IMAscore is a German company in the creative industry based in Paderborn, founded in 2009. The team consists primarily of composers and sound designers and is known for its specialization in soundtrack production for amusement parks. IMAscore has also been producing music for film and video game trailers since 2016.
History
The company was founded in 2009 by Andreas Kübler, Sebastian Kübler and Xaver Willebrand. The founders got to know each other via the Internet and had previously pursued joint projects, such as the space rock band Between Horizons, which released two albums.[1] The soundtrack for Krake roller coaster, which opened at Heide Park in 2011, was the first for an amusement park.[2] Soundtracks for various amusement parks and attractions around the world followed. After achieving market leadership in Europe in 2014, the company has developed into the world market leader in the field of music and sound production for amusement parks by 2017.[3][4][5]
With IMAscore, Andreas Kübler was responsible for the composition of additional music for the animated film Sam – Ein fast perfekter Held, which was published in Germany by Universum Film in 2016.[6]
The company received increased media attention from 2016 onwards with the production of music for TV spots and for trailers for films and computer games. IMAscore achieved one of the first major placements of his music with the Omen trailer for the video game Final Fantasy XV published on October 27, 2016.[7] The track Endlessness used in the trailer was then clicked over a million times on YouTube (as of 2019).[8]
The trailer for Insidious: The Last Key, set to music by IMAscore, was nominated at the Golden Trailer Awards 2018 in the category Best Horror. At the award ceremony in Los Angeles on May 31, 2018, the award in the category finally went to the "Hunt" trailer for the film A Quiet Place.[9]
On October 5, 2018, the founders of IMAscore were guests on the live television program Hier und heute of the WDR on the subject of music production for trailers.[10] The company was also presented in the program 17:30 Sat.1.[11]
Composer Andreas Kübler produced the music for the teaser trailer for The Lion King (2019) published on November 22, 2018.[4] The trailer is currently (as of 2019) the most successful Disney film, with 224.6 million clicks worldwide within the first 24 hours of publication.[12]
Productions
The following soundtracks were produced and sold by the company:
Trailers (selection)
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2014 | The Elder Scrolls Online |
| 2016 | The Huntsman: Winter's War |
| 2016 | Final Fantasy XV |
| 2017 | Geostorm |
| 2017 | Molly's Game |
| 2017 | Prey |
| 2017 | Call of Duty: WWII |
| 2018 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms[13] |
| 2018 | Rampage[14] |
| 2018 | Insidious: The Last Key |
| 2018 | Escape Plan 2: Hades |
| 2019 | The Lion King |
| 2019 | Aladdin[15] |
| 2023 | Batman Gotham City Escape (Parque Warner Madrid) |
| Hellfest |
TV-Spots (selection)
Amusement parks (selection)
Television (selection)
| Title | Notes / References |
|---|---|
| Grimme-Preis | [24] |
| Welt der Wunder | [25] |
| 2011 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships | [26] |
Discography
Soundtrack CDs (Auswahl)
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Shadows Of Darkness – The Van Helsing Show |
| 2013 | Magical Valley – Official Soundtrack |
| 2013 | Minas Abenteuer – Der Baum der Wunder |
| 2014 | Chiapas DIE Wasserbahn – DER Soundtrack |
| 2015 | The Soundtrack Of Mami Wata |
| 2015 | Heide Park Resort Soundtrack |
| 2015 | Magic Forest – Official Soundtrack |
| 2015 | Der Sound des KÄRNAN |
| 2016 | Liseberg Soundtrack-CD |
| 2016 | Hollywood On Parade |
| 2016 | Klugheim Soundtrack |
| 2017 | Star Trek: Operation Enterprise – Der Offizielle Soundtrack |
| 2017 | Thorpe Park Resort Soundtrack |
| 2018 | Troy – Official Soundtrack |
| 2018 | Avalon – Official Soundtrack |
| 2018 | Port Laguna – Official Soundtrack |
| 2020 | Alton Towers Resort Soundtrack |
EPs
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Budapest |
| 2018 | Winterstorm |
Awards
- 2012: European Talent Award in category Best Sound Design for Sebastian Kübler, given at the SoundTrack Cologne 9.0[27]
- 2012: Kultur- und Kreativpiloten Deutschland, given by Initiative Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft des Bundes[28]
- 2013: FKF Award for Soundtrack of the theme area of Magische Vallei at Toverland, given by Freundeskreis Kirmes und Freizeitparks (FKF)[29]
- 2013: 2nd place Gründerpreis NRW[30]
References
- ^ "5 Fakten über das Phantasialand (Teil 2) | #FaktenAkten | PHL-Infos" (in de-DE). YouTube
- ^ "Eine musikalische Reise zur Krake". Parkscout.de. 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ Laura de la Motte: Kredit für Kreative, in: Handelsblatt 193, 8 October 2014, S. 44f.
