Composer Thomas Foguenne is invited to the 27th edition of the Festival international Music & Cinema Marseille as part of the They're Back program to present Stranger Eyes by Siew Hua Yeo, film for which he composed the score.
This program highlights artists who have taken part in initiatives developed by the Festival, such as the International Market for Film Music Composition or the Masterclass in Music Composition for Screen. While it underscores the evolution of their artistic journeys, it also strengthens the ties between the Festival and the creators.
Thomas Foguenne is a composer and pianist. A graduate in composition, piano, chamber music, and written harmonies from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Mons, Belgium, he also trained there in conducting and electroacoustic music. In 2024, he won the prestigious Taipei Golden Horse Award for Best Film Score for his work on the Singaporean feature film Stranger Eyes by Yeo Siew Hua, which premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival. His work for cinema has been widely acclaimed in Taiwan, where he has received numerous nominations and awards, including two Golden Bell Awards, a Taipei Film Award, a Golden Harvest Award, and a Taiwan Film Critics Society Award.
His recent projects include the feature films We Are All Strangers (Singapore), Slave Island (Belgium), The Wave Will Carry Us (Malaysia), and Heartbreak for Beginners / Kartonnen Dozen (Belgium).
He teaches composition in applied and interactive music, musical analysis and classical writing at ARTS² in Mons (Belgium).
