Photo: Sanna Anemaet
RESUME
11 July 2025
Name: Leo Anemaet
Nationality: Dutch
Occupation: Composer and sound designer
I began as a lead guitarist in the Dutch band scene of the late 1970s and 1980s. My fascination with sound led me from tape loops and effects to early sampling and my first Atari computer in 1987. Since then I’ve created music and sound for 150 titles spanning albums, film, television, animation, theatre, and installations, including my most recent: the art-house film Praten met de Nachtwacht (2025) by Coen Verbraak. For me, the line between music, sound, and image remains fluid and that keeps me curious.
High point: Composing with my son for Mother Land
Low point: Making music for a peanut butter advertisement
BANDS & DISCOGRAPHY (selection)
2021 TECHNO TRANCE | Random Project | D-Shake | Producing | MP3 single | Transmitter Recordings
2017 HAUSMAGGER | In Iedere Asshole Zit Een Hart, In Ieder Hart Zit Een Asshole | Writing & lead guitar | Hectic Recs
1999 HERTENKAMP | Een Grens Is Slechts Een Lijn | Writing | CD album | Track 3 | VPRO
1997 TAMPIE&THE GLUURBUUR | Niet Te Gleuven! | Writing | CD album | CNR Music
1993 BLINDROM | Writing & mixing | CD album | Kaap Studios
1995 AIRBAG | I Believe In Volvo | Writing & remix | CD album | Track 2-10 | Drive-In Productions
1992 SET THE CONTROLS FOR THE HEART OF THE GROOVE | Producing & mixing | D-Shake | CD album | Go Bang! Records
1991 INTERSTELLAR OVERDRIVE | Producing & engineering & mixing | D-Shake | CD single | Go Bang! Records
1991 MONA LISA | Producing & mixing | Shake Inc. | CD single | Go Bang! Records
1990 TEKNØ BAM | Producing & mixing & programming | D-Shake | CD single | Go Bang! Records
1990 YAAAH/TECHNO TRANCE | Producing & engineering & mixing | D-Shake | CD album | Go Bang! Records
1989 STEVE WHITNEY BAND | Striptease | Writing | CD album | Track Stay Free | K-tel
1986 SAVE THE ROBOTS | Save The Robots | Lead guitar | LP album | Robot Records
1985 FUNKY STUFF | Candy Dulfer | Lead guitar | Band | 1985-1987
1985 FRANKLIN BATTA AND HIS BACKBONE | Lead guitar | Band | 1985-1988
1985 RICKEY & THE FROG | Capricorn | Writing & lead guitar | LP album | Track Stay Free | CNR
1985 PALEIS VAN BOEM | Mowgli Goes Kaka | Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Trumpet, Tuba, Vocoder | LP album | Plexus
1984 DOJOJI | Meets The Fungle | Lead guitar | LP album | D.J.J.
1984 DOJOJI | Quincunx | Lead guitar | LP album | Plexus
1982 THE FROG | Be Kind To Animals Kiss A Frog | Writing | LP album | Polydor
1978 FROZEN FROG | From A Distance I Can Smell Your Feet | Writing & lead guitar | Single | Band | 1974-1980
DOCUMENTARY
2025 DE WANKELENDE RECHTSTAAT | Coen Verbraak | Original music | Documentary series | BNNVARA
2023 HET BELOOFDE LAND | Coen Verbraak | Original music | Documentary series | BNNVARA
2022 IT’S RAINING WOMEN | Mari Soppela | Original music and sound design | Documentary film | LPMA (FI)
2021 MOTHER LAND | Mari Soppela | Original music and sound design | Documentary film | LPMA (FI)
2015 WHO THE DEVIL CAN SEE IN THE DARK | Mari Soppela | Original music and sound design | Documentary film | LPMA
2015 HARRY, TINY EN SONJA | Maartje Nevejan | Original music and music design | Documentary film | Cerutti Film | HUMAN
2015 FASHION HOUSE MARGA WEIMANS | Maria Visser | Sound design | Documentary film | Neon Media | Rijnmond TV
2014 SLAAPKAMERS | Pieter Kramer | Music and sound design | Documentary series | De Familie | VPRO
2015 THE RITTHEM BOMBER | Patrick Bisschops | Original music | Documentary film | Cobos Films
2012 MIJN LEVEN ALS DEELDER | Bob Visser | Music and sound design | Documentary film | Neonmedia | VPRO
2012 DUTCH MASTERS: GERALD VAN DER KAAP | Jan Eilander | Original music | Short documentary | Interakt
