Gerhard Daum

Gerhard Daum, born on September 30, 1956, in the southern German city of Freiburg im Breisgau, developed an interest in music early in his childhood.

During this time, he also toured through Europe with his own jazz and rock ensemble, the Gerhard Daum Quartett, performing in Germany, France..,[3] Switzerland and Austria.

[13] His music for the image film Every Child Counts won the NTVA Music Competition Gold Award in 2001[14] Daum also made a name for himself with his scores for documentaries, in particular the soundtrack to the German documentary Hindenburg & Hitler – The Making of a Führer[15] and the US film That Which I Love Destroys Me,[16] which won the Voice Award 2015[17] at UCLA's Royce Hall.

The album comprises seven songs, a postmodern, neoclassical crossover between epic, symphonic elements, classical solo voices and rock, combined with electronic sound design.

The songs feature vocals by members of the Bayerischer Rundfunk Choir, Cambridge Consort Voices and Historisches Ensemble Regensburg.

Composer Gerhard Daum