Biography
Ingo Ludwig Frenzel is a German composer of film, television, theatre and opera scores. Born on 9 November 1966, he received a broad musical education at the Universität der Künste Berlin before studying media music at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin. He began composing for film in 1994.
Frenzel is known for his scores for The Physician (2013), Chess Story (2021), Goethe! (2010), Lessons of a Dream (2011), Lollipop Monster (2011), Toyland (2007) and The Tunnel (2019). His work on Toyland contributed to the short film’s Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. He received the Preis der deutschen Filmkritik for Lollipop Monster and the ECSA Award for Best Orchestral Score for The Physician.
Beyond cinema, Frenzel has composed for productions at the Deutsche Staatsoper, Volksbühne Berlin and Residenztheater Munich.