2012 WRONG TIME WRONG PLACE | John Appel | Original music | Documentary film | Cobos Films
2012 DE MAN MET 100 KINDEREN | Vuc Janic | Music design | Documentary film | Keydocs | NCRV
2009 THE VIAGRAMAN | Michael Schaap | Original music | Documentary film | Submarine | VPRO
2009 FAN | Nienke Eijsink | Original music | Documentary film | NCRV
2008 HOME RECORDINGS | Mari Soppela | Original music and sound design | Documentary film | LPMA
2007 DE OUDE DELFT | Bob Visser | Neon Media | Documentary | Rijnmond-TV
2003 VIRTUELE VADERLANDEN | Maartje Nevejan | Music and sound design | Documentary film | IDTV
2002 FAMILY FILES | Mari Soppela | Original music and sound design | Documentary film | The Kasander Film Company
2002 EURO OVER STROMBOLI | Jelle Peter de Ruiter | Original music and sound design | Documentary film | NCRV
2001 BRIEVEN AAN DE KONINGIN | Jelle Peter de Ruiter | Original music and sound design | Documentary film | NCRV
2000 DE EERSTE KEER | Wilma Ligthart | Original music and sound design | Documentary film | HUMAN
2002 DOSSIER VERTROUWENARTS | Jelle Peter de Ruiter | Original music and sound design | Documentary series | NCRV
1997 IN HOLLAND STAAT EEN HUIS | Jelle Peter de Ruiter | Original music and sound design | Documentary | NCRV
1997 LAGRIMAS NEGRAS | Sonia Herman Dolz | Music consultancy | Documentary | Cobos Films
1993 ROMANCE DE VALENCIA | Sonia Herman Dolz | Original music | Documentary | Cobos Films
1989 THE LAST GENIUS | Bob Visser | Original music & sound design | Documentary | Neon Film
FICTION FILM
2024 PRATEN MET DE NACHTWACHT | Theu Boermans | Music design | Out of Office Productions
2016 ASCENT | Fiona Tan | Original music | Art film | Izu Photo Museum
2015 HISTORY’S FUTURE | Fiona Tan | Original music and music design | Drama | Family Affair Films
2014 BANNEBROEKS GOT TALENT | Pieter Kramer | Music design | Comedy | Hazazah Pictures | VPRO
2010 LANG & GELUKKIG | Pieter Kramer | Music consultancy | Comedy | NL film
2007 HET ZUSJE VAN KATIA | Mijke de Jong | Original music | Drama | Keyman Film
2004 ELLIS IN GLAMOURLAND | Pieter Kramer | Music consultancy | Comedy | Burny Bos
2002 YES NURSE! NO NURSE! | Pieter Kramer | Music consultancy | Musical comedy | Burny Bos
2000 BORIS | Simone van Dusseldorp | Original music and music design | Short film | Burny Bos
1989 THEO EN THEA EN HET TENENKAASIMPERIUM | Pieter Kramer | Music design | Comedy | The Kasander Film Company
1988 PLAN DELTA | Bob Visser | Original music | Science fiction | Neon Film
ANIMATION
2005 HUMMI MUMMI | Mascha Halberstad | Music and sound design | Animation series | 2005-2007 | VPRO
2005 BOMBAAI | Didi Hovingh | Original music and sound design | Animation series | VPRO |
2005 EEFJE WENTELTEEFJE | Jeroen de Leijer | Sound design | Animation series | 2004-2005 | VPRO
2003 DEF DADA | Various directors | Original music and sound design | Animation | VPRO
2001 DE DAANTJES | Dick Bouquet | Original music and sound design | Animation series | 2001-2005 | VPRO
2000 SINTERKLAAS EN DE STRUIKROVERS | Didi Hovingh | Original music and sound design | Animation | VPRO
2000 CREME DE LA CREME | Merle van Hees | Original music and sound design | Animation | VPRO
1999 IK | Jola Hesselberth | Gerard Prent | Original music and sound design | Animation series | VPRO
1997 PURNO DE PURNO | Hootchie Cootchie | Original music | Animation series | VPRO
1994 DWARSE STREPEN | Merle van Hees | Original music and sound design | Animation series | 1994-1997 | VPRO
1993 DE VERHALEN VAN DE BOZE HEKS | Didi Hovingh | Original music and sound design | Animation series | 1993-2002 | VPRO
INSTALLATION
2021 JEWISH LIFE IN THE NETHERLANDS | Tungstenpro Amsterdam | Music | Photography installation | Jewish Cultural Quarter