- ^ WB/mai (2018-11-26). ""König der Löwen": Musik aus Paderborn". Westfalen-Blatt. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ Luis Hohaus (2017-06-16). "Wo die Ohren sausen". Jugend und Wirtschaft. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung und Bankenverband. Archived from the original on 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2018-12-14. (=Sonderseite Jugend und Wirtschaft der F.A.Z. Archived 2017-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, 16 June 2017; retrieved 19 January 2019.)
- ^ "IMDB-Eintrag zu Andreas Kübler". imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- ^ Dominik Zwingmann (2016-10-27). "Final Fantasy 15: Gold-Status erreicht und neuer CGI-Trailer "Omen" veröffentlicht". Pcgames.de. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ Epic Heaven Music (2016-10-27). "Really Slow Motion - Endlessness ("Final Fantasy XV - Omen" Trailer Music)". YouTube-Video. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ "Golden Trailer Award, Best Horror (GTA19/2018), Nominees". goldentrailer.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ "Die Filmkomponisten". WDR Mediathek. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ Jennifer Janski (2018-08-13). "Filmmusik aus Paderborn". SAT.1 NRW, Kultur. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ Mitchell Peters (2018-11-24). "New 'Lion King' Trailer Scores Record Views in First 24 Hours". billboard.com. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ "IMAscore vertont für Disney". Radiohochstift.de. 2018-11-26. Archived from the original on 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ Dominik Zwingmann (2017-11-19). "Rampage: Trailer der Videospielverfilmung mit Dwayne Johnson". www.pcgames.de. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ R. Lukas (2019-04-10). "Der ewige Kreis: Neuer Trailer zu "Der König der Löwen" IST DA!" (in German). Moviejones.de
- ^ "Music by IMAscore featured in How To Train Your Dragon – The Hidden World TV campaign". 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ "Colossal Trailer Music" (in German). Facebook. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ Christina Bendigs (2019-03-28). "Von Magdeburg nach Hollywood" (in German). Volksstimme.de. Magdeburger Verlags- und Druckhaus GmbH.
- ^ "IMAscore/status/1613474384387121152". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ Peter Mantik (2015-06-13). "Sierksdorf – "Kärnan" nimmt Tempo auf: Testfahrt im Schienenlabyrinth". Lübecker Nachrichten. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ Alexander Louis (2017-05-01). "Der Soundtrack zu "Star Trek: Operation Enterprise": Diese Musik läuft bei der neuen Katapult-Achterbahn im Movie Park Germany!". Parkerlebnis.de – Freizeitpark–Magazin. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ Christian Buhl (2015-08-12). "Chiapas – ein oscarreifer Soundtrack!". Phantasialand–Magazin (Online). Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ Gerd Betka (2019-03-30). ""Dynamite" besteht erste Tests in Plohn" (in German). Freie Presse. Medien Union GmbH Ludwigshafen.
- ^ "Paderborner Firma macht Grimme-Preis Musik". Radiohochstift.de. 2014-01-17. Archived from the original on 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ Sebastian Wolfrum (2012-11-23). "Löffingen: Top in der Tongestaltung - badische-zeitung.de". Badische Zeitung. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ Christa Maier (2012-03-17). "Löffingen: Ganz neue Töne aus Löffingen". Badische Zeitung. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ Sebastian Wolfrum (2012-11-23). "Löffingen: Top in der Tongestaltung". Badische Zeitung. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ "Kultur- und Kreativpiloten, Titelträger 2012"
- ^ "FKF-Award: Vergangene Preisträger". FKF-award.de. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ "Gründerpreis 2013 (Pressemitteilung)". Gruenderregion.de. 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2019-01-19.