Elwin Hendrijanto (born 3 of February 1986) is an

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, and

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Education

In 2008, Elwin graduated

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on a scholarship for Bachelors of Music in Performance Classical Piano from Utrechts Conservatorium. He then continued his studies at the

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in London where he studied both Integrated Masters Programme in Composition for Screen and Integrated Masters PGdip in Performance Classical Piano on a scholarship which was supported by the Prince Bernhard Cultural Funds.

Career

The Piano Brothers

During his studies at the

, Elwin teamed up with

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and created The Piano Brothers. Their international concert tours consists of live performances in which the duo plays their own arrangements. They have had collaborations with the

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and has made a performance on the Friday Night Is Music Night for

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together with the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Composition

Known for his works in

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and

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, Elwin has made music for internationally known artists such as

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and the

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. He also made the music for the first southeast Asian MOBA game called Lokapala (Game). Elwin Hendrijanto is the founder of Elwin Music, a music production and audio post production company, which has made works for internationally known companies. In 2018, Elwin was commissioned to make the music for the

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ad campaign which was held in Indonesia that year. In 2020, Elwin was chosen to be a Panel Jury for the Citra Pariwara awards for the Radio and Film Craft Category in which he had won a medal the year before for Best Use of Sound. Elwin also won the Regional Award for the Best Theme Song or Title Theme at the 2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards.

Filmography

Feature films

* ' directed by Pritagita Arianegara (2021) * ''The Flame (Bara)'' directed by Arfan Sabran (2021) * '' Preman (film)'' directed by Randolf Zaini (2020) * ' directed by Erwin Budiono (2020) * ''#MoveonAja'' directed by Hestu Saputra (2019) * ' directed by (2019) * ' directed by (2016)

Short films

* ''Cipak Cipuk'' by Andra Fembriarto (2021) * ''Rain'' by Simran Sidhu (2017) * ''Edit / Undo'' by Tom Brooks and Tom Shennan (2015) * ''Hard to Lose'' by Manfredi Mancuso (2015) * ''Termination'' by Simran Sidhu (2013) * ''The Making of a Steinway Model B Grand Piano'' by Glen Milner * ''Untouchable'' by Simran Sidhu (2010)

TV and Web Series

* 'by Randolph Zaini * ' * ' season 1 and season 2 * ''Goresan Jejak 1'' by Jurnal Indonesia Karyahttps://www.djarumfoundation.org/galeri/tvc/budaya/ * ''Goresan Jejak 2'' by Jurnal Indonesia Karya

Discography

Albums and Singles

* '' Unchained Melodies'' with

and the

as the orchestral arranger (2018) * ''

'' with the

album as the orchestral arranger (2018) * ''Nusantara'' with The Resonanz Children's Choir as the original composer (2018) * ' Main Title (Original Series Soundtrack) as the original composer (2018) * ''Lokapala'' Main Theme (Original Game Soundtrack) as the original composer (2020) * ''Nusantara'' with English title "Sing for our World" with Libera Choir as the original composer (2021)

Compositions

* ''Apresiasi Bangsa'' TVC Campaign by Gudang Garam (2020) * ''Sound of Indonesia'' TVC Campaign by Gudang Garam (2019) * Musical drama ''Suara Hati'' as the original song composer (2017) * ''Ballade for Steinway'', an original composition as The Piano Brothers for

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(2015)

References

Elwin Hendrijanto

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