2020 DOWN TO EARTH | Tungstenpro Amsterdam | Original music and sound design | Video installation | The International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam
2016 PARADEMUSEUM | Tungstenpro Amsterdam | Music mix | Photography installation | Nederlands Fotomuseum
2016 DE LAATSTE KABINETSVERGARDERING | Stegging@stegging | Sound design | Video installation | Museum Fort 1881
2015 EARTH and BLACK | Tungstenpro Amsterdam | Original music and sound design | All-around-video-experience | Continium Design Museum
2014 STUNNA FRAMES | Rineke Dijkstra | Sound design | Video installation
2013 WONDER ROOMS | Tungstenpro Amsterdam | Music design | Interactive installation | The Gemeente Museum Den Haag
2013 DEAD SEA SCROLLS | Tungstenpro Amsterdam | Music and sound design | Video installation | The Drents Museum, Assen
2013 THE PORTUGUESE JEWISH IN AMSTERDAM | Tungstenpro Amsterdam | Sound design | Video installation | The Jewish Historcial Museum Amsterdam
2011 NATURALIS | Tungsten | Sound design | Installation | National Museum for Natural History
2010 VOYAGE AT SEA | Tungsten | Tinker | Original music and sound design | 8-room-all-around-experience | Het Scheepvaartmuseum
2009 MULTIMEDIA TOUR | Kossmann de Jong | Installation | Het Stedelijk Museum
2009 KRAZY HOUSE | Rineke Dijkstra | Sound design | Video installation
2006 MATTHÄUS PASSION – EXTENDED REMIX | Gerald van der Kaap | Sound design | Installation
2006 VERDIEPING VAN NEDERLAND | Tungsten | Original music and sound design | Installation | National Library Den Haag
2000 HEIMOLA | Mari Soppela | Original music and sound design | Interactive installation | V2
1994 TRUTHTABLE | Mari Soppela | Original music and sound design | Interactive installation | Foro Artistico
1992 CHILL CAVE | Gerald van der Kaap | Original music and sound design | Installation | Kaap Studios
NEW MEDIA
1998 FAMILY FILES CD-ROM | Mari Soppela | Original music and sound design | CDROM | Mediamatic
1994 DOORS OF PERCEPTION 1 CD-ROM | Mediamatic | Music and sound design | CDROM | The Netherlands Design Institute
1993 BLINDROM | Gerald van der Kaap | Original music and sound design | CDROM | The Blind Trust
THEATER PLAY
2022 WOLFGANG HET WONDERJONG | Pieter Kramer | Music consultancy | Play | Theater Oostpool
2019 REPELSTEELTJE EN DE BLINDE PRINSES | Pieter Kramer | Music and sound design | Ro Theater
2016 SNORRO | Pieter Kramer | Music and sound mix | Play | Ro Theater
2016 DE GELAARSDE POES | Pieter Kramer | Music and sound mix | Play | Ro Theater
2016 IN DE BAN VAN BROADWAY | Pieter Kramer | Music consultancy | Play | DeLaMar Theater
2009 TOCHT | Alice van Zandwijk | Arjan Ederveen | Jack Wouterse | Original music | Play | Ro-theater
2005 ECHT IETS OM NAAR TOE TE LEVEN | Arjan Ederveen | Joop Admiraal | Original music and sound design | Play | RO-theater
2004 DE WENSPUT | Arjan Ederveen | Beppie Melissen | Original music | Play | Leidse Schouburg
2001 VERDWIJNTRUC | Arjan Ederveen | Kees Prins | Original music | Play | De Toko
1997 FLY AWAY | Matthijs Rumcke | Arjan Ederveen | Original music and sound design | Play | De Toko | Nieuwe de la Mar
1986 MERLIJN | Paleis van Boem | Original music | Play | Ro-theater
TV CHILDREN
2004 TEKEN MEE AVEC RENE | Theo Wesselo | Original music and sound design | Children’s series | VPRO
2004 VAN DE TELEVISIE | Maxim Hartman | Original music and sound design | Children’s series | VPRO
2002 KINDERBEVRIJDINGSFRONT | Maxim Hartman | Original music and sound design | Children’s series | VPRO
2001 EN TOEN | Various directors | Music and sound design | Children’s series | Neon Media | VPRO
1998 KIP | Kamiel Schouwenaar | Original music and sound design | Children’s series | VPRO
