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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
After over two decades composing for audiovisual media, Renger Koning decided to focus fully on film and performing arts composition.
Selected Works & Career Highlights (reverse chronological)
2026
Phish_ – feature film, currently in post-production.
Folk – evening-length contemporary dance production by Dunja Joçic, will premiere 6 October 2026.
2025
The Whole World’s Gone Missing – full orchestral work, premiered February 2025, Wiesbaden.
Night at the Museum – theatre production, premiered May 2025.
Echoes of Sobibor – documentary series for Submarine & BNN/VARA, aired Januari 2026.
2024
The Occupant – science-fiction thriller directed by Hugo Keijzer, released in 2025.
The Gate – contemporary dance production by Dunja Joçic, premiered 23 March 2024, Bielefeld (Germany).
2023
Hotel Wonderland – immersive theatre production; composed over four hours of music in collaboration with Cinereal (Los Angeles).
Nominated for a Buma Award for Best Music.
2022
The Previous Owner – contemporary dance, Dunja Joçic.
We, Us and Other Games – Spellbound Dance Company, Rome (Italy).
Het gras hier is groener – contemporary dance, Dunja Joçic.
Skiagraphia – dance production by Siba Sahabi, directed by Marinus Groothof; composed a 65-minute score.
2021
De Panter – contemporary dance production by Dunja Joçic.
Awarded the Swan for Best Contemporary Dance Production (choreography).
Renger Koning received his second Buma Award for Best Music.
2019
Began long-term collaboration with choreographer Dunja Joçic, starting with The Resident.
2017
Winner of the Buma Award for Best Film Score for Bezness As Usual (dir. Alex Pitstra).
2013
Die Welt – feature film directed by Alex Pitstra. First feature film score.