The emotional orchestral soundtrack for the viral short film THE WAY UP by Drew Garcia: A blind anglerfish, alone in the deep, makes one final choice: to rise toward a light she's never seen. The score has been recorded with the Louisiana Scoring Orchestra.

Watch the short film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51eSn3m8A3A

composed, orchestrated and mixed by Robin Hoffmann
performed by Louisiana Scoring Orchestra
Recording Engineer: Aaron Thomas
Monitoring/Streaming Tech: Kurt Farrington
Contractor: David Boudreaux
Session Producer: David Boudreaux
Librarian/Head of Music Prep: David Boudreaux
Music Prep: Andrew Smith, Andrew Osano, David Hochkeppel, Billy Hochkeppel, Allison Doucet

(c) 2025 by Robin Hoffmann. All rights reserved.

The Way Up (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Specialized in working on projects with real orchestras, I have more than 20 years of experience.

I have worked on film scores for many international productions, including the Golden Globe 2024 nominee Suzume, Star Wars Visions, Save Angel Hope, Tell, A War Within, and Liebling, lass uns scheiden. I co-composed the multi-award-winning musical Dällebach Kari, (co-)arranged the hit shows The One and Vivid at Friedrichstadt-Palast Berlin, and worked on highly successful game music scores such as Batman – Arkham Shadow, Lineage W, Anno 1404, Black Prophecy, and Halo Legends. My scores for Treasure Trackers, Hero and A Father’s Job have won several awards around the world.

Besides my work in media, I also write music for several international artists, including Chaka Khan, Anastacia, Gary Barlow, Ronan Keating, Bonnie Tyler, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, the London Symphony Orchestra, and others. I won a Golden Record for my arrangements for Alex Christensen.

I hold a diploma in composition, arrangement, and piano from the music university in Dresden, Germany.

Orchestral film and media composer. Father and husband. Math geek. Travel and foreign languages. Tech and gadget-o-phile.

interested in sync opportunities and library placements. Feel free to reach out for any relevant opportunities.