Born in Lima (Peru) to Dutch parents, Selma Mutal studied composition at the National Conservatory of Amsterdam and Film Scoring at the 'École Normale de Musique' in Paris. Selma Mutal started her career composing for dance, theatre and television. Since 2003, she also works for the cinema. Some of her credits include director Claudia Llosa's film 'THE MILK OF SORROW' (La Teta Asustada) that won the Golden Bear at the 2009 Berlin Festival and was nominated at the 2010 Oscars Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
In 2010 Selma Mutal composed the soundtrack for 'UNDERTOW' (Contracorriente) directed by Javier Fuentes-León that received various awards among them the World Cinema Audience Award for Best Film at the 2011 Sundance Festival and Best Original Soundtrack Award at the International Film Festival of Annonay, (France). Her collaboration with Fuentes-León continued on a second feature film, 'THE VANISHED ELEPHANT' (El Elefante Desaparecido) that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2014.
In 2012, Selma Mutal composed the music for 'BURDEN OF SILENCE' directed by filmmaker Tod Lending (Legacy). In 2013 she scored Tod Lending's short film 'VEZO' that received the Sundance Institute/Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Award (2014).
Since 2007, Selma Mutal collaborates with ‘CEZAME MUSIC AGENCY’ (Frédéric Leibovitz Éditeur) that has also produced Mutal's original soundtracks 'Undertow' and 'The Vanished Elephant'.
Presently she is working on the score for 'PRISON' directed by Violeta Ayala, (Stolen)
In 2013 the International Film Festival of Aubagne (France), commissioned her to direct the Master Class on Film Composition culminating in a live performance during the festival's closing ceremony. Selma Mutal lives and works in Paris.
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In a Police Car [CEO2032 - 1] |
0 | 1'01 | Selma Mutal | Weird, whirling & tragicomic. Like a merry-go-round music. | ironisch & schelmisch Zirkusmusik wirbelnd Jahrmarkt ... | Bbm | 98 |
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Free Movement [CCB1047 - 2] |
0 | 03'18 | Selma Mutal, Vincent Leibovitz | Catchy, jerky & rousing. Sequence with delay fx, piano & electronics. ... | Zeitgenössisches Ballett einprägsam stilvoll arty ... | Ebm | 96 |
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Sphere [CEZ4068 - 6] |
0 | 3'08 | Selma Mutal | Delicate, patient & childlike. Piano, vibes, xylophone, celesta, ... | Handwerk konstant Kindheit das weite Meer ... | Cm | 104 |
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Concept [CEZ4068 - 11] |
0 | 2'39 | Selma Mutal | Positive & obstinate. Cello pizz intro 0'23. Harp, marimba, ... | Handwerk zyklisch Industrie rigoros ... | Dm | 126 |
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Shared Gardens [CEZ4070 - 6] |
0 | 2'25 | Selma Mutal | Delicate & serious. Marimba, clarinet, piano& guitar . | Land & Garten Handwerk wimmelnd geduldig ... | Gbm | 136 |
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Création [CEZ4068 - 12] |
1 | 2'43 | Selma Mutal | Determined & positive. Piano, harp, glockenspiel, marimba, xylophone, ... | gehend Politik humain ressources rigoros ... | Bb | 139 |
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Création 2 [CEZ4068 - 25] |
0 | 2'43 | Selma Mutal | Determined & positive.Alternative version of P12. Piano, military ... | Politik humain ressources rigoros Handwerk ... | Bb | 139 |
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Photographs Memories [CEO2025 - 3] |
1 | 2'39 | Selma Mutal | Flashback. hesitating & emotional. Electronics & strings. Build up. | Liebesfilme bewegend flashback Schicksal ... | Cm | 84 |
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Photographs Memories [CEO2025 - 24] |
0 | 2'39 | Selma Mutal | Remastered version. Flashback. hesitating & emotional. Electronics & ... | bewegend flashback Liebesfilme Schicksal ... | Cm | 84 |
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Ballet Opening [CCB1047 - 1] |
0 | 02'58 | Selma Mutal, Vincent Leibovitz | delicate, resonant & crystalline. Fender Rhodes piano with echo & ... | kristallin Zeitgenössisches Ballett Glockenschlag zart ... | Am | 92 |
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All the Differnce [CEO2041 - 4] |
1 | 2'10 | Selma Mutal | Intimate, moving & narrative. Marimba & electronics. | sozialkritisch unabhängiges amerikanische Kino Schicksal vertraut ... | Dbm | 84 |
