Ilia Osokin is a multi-instrumental composer working between Paris and Berlin and living in Luxeuil-les-Bains.

After an initial career as a cellist in Russia and the United States, followed by training in music theory and conducting in France, he fully dedicated himself to composition. His eclectic universe is expressed freely through works blending classical and hybrid instruments with modular synthesizers.

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Driven by boundless curiosity, he pushes beyond the limits of traditional musical systems. His first commission, an invitation from Agnès Roux for Le Logoscope in Monaco, marked the beginning of his personal journey as a composer. His work explores a non-linear approach to music, inspired by the organic world.

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Alongside his research, he composes for cinema and the stage, creating immersive soundscapes where stories unfold through sound. His music, at the intersection of electro, neoclassical, and ambient, is influenced by artists such as Alva Noto, Biosphere, Nils Frahm, and Ryuichi Sakamoto.

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Ilia Osokin also composes for film, performances by visual artists, advertising videos, choreographic works, graphic novels, and his own concerts.

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Some Notable Projects:

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• 2019: Composition for Exit Paradise, a performance at the Chagall Museum with Agnès Roux, Mimoza Koike, Asier Edeso, and Jossia Clément.

• 2021: Original music for a ballet by Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, choreographed by Mimoza Koike and presented at the Grimaldi Forum.

• 2022: Composition of the original soundtrack for 1984, accompanying Xavier Coste’s graphic novel, published by Cristal Publishing and released on the BOriginal label. Its sequel, Le Journal de 1985, also features his music.

• 2022: Release of the single Ruhelos Rework, a response to Rubin Henkel’s piece on the Berlin-based label 7K!.

• 2022: Creation of a quadraphonic sound installation for Les Aubes Chimériques by Eva Medin at the Palais de Tokyo, and musical composition for C’est Tout!, a performance by Thierry Thieû Niang, Marie Vialle, and Jimmy Boury at the Théâtre National Populaire and MC93.

• 2022-2023: Composition residency at Les Ateliers du Quai in Monaco, a research and artistic creation program supported by the Monaco Department of Cultural Affairs.

• 2023: Commission by the Musée National Marc Chagall for Wave Creation, a spatialized work paying tribute to the auditorium’s stained glass The Creation of the World.

• 2024: Premiere concerts of his new program Paris is a Safe Place at Décor à l’envers in Montreuil.

• 2024: In May, he composed the music for Les Murs en Mouvement, a choreographic creation by Mohamed Lamqayssi, part of Benjamin Millepied’s La Ville Dansée project at the Philharmonie de Paris.

• 2024: Participation as a sound designer in La Terre en Transe by Taoufiq Izzediou, premiering at the Montpellier Danse international festival.

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In 2025, he continues to explore new creative horizons and multiplies collaborations, including a film project with Evgueni and Sasha Galperine for Marvel’s Kraven the Hunter.

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You can find all his projects in the WORK section of this website.