about

Nick Roder is a composer and musician - originally from Melbourne, now living in Copenhagen - who likes to wear many musical hats. Nick works in a number of areas: music for screen, dance and video games, arranging, and making his own solo work.

Throughout 2023 & 2024 Nick has worked closely alongside Oliver Coates as a composer’s assistant. Nick has assisted Oliver on several projects for screen, including films Foe and Close to You, TV series Mary & George and Omnivore and upcoming film The History of Sound. Nick also assisted Oliver in the creation of the music for the 2023 Dior Fall show in Mumbai and the 2024 Dior Cruise Line show at Drummond Castle, Scotland.

Nick has composed music for several video games including This Dead Winter, N1NE: The Splintered Mind, The Invisible Hand and Roadwarden, which was featured in ‘2022 game of the year’ lists published by The New Yorker, The Guardian, The Telegraph UK and PC Gamer.

In 2020 Nick conceptualised Indigo, a project that focuses on the deep sonic and musical exploration of little-heard ensembles. The first album Part I was released by Melbourne label Music Company and features nine pieces for bass guitar and tenor saxophone.

Nick has worked alongside contemporary dancer/director Harrison Ritchie-Jones on several projects that explore an intersection between movement, music and film. These include short-film Banshee Cried Silver and live-show CUDDLE, both of which premiered at the 2023 FRAME Biennial in Melbourne, Big Wig Small Gig presented as a part of Stephanie Lake’s ESCALATOR series, and Tantrum For Six performed as a part of PIECES 2023.

Nick has worked alongside singer-songwriters Gena Rose Bruce, Ryan Downey, Darvid Thor and Jesse Glass to create string & wind arrangements for their upcoming work, releasing throughout 2023.