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All the Difference 2 [CEO2041 - 15] |
0 | 2'54 | Selma Mutal | Patient, solitary & sad. Electronics. | sozialkritisch vertraut introspektiv unabhängiges amerikanische Kino ... | Dbm | 75 |
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Carousel Dance [CCB1047 - 4] |
1 | 01'40 | Selma Mutal, Vincent Leibovitz | Ethereal, twirling, dreamy, airy & magical. Electronic sounds like a ... | seltsam fantastisches Kino Karusselmusik Zeitgenössisches Ballett ... | Dm | 73 |
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Carousel Dance Alternate [CCB1047 - 12] |
0 | 02'10 | Vincent Leibovitz, Selma Mutal | Remix version without melody. Weird, unusual & atmospheric. | Glockenschlag kristallin atmosphärisch seltsam ... | Dm | 72 |
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Tango Pulsacion [CCB1047 - 3] |
0 | 02'24 | Selma Mutal, Vincent Leibovitz | Modern tango in a minimalist mood. Intriguing, punctuated, danceable ... | Zeitgenössisches Ballett Elektro-Tango stilvoll arty ... | Gm | 110 |
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La Sirena [CEG5008 - 15] |
0 | 2'11 | Selma Mutal | Refined & sentimental. On a waltz rhythm with something Andean. Solo ... | Schicksal akustisches Klavier sentimental Liebesfilme ... | Gm | 112 |
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Refusenik [CEZ4184 - 7] |
0 | 2'20 | Selma Mutal | Gentle & melancholic. Strings & electronics. | Geopolitik Russland Schicksal melancholisch ... | Cm | 152 |
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Madeinusa [CEG5007 - 20] |
0 | 1'13 | Selma Mutal | Sad & poignant. String quartet & piano. | Schicksal historische Erzählung tragisch sozialkritisch ... | Ebm | 155 |
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Sparkle Stream [CEZ4145 - 18] |
0 | 1'06 | Selma Mutal | Calm & intimist. Piano & acoustic guitar | ruhig Image-Film Gartenarbeit einfach ... | G | 81 |
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Intimacy [CEV3010 - 29] |
0 | 1'31 | Selma Mutal | Meditative & introspective. Piano & clarinet. | vertraut Klarinette (alle) zart schlicht ... | Dm | 65 |
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Balancelle [CEV3001 - 1] |
1 | 2'04 | Selma Mutal | Childlike & peaceful. Guitar & piano. | friedlich Balladen Land & Garten charmant ... | Eb | 104 |
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Balancelle [CEV3001 - 37] |
0 | 2'07 | Selma Mutal | Remastered version. Childlike & peaceful. Guitar & piano. | friedlich Land & Garten charmant zart ... | Cm | 104 |
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Petit Frère [CEV3001 - 3] |
0 | 1'55 | Selma Mutal | From the nursery rhyme "Frère Jacques". Nostalgic & peaceful. Solo ... | Kindheit zärtlich Land & Garten charmant ... | Db | 82 |
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Changing Minds [CEZ4099 - 1] |
0 | 2'48 | Daniel Diaz, Selma Mutal | Interrogative & uplifting. Constant progression. Piano, guitar, ... | Liebeskomödie Corporate (alle) begeisternd Progression ... | C | 154 |
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The Vegetable Garden [CEZ4095 - 30] |
0 | 1'43 | Selma Mutal | Restrained & interrogative. Piano & guitar. | Land & Garten vertraut Liebeskomödie zart ... | Gm | 106 |
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Balancelle [CEZ4500 - 20] |
0 | 2'05 | Selma Mutal | Folk. Melancholic, tender & pastoral. Acoustic guitar and piano. ... | melancholisch Land & Garten friedlich Kindheit ... | Cm | 104 |
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Body is Voice [CCB1047 - 8] |
0 | 02'29 | Vincent Leibovitz, Selma Mutal | Peculiar, chanted, haunting & inspiring. Sampled voices, ... | arty außer der Reihe gesampelte Frauenstimme Zeitgenössisches Ballett ... | Bm | 60 |
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Slow Motion [CCB1047 - 10] |
0 | 02'36 | Vincent Leibovitz, Selma Mutal | Suspended, as in weightlessness, misty & contemplative. Piano with ... | Weltraum Slow motion atmosphärisch kalt ... | Am | 119 |
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Expanding Space [CCB1047 - 6] |
0 | 01'43 | Vincent Leibovitz, Selma Mutal, Clément Varieras | Inspirational, spacious, gracious & contemplative. Electronics, pads ... | luftig Panorama abwartend Weltraum ... | Cm | 61 |
