Kristjan Ruus

Credits

Composer

  1. My Father and Qaddafi

    World premiere at Venice International Film Festival in 2025; Jury Prize at Marrakech and Best Documentary at Doha, among other international honors.

    Co-composer

  2. Being Young

    Bryce Young documentary · Nissan · NFL · ESPN+ · TBWA

    Additional music

  3. Music Meets Film

    Winner of the scoring competition - 2024 · Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.

    Composer

  4. Music films

    Recurring collaborations with Orchestral Tools.

    Composer / Collaborator

  5. Commercial music

    Bolt · LHV · A. Le Coq · Apollo · Star FM · Õhtuleht · Inbank · Olerex · VKG · Estonian Sexual Health Association · Estonian Health Insurance Fund · Mo Saaremaa · Liviko · Starter Energy Drink

    Composer

  6. Piano releases

    20M+ Spotify streams.

    Composition & performance

Producer

  1. Universal Music

    Multiple artist releases through Universal Music.

    Production, mixing, mastering

  2. Writing camps, US & Europe

    For artists including Rihanna; sessions involving Nova Wav.

    Production, engineering, writing

  3. Estonian artists

    Radio-chart singles and projects nominated at the Estonian Music Awards.

    Production / Engineering / Mixing