The Sound Focus at SoundTrack_Cologne 23 From Sensitive Stories to Zombie Horror
The 23rd edition of SoundTrack_Cologne dedicates a full festival day to sound: On Friday, July 17th, high-profile case studies and workshops on sound design and music bring together composers and creative teams behind acclaimed films and TV series.
The programme opens with sound designer and mixing engineer Jenny Winter and director Linda Verweyen, both specialists in socially critical audiovisual projects. Their case study, Sound for Sensitive Stories, presented by BVFT, examines their work on the participatory documentary HALIMA – HOW TO STAY STRONG. Single tickets for the case study Sound for Sensitive Stories are available here.
Next, a case study offers an in-depth look at the collaboration between supervising sound editor and sound designer Billie Mind and film editor Evelyn Rack on SOUND OF FALLING (IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN), winner of the Jury Prize at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in 2025. Both received the ICS Award for Best Editing, along with nominations for the German Film Award, Mind for Best Sound and Rack for Best Editing. The panel will be hosted by Ulla Kösterke and presented by Filmtonfrauen. Single tickets for the case study SOUND OF FALLING are available here.
In the afternoon, a talk with Grammy Award-winning composer, sound engineer and producer Simon Goff explores how to create your own sound world. His work on films such as WAVES and series such as THE GOLD has earned wide acclaim for its immersive, textural soundscapes and compositional depth. Goff has also collaborated with some of the world's most celebrated contemporary composers and musicians, including Hildur Guðnadóttir on JOKER and CHERNOBYL.
The day closes with Cologne-based composer, sound designer and DJ Robert Feuchtl, a.k.a. Bob Humid, offering an in-depth look at object-based sound design and mixing using the industry-leading DAW SEQUOIA by BORIX FX. Working through the pilot episode of the zombie series BLUTDRUCK, a genre where sound design is particularly demanding, Bob Humid demonstrates object-editing techniques for placing individual sounds into realistic spaces and adding subsonic room tones.
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Sound Design & Music
Friday 17 July 2026 · COMEDIA Theater, Die Eins
10.30 - 11.30
Case Study: Sound for Sensitive Stories
Participatory Documentary HALIMA - HOW TO STAY STRONG
Jenny Winter (sound designer, mixing engineer) & Linda Verweyen (director)
In cooperation with BVFT
Single tickets for this event are available here.
12.00 - 13.00
Case Study: SOUND OF FALLING (IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN)
Billie Mind (supervising sound editor, sound designer ) & Evelyn Rack (film editor).
Mod. Ulla Kösterke
In cooperation with Filmtonfrauen
Single tickets for this event are available here.
14.30 – 15.30
Panel: Creating Your Own Sound World
Simon Goff (composer, sound engineer, producer)
16.00 - 17.00
Workshop: Object Based Sounddesign and Film-Sound-Stage-Mixing
Using Sequoia for the Underground Zombie-Series BLUTDRUCK
Bob Humid (composer, sound designer, DJ )
In cooperation with BORIS FX
