Steve Willaert


Steve Willaert is a Belgian composer, arranger, musician and producer.

Biography

Since the eighties, Steve Willaert composed music for Belgian radio and television-shows. In 1993 he released a solo album called Musical Regards. He wrote the score for the French movie Le Golden Boy. A year later, he did the orchestrations and arrangements for the movie When The Light Comes by director Stijn Coninx.
In his home country, he regularly is musical director of great television shows. Since 2001, he is VTM's musical director for their annual Christmas Parade. In 2003 he did orchestrations for 50 years TV, Eurosong live on stage in the Sportpalais Antwerp organized by the national broadcast. He toured as musical director and arranger with the Belgian artists Will Tura, Jo Lemaire, Axelle Red and Nathalia.
He did arrangements for major orchestras, including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Belgium, the Beethoven Academy, Philharmonic orchestra of Prague and the Flemish Radio Orchestra. By his experience with these orchestras and the use of acoustic, electronic instruments and computers, Willaert had the opportunity to collaborate with international artists such as Françoise Hardy, Johnny Logan, Toots Thielemans, Zucchero, Youssou N'Dour, Ozark Henry, Leo Sayer and Helmut Lotti.
Recently, he is more and more active as a film score composer. He wrote music for the TV-series Stille Waters, Aspe, Thuis and Katarakt. In 2003 Willaert won for his score to Stille Waters the Prix Italia and Plateauprijs.
Meanwhile, he kept composing for film: Frank Van Mechelen's Indringer and De Hel van Tanger, as well as, Vermist by director Jan Verheyen and the Dutch movie Dunja en Desie in Marokko by Dana Nechushtan, and the Belgian films The Verdict and Belgian Rhapsody.

Selected works

Music for film, series, theatre and musicals

Zoon van de Schrijnwerker Le Golden Boy Stille Waters Best sold Belgian soundtrack, Prix ItaliaAspe 1 based on the books of Pieter AspeHalleluja De Indringer by Frank Van MechelenHalleluja 2 Aspe 2 Elisabeth De Hel van Tanger by Frank Van MechelenThuis Aspe 3 Katarakt Vermist by Jan Verheyen Dunja en Desie in Marokko Salamander Belgian Rhapsody Memory Lane

Arrangements

Musicals, movies, projectsNight of the Proms Les Nuits Fantastiques Extasy-the opera in WenenWhen The Light Comes by Stijn Coninx
  • Musicals by Studio 100Kuifje en de zonnetempel Fishboy by Laurent Michelet Story of Us by Sandrine and "Opening Theme" for the soundtrack "Windkracht 10-koksijde rescue" by Hans HerbotsSongs in the Key of Love, project by singer Sofie and the Beethoven Academie with conductor Dirk Brossé.Dank U Vlaanderen, project by Will Tura and the Flemish Radio OrchestraNekka 2000
AlbumsLove album by Gunther Neefs Ik Voel Me Goed by Gunther Neefs Louis Neefs, 20 years later En Dans by Clouseau Swing Is The Thing by Gunther Neefs Jo prend la mer by Jo Lemaire

Productions

  • All studio/live- albums and singles by Will Tura from 1987–present
  • Soundtrack Stille Waters A Moment, full album by Severine Dore
  • Songs by Natalia for the soundtrack Team Spirit II by Jan VerheyenThis Time, full album by Natalia I've only begun to fight, single by Natalia Higher Than The Sun, single by Natalia
  • Soundtrack Aspe with single "Wees van mij" by Gene ThomasBack for more by Natalia and singles "Sisters are doin it for themselves" and "Rid of You".