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Steps and Bounces [CCB1047 - 11] |
0 | 01'39 | Vincent Leibovitz, Selma Mutal | Confident, catchy & inspired. Piano, rhythm & electronics. Suggested ... | Daylife Resilienz hüpfend Vermischtes ... | Em | 119 |
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Keep on Dancing [CCB1047 - 7] |
1 | 03'13 | Vincent Leibovitz, Selma Mutal | Haunting, catchy & danceable in a deep house mood revisited. ... | Zeitgenössisches Ballett electronic score beschwingt House ... | Cm | 118 |
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Keep on Dancing Alternate [CCB1047 - 13] |
0 | 03'07 | Vincent Leibovitz, Selma Mutal | Remix without house beat. Atmospheric, bizarre & unclassifiable. | zeitgenössiche Kunst atmosphärisch Science-Fiction-Filme seltsam ... | Cm | 118 |
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Feathers Waltz [CCB1047 - 9] |
0 | 01'49 | Vincent Leibovitz, Selma Mutal, Clément Varieras | Peaceful, dreamy, refined & patient waltz. Piano, pads & electronics. ... | Zeitgenössisches Ballett zart verträumt luftig ... | Gb | 61 |
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Harmonics in Harmony [CCB1047 - 5] |
0 | 02'15 | Vincent Leibovitz, Selma Mutal | Constant, delicate, jerky but lightly & cautious. Keyboards with fx ... | Handwerk zart fx delay arty ... | Cm | 156 |
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Misleading Appearances [CEO2121 - 2] |
1 | 02'49 | Selma Mutal | Acoustic Score. Pensive, suspended, cyclic & interrogative. Piano, ... | geduldig akustisches Klavier Handwerk abwartend ... | G | 105 |
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Misleading Appearances ...
[CEO2121 - 11] |
0 | 02'17 | Selma Mutal | Alternate piano & fx only. Pensive, suspended, cyclic & interrogative. | geduldig akustisches Klavier Handwerk fragend ... | G | 105 |
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The Best Families [CEO2121 - 1] |
1 | 01'48 | Selma Mutal | Acoustic Score. Dramedy, falsely casual & almost ironic. Piano, ... | Dramedy ironisch & schelmisch akustisches Klavier fragend ... | Bm | 121 |
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The Best Families Alternate ...
[CEO2121 - 10] |
0 | 01'01 | Selma Mutal | Short alternate. Dramedy, falsely casual & almost ironic. Piano, ... | Dramedy ironisch & schelmisch akustisches Klavier fragend ... | Bm | 121 |
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Life is Like Tango [CEO2121 - 3] |
0 | 01'22 | Selma Mutal | Acoustic Score. Tragi-comical, old-fashioned & worldly. Piano & ... | akustisches Klavier klassischer Tango tragikomisch Argentinien ... | Gb | 120 |
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The Silent Servant [CEO2121 - 6] |
0 | 02'13 | Selma Mutal | Acoustic Score. Narrative & circumspect but with a preciousness ... | geduldig akustisches Klavier fragend zyklisch ... | Em | 117 |
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Wordly and Wortly [CEO2121 - 9] |
0 | 01'28 | Selma Mutal | Neo-baroque pastiche with a touch of exotism. Tragi-comic & stilted. ... | tragikomisch altmodisch staccato Dramedy ... | C | 128 |
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A Family Story [CEO2121 - 4] |
2 | 04'04 | Selma Mutal | Acoustic Score. Peaceful & dreamy then more animated. Piano, cello, ... | erzählend verträumt akustisches Klavier Underscore ... | Dbm | 77 |
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A Family Story Alternate [CEO2121 - 12] |
0 | 04'04 | Selma Mutal | Sparse alternate. Peaceful & dreamy. Piano & fx only. | erzählend verträumt Nu Piano Underscore ... | Gbm | 77 |
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A Family Story Alternate 2 [CEO2121 - 13] |
0 | 04'02 | Selma Mutal | Sparse alternate. Peaceful, cosy & dreamy. Solo piano. | erzählend verträumt akustisches Klavier Underscore ... | Dbm | 77 |
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The Charm of Discretion [CEO2121 - 8] |
0 | 02'53 | Selma Mutal | Romance. Peaceful, discreet, dreamy & delicate. Piano with echo fx & ... | schüchtern zart vertraut erzählend ... | C | 77 |
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An Irrepressible Doubt [CEO2121 - 5] |
0 | 01'51 | Selma Mutal | Acoustic Score. Light Mystery, Dramedy, suspense but with humour & ... | Dramedy tragikomisch akustisches Klavier Krimikomödie ... | Am | 122 |
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Comedy of Life [CEO2121 - 7] |