1996 DE HONDESHOW | Anja Kriek | Wilma Ligthart | Original music and sound design | Children’s series | 1996-2000 | VPRO
1996 POTTENKIJKEN | Kommil Foo | Benthe Forrer | Original music and sound design | Children’s series | VPRO
1993 REMBO&REMBO | Maxim Hartman | Theo Wesselo | Original music and sound design | Children’s series | 1993-1996 | VPRO
1993 KREATIEF MET KURK | Pieter Kramer | Original music and sound design | Children’s series | 1993-1994 | VPRO
1992 COWBOY HARRY | Theo Wesseloo | Original music and sound design | Children’s series | VPRO
1991 KO DE BOSWACHTER SHOW | Burny Bos | Original music and sound design | Children’s series | AVRO
TV DRAMA
2011 RO TV | Pieter Kramer | Music and sound design | Docudrama series | 2007-2011 | Rijnmond-TV
2006 MET EEN BEEN IN HET GRAF | Zdenek Kraus | Original music | Comedy series | NCRV
2006 KOEFNOEN | Pieter Kramer | Music and sound design | Comedy series | 2004-2006 | AVRO
2006 SORRY, MINISTER | Peter de Baan | Original music | Comedy series | VPRO
2004 DE TROUBABROERS | Pieter Kramer | Arjan Ederveen | Music and sound design | Drama series | VPRO
2003 MUIZEN | Pieter Kramer | Music arrangement | Drama series | NPS
2002 MIDWEEK | Hans Heijnen | Music and sound design | Comedy series | VPRO
2001 25 MINUTEN | Pieter Kramer | Arjan Ederveen | Music and sound design | Drama series | VPRO
2000 TELEVISIE | Arnoud Holleman | Arjan Ederveen | Original music and sound design | Drama series | VPRO
1999 HERTENKAMP | Pieter Kramer | Jonathan Herman | Antoinette Beumer | Original music and sound design | Drama series | VPRO
1999 HALLO HIER AARDE | Arnoud Holleman | Arjan Ederveen | Original music and sound design | Drama | VPRO
1995 30 MINUTEN | Pieter Kramer | Arjan Ederveen | Music and sound design | TV drama series | VPRO
LEADERS
2007 NOORDERLICHT NIEUWS | Mascha Halberstad | Original music and sound design | TV Leader | VPRO
2007 FU WORKS | San Fu Maltha | Original music and sound design | Online leader
2005 VIDEOLETTERS | Eric van den Broek &Katarina Rejger | TV Leader | RTS 2 Beograd | HRT 1 Zagreb
2004 COUSCOUS EN COLA | Maartje Nevejan | TV Leader | BNN
2004 26000 GEZICHTEN | Mari Soppela | TV Leader | VARA
2003 VARA LAAT | Willem van der Vet | TV Leader | VARA
2001 PAVLOV | Willem van der Vet | Original music and sound design | Leader | VARA
1999 CHEMISTRY | Gerald van der Kaap | Original music and sound design | Leader | Veronica
1997 FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM | Max Kisman | Original music and sound design | Leader
1996 BIO VAKANTIEOORD | Kees Ryninks | Original music and sound design | Leader
1995 HET UUR VAN DE WOLF | Cees van Ede | Original music and sound design | Leader | NPO
MISCELLANEOUS
2020 DRESS UP | Tungstenpro Amsterdam | Music and sound design | The Kunstmuseum Den Haag
2008 FUCK MORE | Gerald van Der Kaap&Bellen | Sound mix | Music video | Junkie XL
2006 MARK | Linda van Deursen | Original music and sound design | Exhibition | Het Stedelijk Museum
2005 JULES UNLIMITED | Maarten Hidskes | Original music | Popular science series | VARA
2003 KOKEN OP ZEE | Bob Visser | Original music and sound design | Cooking program series | 2003-2006 | VPRO
2001 VILLA ACHTERWERK | David Lammers | Original music and sound design | Presentation | Children’s TV | VPRO
2000 PLAY | Carel van Hees | Original music and sound design | Cross-media exhibition
1993 BRAIN | Gerald van der Kaap | Original music and sound design | Music video | Virgin Records
1988 GILL | Ruud van der Pijl | Original music and sound design | Catwalk | 1988-1994 | GILL
1987 DIVINE IMAGE | Peter Klashorst | Original music and sound design | Art exhibition
1986 RABOTNIK TV | Gerald van der Kaap | Original music and sound design | Amsterdam Pirate Station | 1986-1988