Ardo Ran Varres

Ardo Ran Varres is a visiting faculty member at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre specializing in film music. As a multidisciplinary artist, he combines roles as composer, sound director, musical designer, actor, and dramaturgy expert. His work bridges music with theatrical and cinematic storytelling.

Varres' research focuses on integrating dramaturgical principles with sound design, utilizing environmental recordings as musical material. He creates compositions ranging from memorable melodic themes to experimental sound fields, employing computer processing for innovative sonic results.

His creative output spans over 25 film, theatre, and dance performance scores. Notable collaborations include YXUS Ensemble, Black Box Studio, and SA NUKU theatre. Varres maintains a sound studio 'TonoScope Records' and actively produces concert showreels.