Schmidt

A composition for For piano and pre-recorded sound by Javier Colmen

Developed through the 2025 Summer Composing Mentorship

Mentored by Soheil Shirangi

Piano:Qin Lan Zhang

Published by Zang Records in August 2026

This work is dedicated to Jesús Moreno and Concepción San Vicente

We all have a place in our lives that we have walked through many times, a place we know deeply,
where we feel at home.
This piece was inspired by a mountain of seven peaks in the Sierra de Madrid, Spain. It is a landscape
I have known since childhood, one that I have climbed and revisited countless times. Schmidt takes its
name from that path.
This piece is an exploration of discovery, a question, perhaps: if we look at nature differently, what
sounds, combinations, and structures reveal themselves? The idea is that these sounds already exist,
hidden and they only become audible when we learn to observe and listen in another way.
Schmidt is, therefore, a way of looking again at a familiar place , a place I have known all my life, and
listening for what lies within it, waiting to be found.

Javier Colmen is an award-winning composer and vocalist based in Madrid. He seamlessly blends dense orchestral textures with voice, electronics, and electroacoustic elements, creating immersive soundscapes. Javier has composed for acclaimed films, television series, and video games, including Headless Chickens (HBO), Santuario (ATRESMEDIA), Windfolk (PS4), and Entrepreneurs (Disney+). In addition to his creative work, he is co-founder of Mobius Audio, a post-production studio in Madrid and Los Angeles specializing in music, sound design, and implementation for video games, pushing the boundaries of modern sonic storytelling.