0 | 01'43 | Selma Mutal | Acoustic Score. Dramedy. On tiptoe, teasing & falsely precious. Piano ... | altmodisch Dramedy raffiniert amüsant ... | Ab | 153 |
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Mounting Horror [CEG5022 - 9] |
0 | 1'27 | Selma Mutal | Terrifying, anticipating & suspenseful. Low drone & electronics. | bedrückend erschreckend Horrorfilme Halloween ... | G | 165 |
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Interrogation Room [CEG5020 - 17] |
0 | 2'14 | Selma Mutal | Pulsating, ondulating & sad. Piano, synth sequence & electronics. | introspektiv fragend Wissenschaften Abwartend ... | Dbm | 116 |
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Une autre Voie [CEO2100 - 12] |
0 | 1'22 | Selma Mutal | Cyclic & moving. Ukulele, piano & sequencing. | Handwerk zuversichtlich Daylife Abenteuerkino ... | E | 116 |
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Miguel y Santiago [CEG5008 - 20] |
0 | 2'00 | Selma Mutal | Interrogative & solitary. @ 0'30 melancholic & decided. Piano, ... | Abenteuerkino bewegend Streicher Andenländer ... | Em | 134 |
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Wandering in Lima [CEG5008 - 11] |
0 | 0'48 | Selma Mutal | Sad & solitary. Keyboard, strings & sequencing. | sozialkritisch nächtlich ziellos introspektiv ... | Abm | 115 |
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Interrogation Room [CEO2075 - 7] |
0 | 2'14 | Selma Mutal | Investigation. Social Drama. Interrogative, wandering & mysterious. ... | sozialkritisch trostlos Justizdrama investigativ ... | Dbm | 116 |
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The Breaking Point [CEO2075 - 1] |
0 | 1'47 | Selma Mutal | Investigation. Social Drama. Interrogative, dramatic & anticipation. ... | investigativ sozialkritisch eindringlich Abwartend ... | A | 127 |
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Coercive Interrogation Tactic [CEO2075 - 2] |
1 | 2'17 | Selma Mutal | Investigation. Social Drama. Tense, steady & repetitive. Piano, ... | Justizdrama investigativ eindringlich Spannung ... | Cm | 87 |
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Coercive Interrogation Tactic ...
[CEO2075 - 14] |
0 | 2'31 | Selma Mutal | Investigation. Social Drama. Interrogative, mysterious & tense. ... | investigativ Spannung Abwartend Kriminalfime ... | Cm | 87 |
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Unreliable Witness [CEO2075 - 3] |
2 | 1'55 | Selma Mutal | Investigation. Social Drama. Suspended & restrained. @ 1'06 tense & ... | investigativ rigoros Spannung sozialkritisch ... | Dm | 98 |
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Unreliable Witness Alternate 1 [CEO2075 - 15] |
0 | 1'18 | Selma Mutal | Investigation. Social Drama. Sad & melancholic. Solo piano. | sozialkritisch Underscore akustisches Klavier zyklisch ... | Dm | 98 |
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Unreliable Witness Alternate 2 [CEO2075 - 16] |
0 | 1'51 | Selma Mutal | Investigation. Social Drama. Anticipation, interrogative & ... | investigativ mysteriös Spannung Underscore ... | Dm | 98 |
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Released from Jail [CEO2075 - 4] |
0 | 1'35 | Selma Mutal | Investigation. Social Drama. Determined, nostalgic & atmospheric. ... | sozialkritisch introspektiv atmosphärisch konstant ... | Bbm | 86 |
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Forensic Proof [CEO2075 - 12] |
0 | 1'44 | Selma Mutal | Investigation. Social Drama. Melancholic & solitary. Piano & sound ... | atmosphärisch Weltraum introspektiv abwartend ... | B | 107 |
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New Witnesses [CEO2075 - 10] |
1 | 1'23 | Selma Mutal | Investigation. Social Drama. Interrogative & suspended. Piano, ... | sozialkritisch Abwartend abwartend Spannung ... | Dbm | 82 |
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New Witnesses Alternate [CEO2075 - 19] |
0 | 1'35 | Selma Mutal | Investigation. Social Drama. Panoramic, inexorable & suspended. ... | atmosphärisch historischer Konflikt unerbittlich beunruhigend ... | Dbm | 82 |
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A Recipe for Disaster [CEO2075 - 11] |
0 | 1'45 | Selma Mutal | Investigation. Social Drama. Synth pad. Desolate & sparse. Piano & ... | Weltraum trostlos Drone Music Ambient (alle) ... | F | 118 |
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