Mathias Rehfeldt

Mathias Rehfeldt (born 25 August 1986 in Tübingen) is a German composer, music producer and organist working across film, television and contemporary concert music.

Life Mathias Rehfeldt initially studied Catholic church music in Rottenburg am Neckar before studying composition for film and media under Enjott Schneider at the Munich Academy of Music and Theatre. His output spans film scores as well as concert music. As an organist for silent-film concerts and with various original compositions he toured the United States, Canada and Germany. In 2015 he released his first EP, Nocturnal Bleedings, in which he combined electronic and classical music for the first time.

Earlier releases appeared in part under the pseudonym Gabriel Fawkes. In 2020 he began releasing piano music under the project name Fieldt.

In 2024 Nissan commissioned Rehfeldt to compose the soundtrack Electric Legacy for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, using artificial intelligence to integrate sounds of the Nissan Formula E race cars. Dedicated editions of the piece were created for individual race weekends — including Berlin, Tokyo, Misano, London and Monaco — and played continuously on the respective circuits during the events.

Recordings have appeared on labels including BSC Music, 22D Music, Genuine, Katermukke and Warner Music.

INFINITUM Under the name "INFINITUM" (formerly "Dark Matter Projekt") Rehfeldt has been touring since 2018 with a live programme that combines church organ and electronic music. Synthesizers and church organ are treated as equal sound bodies. Live the project is performed by Rehfeldt as a complete concept including extensive video projections. The project premiered in 2018 on the experimental Harder-Völkmann Organ in Gröbenzell.

Social projects Since 2020 Rehfeldt has been involved in several projects of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising addressing the abuse scandals within the Catholic Church. In this context he composed the orchestral work Oratio, the music for Elisabeth Lutz's performance Here we are and music for the 2023 General Assembly of the Synodal Path ("verantwort:Ich"), commissioned by the German Bishops' Conference.

Together with the director Hans Steinbichler and the writer Albert Ostermaier, on behalf of the Bavarian State Ministry for Family, Labour and Social Affairs, he wrote the song "#BayernGemeinsamStark" as a counter-statement to societal polarisation and growing extremism.

Filmography (selection) Feature films 2016: Die Diva, Thailand und wir! (dir. Franziska Buch, BR) 2017: Der Zauberlehrling (dir. Frank Stoye, ZDF) 2018: Der süße Brei (dir. Frank Stoye, ZDF) 2018: Skrupellos – Gefangen im Netz der Macht (dir. Michel Morales, cinema) 2018: Walpurgisnacht – Die Mädchen und der Tod (dir. Hans Steinbichler, ZDF) 2019: Six in One Stroke – Die drei Königskinder (dir. Frank Stoye, ARD) 2020: Into the Beat (song "One Day", dir. Stefan Westerwelle, Netflix) 2021: 12 Tage Sommer (dir. Dirk Kummer, BR) 2022: Ein Taxi zur Bescherung (dir. Dirk Kummer, ARD) 2022: Die Gänseprinzessin (dir. Frank Stoye, ARD) 2022: Völlig meschugge?! (series, dir. Frank Stoye, ARD)

Short and festival films 2015: Ioana (dir. Simon Pfister, BR) 2015: Take my hand (dir. Maria Mayoral) 2017: Horizont (dir. Simon Pfister, BR) 2017: Gestrandet (dir. Kai Sitter) 2017: The Glasshouse (dir. Gianna Arni) 2018: A home for curiosities (dir. Ben Tobin) 2018: Intergalactical Chewing Gum (BR) 2018: Midnight Regulations (dir. Nils Keller) 2019: Beats (dir. Simon Pfister, BR) 2019: Der Andere (dir. Lukas Bayer, BR) 2020: Wie wir leben wollen (BR) 2021: Nahrani (dir. Simon Pfister, BR) 2022: Karma is a Hitch (dir. Oliver Kahl, BR) 2023: Iris Speaks (dir. Chris Hof)

