Dean Rode

Dean Rode

  • Place of birth: Canada
  • Also know as: Blitz//Berlin

Biography

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

Production

Simulant

2023

As Original Music Composer

Brooklyn 45

2023

As Original Music Composer

Outsiders

2022

As Original Music Composer

Witch Hunt

2021

As Original Music Composer

Superhost

2021

As Original Music Composer

Psycho Goreman

2020

As Original Music Composer

Still/Born

2018

As Original Music Composer

It Stains the Sands Red

2016

As Original Music Composer

The Void

2016

As Original Music Composer

Extraterrestrial

2014

As Original Music Composer

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