Composer for Film, TV & Advertising

Written by the
feeling of the scene.

Cinematic trailer instrumentals and character-driven underscores for film, TV, and advertising, across sci-fi, suspense, romance, and epic.

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About

Scoring the moment before the story asks for it.

I write music for picture across the emotional spectrum, from intimate, character-driven underscore to large-scale trailer and epic cues. Trailer, sci-fi, drama, romance, documentary, suspense: the genre changes, the job doesn't.

I write to brief for trailer houses, broadcasters, and streaming productions across Europe and North America, starting with the story and building the sound around it.

Writes
Trailer & epic cues, romance & documentary underscore, drama, suspense
Range
Intimate underscore to full-orchestral epic
Marcus Behrens
Catalog

Browse by mood and function.

The way a cut comes together. Trailer builds, underscore, and themes run across every section, with full mixes, 30/60-second cutdowns, and stems on request.

01

Epic & Cinematic

Hybrid orchestral trailer cues and epic beats built for scale: tension, turn, and payoff. Sci-fi, action, and large-format campaigns.

02

Tension & Suspense

Restrained, investigative instrumentals for documentary, true crime, and suspense-driven non-fiction. Slow-burn beds that hold a scene.

03

Dramedy & Comedy

Light, characterful cues with rhythm and wit, for feel-good drama, lifestyle, and comedic timing. Playful without tipping into novelty.

04

Contemporary & Beats

Modern instrumental beats with edge, trap-leaning and contemporary, for lifestyle, reality, sports, and urban-drama sync.

Selected Broadcast Activity

Where the music has run.

A sample of recent placements and broadcasts.

Channel
Program
Region
MTV
Ridiculousness
US
Ovation
Midsomer Murders
US
Canale 5
Grande Fratello VIP
Italy
Italia 1
Grande Fratello VIP
Italy
SWR Fernsehen
Landesschau Baden-Württemberg
Germany
NDR Fernsehen
NDR Kultur — Das Journal
Germany
Radio Bremen FS
NDR Kultur — Das Journal
Germany
Tagesschau 24
Tagesschau — Nachrichten & Einfache Sprache
Germany
3sat
Kulturzeit
DE / AT / CH
3sat
nano
DE / AT / CH
SRF zwei
Kulturzeit
Switzerland
Contact

Let's talk
about your project.

Tell me about your project: timeline, tone, and references. I typically reply within 24–48 hours.

marcus@marcus-behrens.com