About John

John was born 1992 in Gothenburg, Sweden. He attended the Music Oriented School Hvitfeldtska where he was taught the piano and composition.

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He wrote his first film music 2018 when he was commissioned to score the short film 'Wedding Dance' by Bianca J. Montobbio which was a turning point in his life and since then he has written numerous scores for film.

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Coming from a classical background, John specializes in classical scoring and orchestration with a fresh mix of modern style and sound.

He incorporates many elements from the classical style to capture and subconsciously tell the story of the picture.

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In 2021 John scored along side with violinist Isabelle Andö the Swedish Short Film 'With You' which received a Finalist placement at Cannes World Film Festival.

His score for 'Backwoods' by Jesse Lane awarded him with Best Original Score for a Motion Picture at the Foreman Empire International Film Festival 2021.

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Scoring the movies 'The Deserter' and 'Sockerexperimentet' started 2020 which has led to a long collaboration with Production Company Affekt Film where distribution of their movies is currently world-wide.

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John is an award-winning music composer who is represented by

Kreativ Artist.

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Testimonials

"Being so quick, disciplined and on point" - Bianca J. Montobbio

"Responsive and easy to get along with" - Rick Gates

"He delivered under pressure and took directive very well.
"He is a musical chameleon" - John F. Lindqvist

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