Nederland
Laura Bell
ESNS: 2024
Founder, Bell Music Supervision
Laura Bell is a Music Supervisor, exclusively working on film and series. Having played as soloist and in bands, orchestras and ensembles, she graduated with first class honours at the Sydney Conservatorium and studied at The Hague Royal Conservatoire. In addition, she’s completed a Master of Management from the Australian Institute of Music, based in the Sydney Opera House boardroom. In Australia, she worked at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as Executive Producer & Manager of ABC Classics and Jazz, recording ARIA award-winning soloists, orchestras and choirs, in partnership with Universal Music. After leaving Australia, she was Head of Sync for BMG Talpa Music in The Netherlands and Managing Director for BMG Production Music for Benelux and Germany/Switzerland/Austria, before starting her own music supervision company out of a long-standing love for film and series: Bell Music Supervision. As seasoned music industry executive, she is now proud to be an advocate for the craft of music supervision, shaping many soundtracks for Dutch and International films, documentaries and series. Credits include Steve McQueen’s OCCUPIED CITY, Netflix’ STROMBOLI and HAPPY ENDING, Amazon Series MODERN LOVE AMSTERDAM, Cannes-nominated drama series CHILDHOOD DREAMS, Fien Troch’s HOLLY, Ena Sendijarevic’s SWEET DREAMS and Sacha Polak’s SILVER HAZE.