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Mark Baechle

Mark Baechle is a Swiss composer based in New York City.

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Mark Baechle (alternately spelled Mark Bächle, born June 25, 1977) is a Swiss composer based in New York City.

Mark Baechle
Born (1977-06-25) June 25, 1977
Basel, Switzerland
Other nameMark Bächle

Early life and education

Baechle was born in Basel, Switzerland. He studied film scoring at Berklee College of Music in Boston.12

Career

After college, Baechle moved to New York. At the outset of his career, he assisted Academy Award-winning composer Elliot Goldenthal in New York and started to work as an orchestrator for a number of well-known score composers.3456 He subsequently established his own career as a composer for film and television, writing scores for documentaries, short films, and series.1

In 2024, Baechle composed the score for the short film Edge of Space,78 which was shortlisted for the 97th Academy Awards in the Live Action Short Film category.910

Also in 2024, Baechle co-composed (with Marcus Bagalà) the score for the feature-length documentary Clemente, which premiered at SXSW.11

Baechle's score for the Swiss period drama Frieda's Case (Friedas Fall), directed by Maria Brendle, was also released in 2024. The film centers on a historical court case from 1904 and premiered at the 20th Zurich Film Festival to critical acclaim.1213

Awards

Baechle received the 2021 Los Angeles Area Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for his work on the KCET documentary series Tending Nature: Preserving the Desert with the Native American Land Conservancy.14

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References

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  2. "It once Began with «E.T.»".
  3. "Ihn zieht nichts mehr in die Schweiz – ausser der Fasnacht". 30 August 2021.
  4. "Mark Baechle". Discogs.
  5. "CRUELLA – Nicholas Britell". 25 May 2021.
  6. "Eenie Meanie | Film Music Reporter".
  7. "'Edge Of Space' Short About USAF Test Pilot Turns Heads In Hollywood – Watch First Trailer". Deadline. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  8. "Under-the-Radar Round Up 2024, Part 6". MovieMusicUK. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  9. "97th Oscars® Shortlists in 10 Award Categories Announced".
  10. "Oscars Live Action Short Film: Projects Backed by Mindy Kaling, Colin Farrell & Zoe Saldaña Land on Shortlist". 18 December 2024.
  11. Hipes, Patrick (16 March 2024). "Clemente Review: Roberto Clemente Documentary Debuts at SXSW". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  12. "Zurich Reveals Second Wave of Gala Titles Including Films Starring Tilda Swinton, Sebastian Stan, Nicole Kidman, Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson". 5 September 2024.
  13. "REVIEW KINO: "Friedas Fall"". 11 February 2025.
  14. "2021 Los Angeles Area Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition". Emmys.com. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  15. "Frieda's Case Soundtrack Album Released". Film Music Reporter. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  16. "Friedas Fall". Swiss Films. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
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