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About Richard Ruzicka
Richard Ruzicka (1994) started taking piano lessons at the early age of five. Together with his brothers he played many international concerts as a trio.
Over the years, his profound training in classical music was enriched by his practical experience in the fields of Jazz, electronic music, metal, etc. While still at school, he picked up his studies of composition with Prof. Hans-Jürgen von Bose at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich, broadening his horizon to the field of Avantgarde music. His musical style is often marked by fusions of those various backgrounds.
In 2013 Richard Ruzicka started studying film scoring with Prof. Gerd Baumann at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich. Few months later, he was nominated for the Golden Eye „Best International Film Music 2014“ at the 10. film music competition of the Zurich Film Festival. 2016, he composed the music for the Student Academy Award (Gold)-winning film “Invention of Trust.”
Since then, he has composed music for numerous film, television, and video game productions, including ten episodes of Germany’s most-watched TV series “Tatort“, as well as Netflix original films such as “The Perfumier”. In 2018, he won the Rolf-Hans Müller Award for his score for the “Police Call 110” episode “Nachtdienst.”
In 2023, he was nominated for the German Music Authors Prize and German Film Music Award.
Besides his work as a film composer, he is also active as a pianist and writes absolute music in the fields of classical and electronic music. In addition, he composes exclusive music for major events, including the 2024 unveiling ceremony of the new McLaren Artura.
In 2025, Richard Ruzicka devoted himself to his first genre-crossing symphony, “Eine Technosinfonie.” The 70-minute work for orchestra, big band, and surround electronics has already been performed 20 times by the iconic Jazzrausch Bigband and the Bergson Phil (the official audio release of the symphony is scheduled for September 2026).