Meet Maarten Schellekens
Maarten Schellekens is a composer and musician from Switzerland.
He creates soundtracks for video and media.
Since 2018, Maarten has been experimenting with orchestral and neo-classical music. A stream of new music evolved, including electronic music as Amarent, which has been published on FMA, to positive acclaim.
Maarten's catalog has been used in numerous documentaries, shorts, and other videos.
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Music was extremely important to me as a kid. I composed my first musical piece on the piano when I was 12 years old, and until my late thirties spent most of my free time listening to and creating music.
I got back into making music in 2018, after having had very demanding jobs that did not allow me to make sufficient time for my musical endeavors. At that time, I mostly created traditional songs with guitars, piano, and keyboards.
With the advent of music technology, a whole new world opened up to me. Orchestral libraries that I could play on a computer had emerged, and it became increasingly difficult to distinguish their sounds from real orchestras.
I always liked to listen to cinematic music that evoked strong emotion and often had orchestral tunes in my head. Having these musical ideas performed was always beyond reach. Suddenly, this became a real possibility. - 
In 2018, I decided to take a deep plunge and acquire the Vienna Symphonic Library for composing orchestral pieces. The scores I wrote in notation software could directly be performed, and I could easily experiment with different instrumentation.
One of these musical pieces, which later became a big hit on the Free Music Archive was 
Having re-established my routine in making music, I decided to expand my horizon. After taking the Hans Zimmer Masterclass, I decided to also dive into synths and I acquired most of the U-He synthesizers that Hans Zimmer uses for his music.
It takes a long learning-curve, but the possibilities are almost unlimited. I created two albums under my Reading by Lamplight, which was received well on Spotify, is a good example of blending traditional orchestral with modern sounds in a natural way.
Also, Sweet Dreams (Middle-East Remix), middle-eastern instruments like the tanbur, the oud and the qanun feature prominently, building on a basis of modern synths.
My path forward is to focus on cinematic, evocative music that touches the heart of my listeners, that is suitable for film and video and enhances the emotions that the film wants to elicit.
Maarten Schellekens