Benedikt Brydern

{{Short description|American violinist and composer}}

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| name = Benedikt Brydern

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| birth_name = Benedikt Brydern

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1966|1|30}}

| birth_place = Karlsruhe, Germany

| nationality = American

| education =

| alma_mater = University of Southern California

| occupation = Composer

| years_active = 1993–present

| website = http://www.consordino.com

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Benedikt Brydern started as a musical protege on the violin giving his first public concerts at the age of 10. He lives in Los Angeles now and composes for film and the concert hall. He has won numerous awards and competitions. He studied with film composers David Raksin, Bruce Broughton, Christopher Young and Elmer Bernstein at the University of California Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles.Immediately after graduation he composed music for Jon Voight's Showtime film The Tin Soldier.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002656/|title=Benedikt Brydern|website=IMDb}}{{cite web |url=https://www.atlantasymphony.org/About/Artists/Composers/Brydern.aspx |title=Benedikt Brydern, Composer {{!}} Atlanta Symphony Orchestra |website=www.atlantasymphony.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814143156/https://www.atlantasymphony.org/About/Artists/Composers/Brydern.aspx |archive-date=2017-08-14}}{{cite web |url=http://www.crossover-composition-award.com/cca-2015/finalists-2015/ |title=Crossover Composition Award – Finalists 2015 |website=www.crossover-composition-award.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821194919/http://www.crossover-composition-award.com/cca-2015/finalists-2015 |archive-date=2015-08-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ifcm.net/news/170/ifcm-third-international-competition-for-choral-composition--press-release|title = IFCM Third International Competition for Choral Composition: Press Release}}

Composer credits:

• Echoes of Fear (2019 film)
• Sacrifice (2016 film)
• Stag Night
• The Pagan Queen
• Standing Ovation
• Dark Remains
• The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia
• Jaded

Performer credits :

• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (soundtrack)
• Midwinter Graces
• Yanni Voices
• The Dream Concert: Live from the Great Pyramids of Egypt
• Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico