Hello, and thank you for joining me today! Have you ever considered how important music is in movie scenes? Have you ever wondered how it is created? That’s why I am once again joined by Belgian-Taiwanese composer and pianist Thomas Foguenne for the second part of our discussion.

Last week, we explored his early education, the career paths available for composers and film scorers, and the composers he admires. In this episode, we will discuss overcoming creative block, working with multinational clients, and using traditional instruments, along with some of Thomas's work. Let us begin!

Have you ever considered how much better some of our favorite scenes on TV are due to the powerful music that accompanies them? We often become so immersed in the experience that we don’t even think about the music separately; yet, it resonates with us on a deep level. Today, I am joined by Thomas Foguenne, one of the talented composers responsible for this impact. We will discuss his early education, the different career paths available for composers versus film scorers, the composers he admires, and the various approaches he takes in his work.

Thomas Foguenne is a Belgian-Taiwanese composer and pianist based in Belgium and Taiwan.

He holds degrees in composition, piano, chamber music, and harmony from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Mons (Belgium), where he also studied orchestral conducting and electroacoustic music.

In 2024, he won the Taipei Golden Horse Award for Best Film Music for his score for the Singaporean film Stranger Eyes by Yeo Siew Hua, after being nominated the previous year for his work on the Taiwanese film Trouble Girl. He has also been nominated six times for Best Sound in a Film or TV Program at the Golden Bell Awards (Taiwan), with two wins: in 2016 for The Cat in the Closet and in 2018 for The Thorn. In 2021, he received two nominations for Best Film Music at the Taipei Film Awards, and in 2025, he also won the Taipei Film Festival Best Score award for Stranger Eyes, and won the Golden Harvest Award (Taiwan) for his compositions in three short films: In Their Teen, Bin-bin, and Before and After.

He teaches film scoring, music analysis, and classical composition at ARTS² in Mons (Belgium).

For more information about Thomas and his music, please visit: 

https://www.thomasfoguenne.com/