Vanessa Donelly
Komponistin
Vanessa studierte Klavier, Gesang und Chor- und Orchesterleitung an der Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover und hatte das Glück, bei Filmkomponist Randall Meyers (SOPHIES WELT) in München zu lernen, der nach einigen Jahren zuerst Mentor und dann Freund wurde.
Neben zahlreichen internationalen Meisterkursen mit Alexandre Desplat (GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL), James Newton Howard (THE DARK KNIGHT) und Danny Elfman (ALICE IN WONDERLAND) lernte sie zum Ende ihres Studiums Peter Zeitlinger (Kamera, QUEEN OF THE DESERT) kennen, für den sie ab 2015 zahlreiche Filme vertonte. Heute zählen die Zeitlingers zu ihren engsten Freunden.
2017 eröffnete Vanessa ihr eigenes Tonstudio „Donelly Records“, in dem ihre Filme sowie Songs produziert werden, u.a. von ihrem Duo „Grace“ mit Musicaldarstellerin Lisa Hintzke, welches Musical- und Popsongs ebenfalls live performt.
Seit 2020 ist sie Mitglied bei BML (Books, Music and Lyrics) in London, wo sie Songs für Musicals komponiert.
Heute lebt und arbeitet Vanessa in der Nähe von Hannover.
Composer
Vanessa studied piano, voice and conducting at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media and was fortunate enough to meet and learn from film composer Randall Meyers (SOPHIE'S WORLD) in Munich, who became her mentor and friend.
Vanessa attended many international master classes by some of the greatest film composers like Alexandre Desplat (GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL), James Newton Howard (THE DARK KNIGHT) and Danny Elfman (ALICE IN WONDERLAND). After working on her first student film for Peter Zeitlinger (DOP on QUEEN OF THE DESERT), she scored many more films for him and director Silvia Zeitlinger. Today the Zeitlingers are amongst her closest friends.
In 2017 Vanessa started her own recording studio “Donelly Records”, where she produces her film music and songs, including musical and pop songs by her duo “Grace” with musical performer Lisa Hintzke. They do live performances as well.
Since 2020 she is a member of “Books, Music and Lyrics” (BML) London, where she composes songs for musicals.
Vanessa works and lives near Hanover (Germany).
Referenzen / Works
In Arbeit / Upcoming
THE OTHER PRINCESS
Musical, pre-premiere May 2022, West End
co-worker: Estee Stimler
NOCHMAL
Pop song, Donelly Records
VIDA – A POOR LIFE
feature film, Regie: Silvia Zeitlinger
Filmmusik / Original Score
GROSSER PRÄSIDENT, ENTSCHEIDE DICH!
Webserie, Regie: Christian Intorp, 2022
L’ANGELO DEI MURI / THE ANGEL IN THE WALL
Kino, Hauptdarsteller: Pierre Richard, Regie: Lorenzo Bianchini, Tucker Film, Udine, Italien, 2020
FENSTER ZUR WELT
Regie: Silvia Zeitlinger, 2019
2077 – SOMEWHERE ON PLANET EARTH
Regie: Silvia Zeitlinger, 2019
MIDNIGHT SONG
Regie: Arunjit Borah, Indien, 2019
TUTO IL MONDO È PAESE / ALL WORLD IS ONE
Regie: Silvia Zeitlinger, 2017
CABIN AT THE RIVER
Dokumentation, Regie: Silvia Zeitlinger, 2017
COS - ZAUBERHAFTES LICHTSPIEL
Werbung, Regie: Martin Fischnaller, 2017
MIKE'S
Regie: Lukas Leitner, 2016
WORMHOLES
Regie: Silvia Zeitlinger, 2015
Diverses / Various
Since 2021
Cofounder of “Unwritten Disney”
Podcast with new musical songs
First episode December 2021
Since 2021
Cofounder of “Lira”
Musical ensemble
2021
THE LONG NIGHT
Jazz sketch
2018
EDUCATION PODCAST
by Dr. Bernard Bull
Since 2017
Start of own recording studio “Donelly Records”
Since 2015
Start of duo “Grace”
Musical / Eigenproduktionen / In-house Production
I WILL RISE
from “The Other Princess”, 2021
THE TIME IS NOW
from “The Other Princess”, 2021
THE GREATER GOOD
from “The Other Princess”, 2021
SOMETHING THAT WE ATE
from “The Other Princess”, 2021
WHERE YA GONNA GO
from “The Other Princess”, 2021
ON THE OTHER SIDE
from “The Other Princess”, 2021
WILLKOMMEN
Pop song, Donelly Records, 2021
STARLIGHT
Musical short, Donelly Records, 2021
LOSE YOURSELF
Musical song, Donelly Records, 2021
THE PASSAGE
Musical song, Donelly Records, 2021
ATLANTIS
Pop song, Donelly Records, 2020
YOU HAVE NO CLUE
Musical, Donelly Records, 2020
WHITE GIRL
Musical, Donelly Records, 2020
BANG – JUST KEEP GOING
Musical, Donelly Records, 2020
I AM MIA
Pop song, Donelly Records, 2020
MAGIC IS IN ME
Pop song, Donelly Records, 2020
SHOW ME YOU LOVE ME
Corona song, Donelly Records, 2020
SAD HELLO
Musical, Donelly Records, 2020
LONELY STAR
Musical, Donelly Records, 2020
TIME OF MIRACLE
Musical, Donelly Records, 2018
MY GENTLEMAN PRINCE
Musical, Donelly Records, 2018
HERA
String quartet, 2015