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Ome Cor
Dutch Feature Film
Client: Sodeknetters Film Producties
Uncle Cor, a Rotterdam dock worker, gets into trouble when he commits fraud on his disability benefit. When this comes to light, the consequences are incalculable.
Jacobine
Talkshow program
Client: KRO-NCRV
Stimulating questions that make you think are central to Jacobine, KRO-NCRV’s philosophical talk show.
The Infinite Slime Film
Feature film
Director: Martin Smits
A slime stone with magical powers appears from space and when it falls into the hands of Xenia Cobalt, the world gets into a fight. Together with her slime friends and the merry alien Klatu, Indy must stop Xenia.
My Parents Live On Jupiter
Short film
Client: Two shot Media
Based on a true story. Ruben and Floor have to reinvent life after the sudden death of their parents.
The Voyage Begins
Original Composition
An original composition performed by the Budapest Scoring Orchestra. Made possible by the Buma Investment Fund Music.
Credits
Putting a dramatic line under the film (Uncle Cor) lifts it to a higher level, and Thomas van der Burg’s music helped enormously in this regard.
About Thomas
Thomas van der Burg is a Dutch film and media composer. He wrote the music for Martin van Waardenberg’s successful film Ome Cor, a hit on Netflix and Amazon Prime, featuring an all-star cast including Frank Lammers, Pierre Bokma and Huub Stapel. He also collaborated with composer Jeffrey van Rossum (The Tatta’s) on the film score for The Infinite Slime Film, which was shown in cinemas across the country and received a Golden Film Award.
Thomas has created melodic and adventurous scores for many short films such as Knight Marie, for which he received a BUMA nomination for Best Newcomer, My Parents Live on Jupiter (Rutger van Hulst) and Es Mineur (Winner Best Music 48HFP). Thomas also composed the theme music for Dutch television shows Jacobine and Jekels Jacht. His compositions in a range of genres are featured in production music libraries and regularly placed in film and TV productions around the world.
Thomas began his musical journey as a keyboard player for rock and pop bands and studied at the Rockacademie in Tilburg. During his studies he interned for the LA-based, Dutch Composer Joep Sporck, composer of many Dutch feature films and American movie trailers (Incredibles 2, The Joker). Thomas currently lives near Amsterdam in the picturesque village of Baarn, where he has a home studio.