Jon Ekstrand

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Jon Ekstrand
Birth nameJon Petter Ekstrand [1]
Born (1976-12-14) 14 December 1976 (age 47)
Tumba, Stockholm, Sweden
Genres Film score, electronic, ambient
Instruments Keyboards, synthesizer, erhu, percussion
Years active2003-present
Website www.jonekstrand.com

Jon Petter Ekstrand (born 14 December 1976) is a Swedish composer and film sound designer. [1] As a composer, he has collaborated with director Daniel Espinosa scoring films such as Easy Money , Child 44 , Life , and Morbius . [2] Since 1999, he has worked and contributed as a composer or a sound designer on several films, television films, TV series and short films, including music for 4 episodes of the Swedish TV series Sebastian Bergman .

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Career

While studying at the Stockholm Film School, [3] Ekstrand was a Tilliander scholar. [4] His first work as a composer was the Danish short film The Fighter (2003) directed by Daniel Espinosa. Since then they have collaborated on several films, including Babylon Disease (2004), Outside Love (2007), Easy Money (2010), Child 44 (2015), Life (2017) and Morbius (2022). [1]

Filmography

As composer

English language

YearTitleDirector(s)Notes
2015 Child 44 Daniel Espinosa Soundtrack released by Lakeshore Records
Fifth collaboration with Espinosa
2017 Life Soundtrack released by Milan Records
Sixth collaboration with Espinosa
2018 Slaughterhouse Rulez Crispin Mills Soundtrack released by Madison Gate Records
First composition for an English-language film not directed by Espinosa
2020 I Am Greta Nathan GrossmanComposed with Rebekka Karijord. Soundtrack released by Oona Recordings
2020 Horizon Line Mikael Marcimain Composed with Carl-Johan Sevedag. Soundtrack released by Sony Classical
Second composition for an English-language film not directed by Espinosa.
2022 Morbius Daniel EspinosaSeventh collaboration with Espinosa. Soundtrack released by Madison Gate Records
2022 All the Old Knives Janus Metz Pedersen Composed with Rebekka Karijord. Third composition for an English-language film not directed by Espinosa.

Other languages

YearTitleDirector(s)CountryNotes
2003The FighterDaniel EspinosaDenmarkBokseren (original title)
Short film
First collaboration with Espinosa
2004Babylon DiseaseSwedenBabylonsjukan (original title)
Second collaboration with Espinosa
2007Outside LoveDenmarkUden for kærligheden (original title)
Third collaboration with Espinosa
Leo Josef Fares Sweden
2008BedragarenÅsa Blanck
Johan Palmgren
Composed with Krister Linder
Documentary
2010 Easy Money Daniel EspinosaSnabba cash (original title)
Fourth collaboration with Espinosa
2012 Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation Kathrine Windfeld Hamilton: I nationens intresse (original title)
Composed with Philippe Boix-Vives
Easy Money II: Hard to Kill Babak Najafi Snabba cash II (original title)
Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter Tobias FalkHamilton: Men inte om det gäller din dotter (original title)
2013 Easy Money III: Life Deluxe Jens JonssonSnabba cash - Livet deluxe (original title)
2017 Borg vs McEnroe Janus Metz Pedersen
Blind Alley Manuel Concha
2018JimmieJesper Ganslandt
2019 Queen of Hearts May el-ToukhyDenmarkDronningen (original title)

Television

YearTitleStudioNotes
2010–2013 Sebastian Bergman SVT1 Den fördömde (original title)
Composed with Philippe Boix-Vives
2017—2019AlexViaplayComposed with Carl-Johan Sevedag
2017—presentFarang C More Entertainment Composed with Anders Niska and Klas Wahl

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References

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  2. "Jon Ekstrand to Score Daniel Espinosa's 'Morbius'". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved Oct 10, 2019.
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