FILM MUSIC COMPOSER
SONGWRITER
About.
Ella Malherbe is a Swiss and Irish singer-songwriter and film music composer based in Switzerland.
With her duo Marzella, she has become one of the most broadcast artists of Swiss-French Radios and has been touring extensively through Europe for the past 15 years.
Switzerlands Radio 1 (RTS La 1ère) have named the song Never Again a « a hit in the making » having it on heavy rotation through all of RTS channels. Marzella have been broadcast nation-wide in Switzerland, and have made it to the international ears of listeners of BBC 6, BBC 5 Live, and BBC Ulster. The pair have performed in prestigious venues such as The Montreux Jazz Festival, Shepherd’s Bush Empire London and Floating Castle Festival Slovenia.
In recent years, Ella has been writing for film and dance pieces and entered the Swiss Film Academy thanks to her co-composition for the award winning documentary Cascadeuses (2022).
Her current Master studies in Composition for Film, Theatre and Media at the Zurich University of the Arts have led her to travel to Addis Ababa, Seoul, and Vienna for several artist residencies and recordings such as the Vienna Synchron Stage Orchestra.
Tour dates.
March 26th
Screening of Dünns Iis, in attendance
Music & Cinema Marseille
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March 27th
Regards Croisés Ciné-Concert
Festival Music & Cinema, Marseille
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Music.
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dance piece
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film trailer
Portfolio.
2025
CE QUE CACHENT NOS SILENCES, dir Elena Avdija
Music by Ella Malherbe, 53’ coming soon
REGARDS CROISÉS, Music & Cinéma Marseille
Residency and Orchestral re-scoring of BEURK! by Loic Espuche
with Ida Nørby, Stella Lopez & Noa Defos du Rau
DYSFONC, Tactic Dance Company
Music By Ella Malherbe, in creation
2024
ALICE GUY x MARZELLA, Les Culturateurs
Co-composer and performer on tour
SEOUL NOTEBOOK, Kote Art Space, Seoul
Residency and Open Studio with Shared Campus Summer School
August 2024
ÉCHO, dir. & choreography Sara Buncic
Dance composer & sound designer, 40’ on tour
LUNGS, dir. Adrianna Polcyn, Short Film
Music & Sound Design by Ella Malherbe
Best Sound Design at One Fluid Night Festival, Nominee Ella Malherbe
BALADE SONORE, Amalgame Yverdon
Bespoke immersive concert creation, 30’
with Plume Ducret, Marzia Celii, Fabian Tharin, Emilie Chassot, Steve Cabaset et Yassin Paparelli (Chozo) et Sylvain Ehinger (Xewin).
YARED SCHOOL OF MUSIC, Addis Abeba
Exchanges and collaborations with ZHdK
January 2024
2023
PRISMA, Marzella, Album
11 songs written, performed & produced by Ella Malherbe & Marzia Celii
Radios : BBC radio 6 , RTS La 1ère, Couleur 3, Option Musique, Rouge FM & more
Press : Femina Cover, 24 Heures …
"A hit in the making” - RTS La 1ère
DÜNNS IIS, dir. Laura Weber, Webserie
4 episodes + trailer
Music by Ella Malherbe
Orchestra recorded by Synchron Stage Orchestra Vienna
2022
CASCADEUSES, dir. Elena Avdija, Feature Film
Produced by Bande à Part Films, Alter Ego, ARTE, RTS
Music by Ella Malherbe & Marzia Celii
Swiss Film Awards - Best Documentary Winner - 2023
ZFF / Zurich Film Festival - Golden Eye Winner - 2022
Solothurner Filmtage - official selection 2023
IDFA / International Documentary Festival Amsterdam - official selection 2022
LA JOIE DE VIVRE, dir. Haesup Sin, Short Film
Lyrics, voice, guitar & vocal coaching by Ella Malherbe
Currently in post production
2021
Sofiane Pamart - SOLITUDE Solo ft. Montreux Jazz Festival, dir. Mei Fa Tan, online video
Produced by Montreux Media Ventures Production
Sound Design & foley by Ella Malherbe
1mio + views Youtube
Solothurner Filmtage - official selection
PERCEPTIBLE, dir. Marie Camille Loutan & Valentine Coral, Short Film
Original song theme : by Ella Malherbe & Marzia Celii
2019
IN BETWEEN, The Shamanics, Album
9 songs written, performed & produced by Ella Malherbe & Sylvain Ehinger (Xewin)
Radio : Couleur 3, GriFF, Lausanne FM
SEASONS OF LIFE, Marzella, EP
4 songs written, performed & produced by Ella Malherbe & Marzia Celii
Radio : RTS La 1ère, Amazing Radio US, Amazing Radio UK, Couleur 3, SRF Virus, Rete 3, RTR, Rouge Fm, Lfm, GRRIF, Radio Vinci France
Spotify playlists : New Music Friday Schweiz, Oracle, Diner Entre Amis, Viral 50 France
TV : TV5monde 12:30, RTS Deux, La Télé
AWESOME WAVE, The Shamanics, EP
3 songs written, performed & produced by Ella Malherbe & Sylvain Ehinger (Xewin)
Radio : Couleur 3, GriFF, Lausanne FM