KAREL HAVLÍČEK

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Karel Havlíček is a Czech composer and pianist working between Prague and Los Angeles. His music combines the intimacy of piano with orchestral power and electronics. His original scores include the award-winning American feature documentary Lion Ark, the US thriller Carpe Noctem / Seize the Night, HBO’s Terapie and Mamon, and The Brothers, which earned him a Czech Lion nomination for Best Music. He also composed trailer music for the US series The Penguin for HBO and ELLE for Amazon Prime Video. Alongside his screen work, he develops a distinct artistic voice through solo albums, singles and live performances.

EXTENDED BIOGRAPHY

Karel Havlíček is a Czech film and television composer, pianist and multi-instrumentalist with professional roots in Prague and Los Angeles. His music brings melodic sensitivity, orchestral scale and contemporary electronics into a distinctive cinematic language. From intimate piano themes to tension-driven soundscapes, he gives stories a musical voice of their own.

American film is a significant part of his career. He composed the original score for Lion Ark, an American feature documentary that received multiple international festival awards, including the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary at the San Diego Film Festival. His US credits also include the thriller Carpe Noctem, released as Seize the Night. His experience in Los Angeles continues to inform his work with international creative teams.

For HBO, he composed music for Terapie and Mamon. His work on US television campaigns includes trailer music for HBO’s The Penguin and Prime Video’s ELLE. His Czech feature film scores include The Brothers, Silent Secrets, Ghoul and Říkají mi Lars. The Brothers earned him a Czech Lion nomination for Best Music in 2024. In 2026, OSA named him among the three most successful Czech popular-music authors abroad.

Alongside his screen work, Havlíček pursues a personal musical vision through his own releases. His album Spoken and double album It’s Never Late to See the Light explore the dialogue between piano, orchestra and electronics. His discography also includes the singles Alive, Daylight, Into the Sky I Go and Return of the Sun, alongside the concert album Spoken Live.

He brings this musical world to the stage through solo piano performances, chamber arrangements and orchestral concerts. A member of the PETROF Art Family, he works primarily from Prague’s Kabelovna Studios. Across film, recordings and live performance, cinematic storytelling and personal expression remain closely connected.

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