Documentaries

Terra X (ZDF) 2015: Die Odyssee der einsamen Wölfe (2 parts) 2017: Abenteuer Karibik 2017: Abenteuer Pazifik 2018: 30 Jahre Krieg (2 parts) 2018: Der Wormser Dom 2018: Die Vermessung der Erde (2 parts) 2018: Feuer und Eis 2016: Der Große Anfang – 500 Jahre Reformation (3 parts) 2020: Abenteuer Freiheit Season 1 (3 parts) 2020: Abenteuer Namibia 2020: Abenteuer Vietnam 2020: Die Sonnenstadt der Pharaonen 2020: Kielings Wilde Welt (episodes 9–11) 2020: Magellans Reise um die Erde 2021: Faszination Universum – Im Bann der Technik 2021: Faszination Universum – Im Labyrinth des Wissens 2021: Nordamerikas versteckte Paradiese 2022: Dino-Jäger 2022: Abenteuer Freiheit Season 2 (3 parts) 2023: Kielings Wilde Welt (episodes 12–14) 2023: Schlaue Schwärme (2 parts) 2023: Abenteuer Amazonien 2024: Der Schatz des Piraten 2024: Abenteuer Freiheit Season 3 (3 parts) 2024: Kielings Wilde Welt (episodes 15–17) 2026: Verschollen 2026: Vergessenes Wissen (two episodes: Die Schätze der Natur , Das Erbe der Ahnen )

37 Grad (ZDF) 2014: Augen zu und durch 2015: Eltern auf Zeit 2016: Die Liebesformel 2016: Die Lüge meines Lebens 2018: Mehr als satt und sauber 2019: Keine Zeit für Tränen 2019: Wenn der Zufall Schicksal spielt 2020: Wie Eva Erben den Holocaust überlebte 2020: Schatten im Gleis 2021: Die Wütenden 2021: Ein Hauch von Leben – Sternenkinder und ihre Eltern 2023: Jung, begabt und seelisch krank 2023: Zerrissen bleibst du immer 2024: Bei Anruf Baby

Die Story im Ersten (ARD) 2019: Tuna on the road 2020: Die Akte Otto Warmbier 2020: Sassnitz gegen Trump 2021: Hass im Netz 2021: Unter Wählern 2023: Inside Rheinmetall 2024: Tatort Eckkneipe 2025: Die Spur der Tanker – Wer stoppt die russische Schattenflotte (dir. Klaus Scherer, Simon Hoyme) 2025: Wirtschaft im Stresstest (dir. Klaus Scherer) 2026: NDR Story: Reformstau, Zollkrieg, Inlandsflaute – Mit Mittelständlern durchs Krisenjahr (dir. Klaus Scherer) 2026: Unsichtbarer Angriff – Die russische Schattenflotte (dir. Klaus Scherer)

Other documentaries 2014: Das Antlitz Christi (2 parts, ARD) 2015: Mein Kampf – Programm eines Massenmörders (ARD) 2016: Sankt Martin (ARD) 2017: Triff Martin Luther (KIKA) 2018: Bayerns Weg zur Demokratie (2 parts, ARD) 2019: Verschleppt (ARD) 2020: Konzentrationslager Dachau (2 parts, ARD) 2022: Vergessene Königinnen: Die Herrin von Numana (Arte) 2023: Der Hitler Fake – Die Geschichte einer Jahrhundertfälschung (ZDF) 2023: Mauern der Freiheit (6 episodes, ARD/ORF) 2024: Belgien – Krabbenfischen mit Pferden (Arte) 2024: 24h D-Day (ARD) 2025: Robert Lembke – Wer bin ich? 2025: Der Dackel 2025: Das Rätsel einer verlorenen Zivilisation – Die verschwundene Metropole 2025: Meister der Apokalypse – Roland Emmerich (dir. Jo Müller, ARD) 2025: Die Farben von Neuengland 2025: Kolumbien (two parts, Arte) 2026: Die Pharaonin (NDR/Arte, prod. Caligari Film) 2026: Patagonien (two parts, dir. Joachim Walther, Arte)

Concert music

Awards (selected)

Press reviews J-P Mauro on the international sacred-music site Aleteia: "A composer of sacred music and film scores, Rehfeldt beautifully captures the emotion behind the text … 'Oratio' is the greatest sacred music recording of 2020." Tilmann P. Gangloff in Filmnews: "The ensemble is as exceptional as Mathias Rehfeldt's film music, which is often reminiscent of Tangerine Dream." Brawoo (German wind-music magazine), Severin Richter: "With his Sinfonia Maris Mathias Rehfeldt has created a masterpiece, brought to life with the utmost precision, unbridled joy in playing and very intense yet never kitschy melodic shaping."