About
Dean Rode
Overview
Blitz//Berlin is a Canadian trio of composers based in Los Angeles, California. They are known for composing the music to Blade Runner 2036: Nexus Dawn, as well as numerous feature films and trailers.
Born and raised in Victoria BC, high school friends Martin Macphail, Dean Rode, and Tristan Tarr began their film composing career in Toronto, Canada in 2014. The group relocated to Los Angeles, California in 2018.
The trio first achieved international recognition in 2016 for their award winning song "Surfboard Fire" composed for the official trailer for The Girl on the Train, featuring a sample of Kanye West's "Heartless". Soon after, Blitz//Berlin composed the original scores to the critically acclaimed feature films The Void and Still/Born. Additionally, their continued trailer work includes Top Gun: Maverick, Bad Times at the El Royale, The Girl in the Spider's Web, Bird Box, and many others.
In 2021, Blitz//Berlin won the Juno Award for Instrumental album of the year for their album Movements
Known for
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| 2023 | Simulant | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Brooklyn 45 | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Outsiders | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Witch Hunt | Sound | Original Music Composer | 62 Fair |
| 2021 | Superhost | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 2020 | PG: Psycho Goreman | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Still/Born | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 2016 | It Stains the Sands Red | Sound | Original Music Composer | 57 Average |
| 2016 | The Void | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Extraterrestrial | Sound | Original Music Composer | 57 Average |