Bloody Beginners

The first note of the title melody of "Bloody Beginners" begins not with a timpani but with a thunderous chime, which was recorded especially for the series in the red tower in Halle and became the musical DNA of the soundtrack. Christian Biegai and Kerim König have developed a unique sound that creates an analog connection to Halle and at the same time has something independent to set it apart from other crime series.
Throughout the film music, you can hear bell sounds in many variations, sometimes in processed form (inverted, flat, percussive) or as originally recorded. In contrast to the sound of bells, they created a modern, driving sound for the young, motivated police academy students, which was largely realized electronically with synthesizers and drum machines. In addition to the episodic cases, "Bloody Beginners" also tells a horizontal story, which gave rise to the opportunity to develop various musical themes that recur throughout the season to describe the respective person or situation and hold the story together. A good example is the Goldenbogen theme, which runs like a common thread through the series and always reacts to the horizontal narrative thread. The result is an individual soundscape that is tailored to the ZDF series and defines the typical "Bloody Beginners" sound.