Damian Scholl is a composer of both contemporary music and film music.
Born and raised in Bavaria he began studying violin at the age of seven. From the very beginning of his musical education he had a keen interest in composing and performing his own music.
Scholl continued to pursue his interest in composition by enrolling in the University of the Arts (UDK) Berlin, where he studied from 2008-2013 with Daniel Ott and Walter Zimmermann. During his years at the UdK, Scholl also studied with David Fennessy at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow. After his graduation he went on to study filmmusic at the Filmuniversity „Konrad Wolf“ Babelsberg where he finished his academic education in 2017.

His most recent works include a chamber opera (Orfeo Reflections) that was commissioned and produced by the international music festival "Kissinger Sommer". In the film world he is mostly known for his music to art documentaries such as BEUYS or Beyond the Visible - Hilma af Klint (NY Times' Critics' Pick in April 2020).

He has received commisions a.o. by Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, Kissinger Sommer, Deutschlandfunk, Beethovenhaus Bonn and Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker.

Damian Scholl lives and works in Berlin.