Biography
Gijs van Amelsvoort (1990) is a Dutch film and television composer.
His music has been serving as a score & underscore for numerous TV programmes, varying from BBC docs such as Cheetah Family & Me, Grizzly Bear Cubs & Me, Earth's Great Rivers, and Planet Earth UK, all the way to popular TV shows like Top Gear and First Dates. Gijs's work also made their way as syncs for international brands like Land Rover and Opel.
Gijs started out as a classical trained pianist, and studied music composition and production at the HKU University of Arts Utrecht, where he graduated in 2013. After working as an assistant-composer for Oliver Davis in London, he has been writing commissioned music for documentaries, short films, and advertising, as well as writing library music for several labels and publishers. In 2016 he co-founded the music & sound design company Foxhole Music.
His work was nominated at i.a. the Soundtrack_Cologne European Talent Award in 2012, and in 2020 he won 3th place at the Film Music Festival (FMF) Young Talent Award in Krakow, being judged by i.a. Richard Bellis, Yati Durant, Martin Phipps, Michael Todd. The same year he won 2nd place at the GEMS ScoreLive competition, being judged by i.a. Gary Schyman, Pete Anthony, and Christopher Young.
"Wonderful approach to animation"
"This composition has everything a main title needs"
"Starts with a bang! - big memorable tune"
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Gary Schyman, Pete Anthony, Juanjo Molina, Francesco Menini, Christopher Young, Nigel Ashley Lees, Jury @ GEMS ScoreLive
Selection of projects featuring gijs’music:
Under The Surface - Short Environmetal Portrait Film by Tom Sweetland
Panorama - Pandora Papers: Political Donors Exposed - TV program by BBC One
Cornwall with Simon Reeve - TV series by BBC Two
Climate Change: Ade on the Frontline - documentary series by BBC Two
Cheetah Family & Me - documentary by Hello Halo TV, Oak Island Films (BBC Two)
Greatest Events of WWII in Colour - Netflix documentary series
Countryfile - TV program by BBC Two
McDonald's - global TV & internet campaign
Ik Zorg - TV advertising campaign for
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Grizzly Bear Cubs & Me - documentary by Hello Halo TV, Oak Island Films (BBC Two)
Earth's Great Rivers - documentary by Mark Flowers (BBC Two)
Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez - documentary (BBC Four)
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands - documentary by BBC Natural History Unit
Opsporing Verzocht - TV program by AVROTROS
Dag Max - feature family film by Wouter van de Watering
Land Rover Velar - Internet advertising film for Land Rover
Opel Big Event - TV commercial for Opel
TypeTopia - edu/sci-fi game created by TopiaTeam
It Will Be Green Again - documentary by DLGR and Landlife
SZVO - short film by Ken Eeraerts
Celebrating 170 Years of Vlisco - opening show for Vlisco
Oceanco Esquel 105m - internet commercial for Oceanco
Open Dag Noord/Zuidlijn - internet promofilm by FilmZuid
Hommage To All Mothers - internet commercial for Vlisco
For those who dared to take the oath, thank you - TV campaign for USAA, by Campbell Ewald
Top Gear - TV program by BBC
Welkom Thuis - short film by Wouter van de Watering
A Day In The Life Of A Shell Eco Marathon Participant - online promofilm for Shell
Aviodrome 2016 - online promo for Aviodrome
Qlimax 2013 - live show/interlude music for Qlimax festival (Q-Dance)
Qapital 2014 - live show/interlude music for Qapital 2014 (Q-Dance)
De Zee En Het Meisje- short film by Floortje Mols
Wat Konijnen Mogen Weten/For Floppy Ears Only - documentary by Ronja Hijmans
Over Leven - documentary by Daisy Kanon
'Nina' - short film by Marlies de Win
Afscheid - short film by Vincent van den Ouden
Gracht - animation short film by Joost de Jong, Nick Groeneveld, Michael koning, Jeroen Hoolmans
Gijs' music is widely sought after by many editors working in the TV, film, and advertising business, and his music can be heard on numerous TV channels such as BBC1, BBC2, BBC4, CNN, NPO 1, 2 & 3, ITV1, Channel 5, RTL4, RTL 5, Net5, More 4, DR2, NRK2, VOX TV, Canvas, SAT.1, and many more.