FILM MUSIC COMPOSER
JOHAN TESTAD
“Being one of my most important collaborators Johan is a master at creating simple melodies out of the intricate and sophisticated.”
– Peter Grönlund
I’m a composer and musician born in Solna, Stockholm but I live in Tibble, a rural village in Dalarna. I grew up surrounded by art and many different styles of music which have influenced the way I compose.
The contrast between the beauty of northern nature and the brutalism of old industrial surroundings is something which fascinates me and which I believe pervades a lot of my scores. In 2019 I received the Guldbagge (Sweden’s leading film awards) for the score to Goliat and I have also been nominated for the same score to the Harpa Awards in Berlin.
My score for the TV-series Björnstad (Beartown) has also been nominated to the Harpa Awards in Berlin 2022.
WORKS
Länge leve bonusfamiljen – Feature film, 2022
Försvunna människor – TV Series 2022
De Fria – Audio Drama for Spotify, 2021
It’s all in the sauce – Short, 2021
Björnstad – TV Series, 2020
Goliat – Feature film, 2018
Tjuvheder – Feature film, 2015
Inkognito – TV Series, 2013
Gläntan – Short, 2011
Morden i Sandhamn – TV Series, 2010
Meteoren – Short, 2010
Janna & Liv – Short, 2009
Ett enklare liv – TV Movie, 2008
Ett öga rött – Feature film, 2007
En liten tiger – Short, 2006
Meningen med alltihopa – Short, 2006
Mebana – Short, 2005
Kung Konrad – Short, 2004
Kom tillbaka – Short, 2004
AWARDS
The music for Försvunna människor was rewarded with the prize Ria in the category This year’s music in program/original idea scripted 2023.
HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award. Nominated for the Score for Peter Grönlunds Goliat.
HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award. Nominated for the Score for Peter Grönlunds Björnstad.
“Johan Testad’s score has always played a central part in my work. The atmosphere of his compositions is often basically melancholy, but also – if he decides to go there – comprices a pulse and a nervous energy, with electronic and industrial influences. Emotional and melodic elements feauture in the synthetic and mechanical soundscape, pervading the sound design and enchancing the vulnerability in it’s existential themes. Being one of my most important collaborators Johan is a master at creating simple melodies out of the intricate and sophisticated. Maybe that is his greatest gift.”
– Peter Grönlund
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