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“Everything Renger does has something unique about it. He allows chaos and randomness into his process, and that makes his music truly special.”
— Director Hugo Keijzer on working with Renger Koning for The Occupant
Renger Koning is an award-winning composer with a background in visual arts. He initially studied sculpture at art school before discovering that his true medium was music. Renger’s work is known for its emotive blend of acoustic instruments, electronic textures, and memorable melodies, creating scores that are both atmospheric and deeply human. In 2017, he began a long-term collaboration with choreographer Dunja Joçic, resulting in seven contemporary dance productions for Dutch, Italian, and German dance companies. Since 2016, Renger has been nominated three times for a Buma Award for Most Original Score, winning twice.
He prefers to become involved from the script stage, allowing the music to grow organically alongside the story so that, by the time editing begins, there’s already a rich palette of musical ideas ready to shape the film’s emotional arc.
Below is a selection of his work. Please listen with headphones or good speakers.
The Occupant
Uranium
2:24
Like a lam to the slaughter
1:46
When Mom died
2:06
Shelter
1:26
The Fall
1:36
Die Welt [dir. Alex Pitstra] [docu drama]
Die Welt - Arab Flute Travel [2022]
2:46
Die Welt - Sunset in Tunis
1:18
Die Welt - Romatic Evening
2:26
Die Welt - SehnSucht
2:03
Die Welt - The Car [extended]
5:23
Safe
Safe - Soundtrack - First Contact
5:31
Safe - Soundtrack - Arrest him anyway
2:09
Safe - Soundtrack - The Mask
3:10
Safe - Soundtrack - Call for help Frank
2:14
Sketches, experiments and un-used tracks
Politico [Playing God Main title]
1:51
Crash - Lonely Guitar
2:02
Renger Koning - Vocala Crash
1:06
Darkness Tenderness [2022]
1:43
Reporter - Harmonica in the Rain
1:48
Phish Clickers V3
3:58
Koortsdroom End Theme
2:32
My name is Nobody [dir. Denise Janzee] [docu]
My name is nobody - A film at night
2:25
My name is nobody - Main theme
3:55
Underdog [dir. Mariëtte Faber] [docu]
Underdog - Main Theme
2:10
Underdog - The Polish Man
1:09
Underdog - The Bridge
1:56
Underdog - Evening
0:48
Bezness as Usual [dir. Alex Pitstra] [docu]
Bezness - Moodchords Freez [feat. Sinan Arat]
2:56
Bezness - Suicide Attack
3:56
Bezness - Frozen Piano [feat. Sebastiaan Wiering]
2:47
Bezness - Call me Gigolo [feat. Pascal Binneweg]
2:10
Let's say goodbye to the night - [dir. Piet de Blaauw & Jan Pieter Tuinstra]
Forms
4:45
Noire
2:05
Revox Echoes
2:11
Escape [Credits]
4:23
Taped Cello [alt melody]
3:04
New Velvet Mist
1:56
My Name is Nobody - trailer - IDFA 2017
Underdog - Trailer
Bezness as Usual - Trailer
Hotel Wonderland [Immersive theatre]
Hotel Wonderland - Running Hours Glasses
3:58
Hotel Wonderland - Ouverture [short]
3:06
Hotel Wonderland - Richard Allready Gone
3:42
Hotel Wonderland - End Show Part 2
3:39
Chronos - Work in Progress [vocals Karima el Fillali]
Chronos - Call [fragment]
2:31
Chronos - Home[fragment]
3:19
Chronos - Whistler [fragment]
2:00
Chronos - The Past Arrives
1:41
The Gate
The Gate - The Choir
7:21
The Gate - The Natural
6:40
The Gate - The Herd
2:42
Passage of Perception
De Val
7:22
Passage of Perception
8:26
The sum of my thoughts
5:12
Hotel Wonderland [dir. Tristan Hupe- Guimaråes]
The Gate - Teaser
Het gras hier is groener - Dunja Joçic
The Previous Owner
Amdax - Overzicht = Inzicht
BelSimpel -Jeroen & Jeroen
Achmea- Samen leven volgens Achmea
Biography
In 2012, after composing for audiovisuals for over 2 decades, Renger decided he wanted to become a filmcomposer. In 2017 he won his first Buma Award for best filmscore ['Bezness as usual' from director Alex Pitstra]. In 2019 he was introduced to choreographer Dunja Joçic and they started working on 'The Resident'. This became a fruitful cooperation: in 2021 'De Panter' Dunja received a Swan [best contemporary dance production] for her choreography and Renger won his second Buma Award for best music.
In 2022 Renger worked on 3 contemporary dance productions with Dunja: 'The Previous Owner', 'We, Us and other games' [for Spellbound dance company - Rome / Italy] and 'Het gras hier is groener'.
For Siba Sahabi's dance production 'Skiagraphia', directed by Marinus Groothof, Renger wrote a 65 min score.
In 2023 he was nominated again for a Buma Award for his music in the immersive theatre production 'Hotel Wonderland'. Renger composed over 4 hours of music for this highly acclaimed theatre production in cooperation with Cinereal Los Angeles.
In 2024 Renger scored 'The Occupant', a science-fiction thriller directed by Hugo Keijzer, set for release in 2025.
2024 'The Gate', again a Dunja Joçic dance piece, which premiered 23rd of March 2024 in Bielefeld / Germany.
'Sobibor' a documentary series for Submarine & BNNVARA. [release Oct 25]
Febr. 2025 premiere 'The whole world's gone missing' in Wiesbaden, full orchestral piece.
'Night at the Museum' a theatre production premier May 25
March 2026 'Careful what you Phish for' directed by Thijs Meuwese.