Ted Regklis

Ted Regklis is a Greek composer and sound artist based in Athens, whose work spans film, television, theatre, contemporary performance, advertising and video games. His approach to composition combines minimal melodic structures with classical and electronic instrumentation, creating atmospheric and often introspective soundscapes designed to serve the emotional and narrative character of each project.Regklis has built an extensive body of work in film and television, composing original scores for productions including Rififi, The Great Chimera, Silent Road, The Summer with Carmen, Custom, Zizotek, Little Things That Went Wrong, Medium, and the documentary Exergue – on documenta 14. His music has also been featured in international productions such as SINK, directed by Zain Duraie, and in a number of festival and independent film projects.One of his most prominent recent credits is Rififi, the six-episode drama and heist series produced for COSMOTE TV and directed by Sotiris Tsafoulias. Regklis composed the original score for the series, creating the musical identity that accompanies its story of the 1992 Athens bank robbery. His music is credited across all six episodes of the series.His work has also reached a global audience through film trailers. Regklis composed music featured in trailers for internationally acclaimed films and series including Parasite, Snowpiercer, Possessor, Empire of Light, Saltburn, Lee, The Royal Hotel, Irma Vep, Watcher and Doctor Sleep. His trailer work has received several major advertising and creative awards, including a CLIO Gold for the Parasite trailer, a CLIO Bronze for Possessor, and a CLIO Gold and three Cannes Silver Lions for WWF's Arctic Programme | Melting Point.His score for The Summer with Carmen, directed by Zacharias Mavroeidis and premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2023, is another notable example of his approach to film composition. The film's director has described the music as an important part of establishing its emotional landscape, with Regklis combining elements inspired by Greek musical traditions with classical influences.Beyond cinema and television, Regklis has developed a substantial body of work for the performing arts. He has collaborated with the Greek National Opera, the National Theatre of Greece, the Athens Theatre and other cultural institutions, creating music for productions including Swan Lake, The Knights, Babel, Golden Age and The Lonesome West. In 2026, he also created the soundscape for the Greek National Opera's Callas Point exhibition at the Asklepieion of Epidaurus.His creative work extends into interactive media as well. His current projects include music for Lost Echo: Resonance, a video game developed by KickBack Studios, alongside upcoming theatre productions and new film projects.Regklis also develops personal musical projects under his ongoing Music Pieces series, exploring the relationship between sound, storytelling and visual form without the constraints of a traditional commission. His independent releases include works such as A Loop in Chaos, Moirai, Escapism and Your Maker, combining elements of soundtrack, ambient, experimental and contemporary classical music.With a career moving freely between Greek cinema, international trailers, television, theatre, contemporary art and interactive media, Ted Regklis has developed a distinctive position within contemporary composition. His work is characterized by an interest in atmosphere, minimalism, technology and the emotional possibilities of sound, making music an active part of the storytelling rather than simply a backdro