“Brilliantly indescribable and incredibly atmospheric, · hearing echos of Krzysztof Penderecki, who I adore, · and faint echos of Jerry Goldsmith.”
DIE HEXEN is an Irish Academy Award-winning composer, filmmaker, and sound artist known for conjuring hypnotic, otherworldly scores. Their work—hailed by critic Mark Kermode as “brilliantly indescribable”—has earned global acclaim, with scores for elevated horror (Fréwaka, You Are Not My Mother) and Oscar®-longlisted films (Lamb, Saul & I, Stigma) that blur the lines between avant-garde sound design and primal ritual.
Raised on Ireland’s mythic North Coast (the land of giants), DIE HEXEN’s childhood vocal experiments in Ballintoy’s limestone amphitheater laid the foundation for their expansive practice—from a commemoration of witches in Ravensburg to the sprawling augmented reality sound installation Our Place In Space. Their compositions weave classical orchestration and electronic textures with rare artifacts including Bronze Age horns, quartz crystal percussion, and the world’s only black Apprehension Engine (aka “The Nightmare Machine”).
Mentored by Grammy-winning engineer Geoff Foster (Björk, Scott Walker, Volker Bertelmann), DIE HEXEN’s accolades include “Best Original Score” at the 2025 IFTAs and the 2024 Sitges Film Festival for the world’s first Irish language horror Fréwaka (Shudder), alongside their award-winning film EL HOR. Their work invites the audience into the subconscious, transforming forgotten sonic rites into contemporary alchemic soundscapes.
