival in Krakow. A great opportunity for me to form my own small and intimate ensemble, tailored to my music essence.
So it is a great pleasure that I can present you my “live from the studio” session.
Stay safe!
On Sunday 26th of April, ITV will start showing the re-imagining of the classic detective hit “Van Der Valk”.
As captivating as ever, the new series of 3 x feature-length episodes comes with new stories and new supporting characters; it even comes with new music.
Matthijs embraced this challenge and has set the episodes to a more minimal, contemporary and relevant score with just the subtlest of nods to the iconic No. 1 hit Eye level, the original theme by Jack Trombey which spent over 20 weeks in the top 50, and accompanied all 1972-1992 episodes.
Van Der Valk, episode one “Love in Amsterdam” will be shown on ITV on Sunday 26 April at 8pm.
- Lesley Jackson
