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“He allows chaos and randomness into his process, and that makes his music truly special.”
— Hugo Keijzer, director, The Occupant
Renger Koning trained as a sculptor, and he still thinks like one: in material, texture and space. His scores blend acoustic instruments with electronic textures, and he knows when to leave room for the image. He is a two-time Buma Award winner (Bezness As Usual, 2017; De Panter, 2021).
He likes to come in early, at script or shooting stage, so that by the edit there’s already a palette of ideas ready to shape the film’s emotional arc.
A short selection of documentary work. More on request. Best heard on headphones or good speakers. Other reels at renger.com.
The Occupant - dir. Hugo Keijzer [teaser]
PH1SHed_ dir. Thijs Meuwese - First 8 minutes
Westworld- Rescore
Haute Tension [pitch video]
Die Welt - The Car
Selected film scores
The Occupant - My name is Abby
2:54
PH1SHed_ - Public WiFi
2:28
Bezness as Usual - Call me Gigolo
2:09
The Occupant - Final Moments
1:19
Arabian Travels - A Dangerous Road
2:23
PH1SHed_EvilKeyboard.txt
1:58
Reporter - Harmonica in the Rain
1:48
Echoes of Sobibor - Trailer
Trailer - De Vrouwenmars
Underdog - dir. Mariëtte Faber
My Name is Nobody - Trailer
Hond_Ocean [pitch video]
Selected documentary tracks
De Vrouwenmars - Bindert
4:09
My name is nobody - A film at night
2:25
Zoek Soundtrack - Main Theme
2:10
Echoes of Sobibor - The Escape
4:22
Cello At the Docks
2:59
Die Welt - SehnSucht
2:02
The Gate - Teaser
Hotel Wonderland [dir. Tristan Hupe-Guimarães]
Music for Dance
Chronos - Call [fragment]
2:30
WeUs - Dave on the Moon
1:37
WeUs - Vocal Crazy
3:12
The Gate - The Choir
4:17
The Grass here is Greener
5:11
Hotel Wonderland - Ouverture
3:06
Biography
Selected Works & Career Highlights (reverse chronological)
2026
Ph1shed_ dir. Thijs Meuwese – feature film
Folk – evening-length contemporary dance production by Dunja Jocić, premiered 7 October 2026.
De Vrouwenmars - dir. Ted Alkemade - documentary
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 Jocić, 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 Jocić.
We, Us and Other Games – Spellbound Dance Company, Rome (Italy).
Het gras hier is groener – contemporary dance, Dunja Jocić.
Skiagraphia – dance production by Siba Sahabi, directed by Marinus Groothof; composed a 65-minute score.
2021
De Panter – contemporary dance production by Dunja Jocić.
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 Jocić, 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.
Biography
Biography
Renger Koning is a Dutch composer for film, documentary and dance. He trained as a sculptor, and he still composes like one, thinking in material, texture and space. His scores blend acoustic instruments with electronic textures. He is a two-time Buma Award winner and a long-term collaborator of choreographer Dunja Jocić, with ten dance productions together so far.
Selected works (reverse chronological)
2026
Ph1shed_ – feature film, dir. Thijs Meuwese
Folk – evening-length dance production, Dunja Jocić. Premiered 7 October 2026 (ITA Amsterdam), touring the Netherlands
Echoes of Sobibor – three-part documentary series, dir. Piet de Blaauw & Jan Pieter Tuinstra (Submarine / BNN-VARA). Aired January 2026
De Vrouwenmars – documentary, dir. Ted Alkemade
Family Home – short film, dir. Hugo Keijzer
2025
The Occupant – science-fiction thriller, dir. Hugo Keijzer
The Whole World’s Gone Missing – orchestral work, premiered February 2025, Wiesbaden
Night at the Museum – theatre production
2024
The Gate – dance production, Dunja Jocić. Premiered March 2024, Theater Bielefeld (Germany)
2023
Hotel Wonderland – immersive theatre, over four hours of music, in collaboration with Cinereal (Los Angeles). Buma Award nomination, Best Music
2022
Underdog – documentary, dir. Mariëtte Faber
Skiagraphia – dance production by Siba Sahabi, dir. Marinus Groothof (65-minute score)
We, Us and Other Games – Spellbound Contemporary Ballet, Rome
The Previous Owner, Het gras hier is groener – dance, Dunja Jocić
2021
De Panter – dance, Dunja Jocić. Buma Award, Best Music. The production also received a Zwaan (VSCD) for Best Dance Production
2019
A Risky Revenge – feature film, dir. Paul Ruven
The Resident – the start of his collaboration with Dunja Jocić
2017
Bezness As Usual – documentary, dir. Alex Pitstra. Buma Award, Best Film Score
Safe – feature film, dir. Paul Ruven
My Name Is Nobody – documentary, dir. Denise Janzee
2013
Die Welt – feature film, dir. Alex Pitstra. His first feature score