AWARDS
2018 - German Film Music Awards - HONOREE - Film Musik Tage
Featured as a guest speaker and honoree alongside Oscar winning composer Rachel Portman
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2016 - German Film Music Awards - HONOREE - Film Musik Tage
Honored for his career contribution to international film music with a live performance of his work by the Halle Symphonic Orchestra alongside selections from George Delerue, Ennio Morricone, Eric Serra, Charles Trenet and other film composing greats. Featured as a guest speaker.
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2017 HARPA Nordic Film Composers Awards
Member of the Jury, Best Original Music for a Film
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2010 Gemini Awards (Canadian Emmy Awards)
President of the Jury, Best Original Music for a Drama
President of the Jury, Best Original Music for a Documentary
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2009 Gemini Awards (Canadian Emmy Awards)
President of the Jury, Best Original Music for a Drama
President of the Jury, Best original Theme, All Categories
FILMOGRAPHY
ARTURO IN LOVE (2025)
Film/Mini-series on the life of Arturo Toscanini
MAN WITH NO PAST (2024)
Directors: James Bamford
Starring: Jon Voight
PARAMOUNT +
A WORLD DIVIDED (WT) (2023- 2024)
Directors: Olga Chajdas & Frank Devos
LOOKS – SWR – ARTE
SHADOW LAND (2023)
Directors: James Bamford
Starring: Jon Voight
PARAMOUNT +
THE LEGEND OF HOLLY CLAUS - Ballet (2022-2023)
In collaboration with Sarah Fergusson, Duchess of York
BLOOD ON THE CROWN (2021)
Director: Davide Ferrario
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Malcom McDowell
WARSHIPS (2021)
Netflix (Mini-Series Documentary)
WAR ON TRIAL: JUSTICE FOR EX-YUGOSLAVIA (2021)
ARTE (Mini-Series Documentary)
1870 - 71: THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR (2020)
LooksFilm - ARTE
DER BRUDERKRIEG - DEUTSCHE UND FRANZOSEN 1870/71 (2020)
(TV Movie Documentary)
CHRISTMAS UNLEASHED (Lifetime) (2019)
Director: Nimisha Mukerji
FRENEMIES: PUTIN AND TRUMP (2019)
ARTE (TV Movie documentary)
SPEED KILLS (2018)
Director: Jodi Scurfield
Starring: John Travolta
NOSTALGIA (2018)
Director: Mark Pellington (Arlington Road)
Starring: Jon Hamm, Ellen Burnstyn, Catherine Keener
CLASH OF FUTURES / KRIEG DER TRÄUME (2018)
Salzburg State Theater – Austria (Stage adaptation of the BBC, ARTE drama series)Director: Christoph Biermeier
SURVIVING THE WILD (2018)
Director: Patrick Alessandrin (District 13: Ultimatum)
Starring: Jon Voight
18 – CLASH OF FUTURES (2017 - 2018)
BBC, ARTE France, ARTE Germany (International, 8-Episode, History Mini- Series)
Director: Jan Peter
AGE OF TANKS (2017)
Netflix (Mini-Series Documentary)
Director: Yury Winterberg
KOLLWITZ. EIN LEBEN IN LEIDENSCHAFT (2017)
ARTE Germany (Documentary - Biography)
Director: Yury Winterberg
ERICH MIELKE – MEISTER DER ANGST (2016)
ARTE Germany (Documentary - Biography)
Director: Jens Becker & Maarten Van Der Duin
USS INDIANAPOLIS: MEN OF COURAGE (2016)
Director: Mario Van Peebles (NCIS, Empire, Once Upon a Time)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Tom Sizemore
RABID DOGS (2015)
Director: Eric Hannezo (The Players, Mademoiselle C)
Starring: Lambert Wilson (The Matrix Revolutions, Of Gods and Men), Virginie Ledoyen (Farewell, My Queen)
FINDING NOAH (2015)
Director: Brent Baum
Narrated by: Gary Sinise
MOMENTUM (2015)
Director: Stephen Campanelli (Bridges of Madison County, Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Ogla Kurylenko (Oblivion, Quantium of Solace)and James Purefoy
THE RED TENT (Sony / Lifetime) (2014)
Director: Roger Young (The Bourne Identity, Law & Order, Bitter Harvest)
Starring: Minnie Driver, Rebecca Ferguson, Morena Baccarin, Iain Glen, Debra Winger
TOKAREV (2014)
Director: Paco Cabezas (Neon Flesh, Black Ice)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Danny Glover
14 – DIARIES OF THE GREAT WAR (2014)
BBC, ARTE France, ARTE Germany (International, 8-Episode, History Mini- Series)
Director: Jan Peter
WINNIE MANDELA (2013)
Director: Darrell Roodt- Producers: Equinoxe Films - Ma-Afrika
Starring Jennifer Hudson, Terrence Howard
Laurent composed, conducted the original score and orchestrated, arranged and co-produced the end title Song, “Bleed for Love”, written by Diane Warren and Performed by Jennifer Hudson
COPPERHEAD (2013)
Director: Ron Maxwell (Gettysburg, Gods and Generals)
Starring : Peter Fonda, Billy Campbell
LITTLE ONE (2013)
Director: Darrell Roodt
South Africa’s Official Selection for the 2013 Academy Awards, Best Foreign Language Film Category
WHERE THE ROAD RUNS OUT (2013)
Director: Rudolf Buitendach
Starring: Isaach De Bonkolé, Juliet Landau
A MILLION COLOURS (2012)
Director: Peter Bishai - Producers: Equinoxe Films - Ma-Afrika
FEAR OF WATER / LA PEUR DE L'EAU (2011)
Director: Gabriel Pelletier - Producers: Nicole Robert / Go Films / Remstar
FRENCH IMMERSION (2011)
Director: Kevin Tierney (Bon Cop, Bad Cop) - Producers: Park Ex Pictures.
LIFE ON THE BLOCK / VIE DE QUARTIER (2011)
Producers: CBC - Tremblay Bros – Spectra – Canal +
SLEEPYHEAD (TV Series) (2010)
Director: Stephen Hopkins (24, Californication)
Starring: David Morrissey (The Water Horse, Agatha Christie: Poirot), Joshua Close
SCAREDYCAT (TV Series) (2010)
Director: Benjamin Ross - Producers: Patrick Irwin, Jolyon Symonds (England), Lorraine Richard, Greg Dummett (Canada).
LULLABY FOR PI (2010)
Director: Benoît Philippon - Producers: Forecast pictures.
Starring Forest Whitaker, Rupert Friend (Cheri, Pride & Prejudice), Clémence Poésy (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire).
3 SAISONS (2009)
Director: Jim Donovan - Producers: Locomotion Films.
MOMMY IS AT THE HAIRDRESSER / MAMAN EST CHEZ LE COIFFEUR (2008)
Director: Lea Pool - Producers: Lyse Lafontaine, Michel Mosca - Equinoxe Films.