About

Matej Merlić is a composer and producer located in Zagreb, Croatia. He had an early introduction to music, graduating classical guitar in elementary music school and afterwards continuing his training in several music schools with focus on jazz and blues guitar. Later on, he discovered a piano which opened a whole new perspective for him in terms of composition. His musical path led him to find himself in a different genre - a postminimalistic, ambient and contemporary classical music in relation with electronic music.

Merlić composed music for theatre, films, television, radio and promotional videos. In order to provide the emotion and idea that perfectly embodies the project working on, Merlić likes to experiment with different instruments and develop a musical language through his compositions. He composed music for feature films that premiered at festivals such as Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival - PÖFF and Sarajevo Film Festival, while in 2022 Merlić composed music for documentary TV series The One and Only which was shortlisted for prestigious TV award Rose d’Or, in competition among productions of BBC, Netflix etc. At the moment Merlić is composing music for several feature films and TV series that are set to be released in 2023 and 2024.

Having a wide knowledge and understanding of films, music, and art itself, Merlić works not only in field of music, but also in film production and writing. He graduated at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb, Croatia and in 2018 joined the production company Castor multimedia where he gathered a team of highly professional and artistic associates with whom he is currently developing various projects. In terms of film production, with his company Castor multimedia, he can offer film score composing as a part of co-production that can be applied for local funds such as Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC).