Eloi Ragot is a French-German Film Composer and Multi-instrumentalist with a unique approach to creating intense, sensorial and immersive soundtracks.
His work includes the original music to international series such as the acclaimed Belgian noir series La Trêve (The Break, Best French-Speaking Series Award @ Series Mania Festival 2016, 2 seasons now on Netflix), the crime thriller series Keizersvrouwen (Women of the Night, co-written with Hannes de Maeyer, now on Netflix), Belgium’s latest supernatural thriller Unseen (Invisible), German-Japanese football-centered thriller The Window and Belgian Crime/Comedy Des Gens Bien (Good People, on Arte).
The latest Series he scored, Haus aus Glas (Inside A Family), will start on Arte and ARD early 2024.
Besides TV series, Eloi has been recently working on the Canadian feature film Jour de merde released early last year and the German family movie Ponyherz, that started in cinemas on Aug 24th 2023
Self-taught pianist and guitarist, Eloi is also a classically-trained trumpeter, studied musical analysis and writing and used to dj during his university years.
Since 2008, he has composed, arranged and produced music for over 50 films for diverse production companies and TV channels.
He was selected to various artist-in-residence programs including the prestigious Berlinale Talent in 2017 & Cannes’ Next Steps Musical Session.
As a passionate Music Producer, Eloi likes to combine techniques such as field recording, sampling, electronic and acoustics sounds & instruments to create unique soundscapes.
A French native speaker, Eloi is also fluent in English and German and works between Brussels and Berlin.
S e l e c t i o n s , N o m i n a t i o n s & A w a r d s
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE for 'Réservoir' (NOMINATED)
Social World Film Festival 2020
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE for 'Last Train Home' (NOMINATED)
Aubagne International Film Festival 2016
BEST SOUND/MUSIC AWARD for 'Last Train Home' (WON)
Underground Film Festival 2015 (Germany, UK & USA)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE for 'Lostengarden' (NOMINATED)
Samobor International Film Music Festival 2013
BEST MUSICAL SCORE for 'A silent Invitation' (WON)
48-hour Film Festival Berlin 2011
BERLINALE TALENTS 2017
Program for emerging filmmakers organized by the film festival
Selected from over 2.700 applicants
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM EMERGENCE 2015
Chosen on the basis of a competitive selection process by a jury led by Composer Bruno Coulais (THE CHORUS, MICROCOSMOS, THE CRIMSON RIVERS).
CANNES SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE - 'NEXT STEPS' PROGRAM 2015
Meeting with the 10 directors from the 2015 semaine de la critique & Masterclass
10-DAY MASTERCLASS OF COMPOSITION with Jean-Michel Bernard
Aubagne International Film Festival 2014