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Tom Holkenborg Biography

Birth Name:Tom Holkenborg

Birth Place:Lichtenvoorde. Gelderland, The Netherlands

Profession Composer, Music department, Sound department

Fast Facts

Trained by his mother who was a music teacher, he began learning the piano at four-years-old, followed by the drums and guitar
Began collaborating for cinema scores in the mid-2000s, which was later followed up by work on popular video games
Jumped on the new wave bandwagon in the late '80s after joining the ensemble performance group Weekend at Waikiki in 1988
Often remixes for national ad campaigns, including work for Nike, Adidas, Heineken and Cadillac, among others
Released his first album under the Junkie XL moniker in 1997, titled Saturday Teenage Kick

Awards

2007Golden Calf-Best Music (Beste Muziek): nominated
2012Golden Calf-Best Music (Beste Muziek): nominated
2015AFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
2015AACTA Award-Best Original Music Score: winner
2015ACCA-Best Original Score: nominated
2015BOFCA Award-Best Original Score: winner
2015CFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2015FFCC Award-Best Score: nominated
2015HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film: winner
2015IFJA Award-Best Musical Score: winner
2015ICP Award-Best Original Score or Soundtrack: nominated
2015Halfway Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2015PCC Award-Best Score: winner
2015SLFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
2015WAFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2016Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
2016EDA Award-Best Film Music or Score: nominated
2016Palmarés blogos de oro-Best Original Score: nominated
2016COFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
2016DFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2016FCCA Award-Best Music: nominated
2016GAFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2016Gold Derby Film Award-Original Score: nominated
2016HFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2016ICS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2016IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film: nominated
2016IFMCA Award-Film Music Composition of the Year: nominated
2016Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Music, Original Score: winner
2017Golden Calf-Best Music (Beste Muziek): winner
2019HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film: nominated
2019Satellite Award-Best Original Song: nominated
2020ACCA-Best Original Song: nominated
2021HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Horror Film: nominated
2022AACTA Award-Best Original Score in Film: nominated
2022HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Fantasy Film: nominated
2023Filmtracks Award-Top Film Cues: nominated
2024Astra Award-Best Sound: nominated
2024ASSG Award-Best Sound for a Feature Film: nominated
2024ASSG Award-Best Music Production: winner
2024ASSG Award-Best Sound Mixing: winner
2024HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film: nominated
2025AACTA Award-Best Original Score in Film: nominated
2025AACTA Award-Best Sound in Film: winner
2025DFCA Award-Best Sound: nominated
2025Gold Derby Film Award-Sound: nominated
2025MNFCA Award-Best Sound: nominated
2025OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Effects: nominated
2025PCA Award-Best Sound Design: nominated