Adam Nordén - Film Composer

In just a few years Adam Nordén has established himself as the most sought-after young composer in Sweden. He has enjoyed a diverse career working in all kinds of genres and media, composing music for feature films and television series as well as commercials and TV station identification packages. Born in Stockholm in 1971 Adam began his musical career while still in his teens, playing keyboards in various local jazz and pop groups.

In recent years Adam has concentrated on composing scores for feature films and television series – with great success. In January 2006 he received the Swedish Film Institutes ´Golden Bug´ for his score to Josef Fares critically acclaimed movie ´Zozo´. Zozo was Swedens official submission to the Oscar 2006. The score features the London Philharmonia orchestra. In 2004 Adam landed his first international assignments - ´The Defender´ and ´Direct Action´ (Nu Image) – both featuring Swedish action hero Dolph Lundgren.

Credits include the children's movie ´A Witch in Our Family´, thriller comedy ´Illlusive Tracks´ and no less than eight films in the hugely popular thriller series ´Beck´, six of which were made for television and two for cinema release. His latest credit is the comedy ´Every other week´. Additional tv credits include the Emmy- nominated mini-series Ramona as well as Stig Petré – Nothing To Be Ashamed Of - both produced by the national broadcasting corporation SVT. Adams score for Stig Petré was honoured at the 2006 Reims International Fiction TV Festival, France, and was given the award for best musical score. Adam has also lately been busy composing the score for 13 films based on world renowned author Henning Mankells popular character ´Wallander´.

Adam is a member of the European Film Academy. In 2001 Adam earned a nomination at the World Soundtrack Awards for his work on ´Beck - Revenge´ in the category ´Discovery of the year - young film composer´. He is the recipient of a scholarship from SKAP, The Swedish Society of Popular Music Composers, for his ´extraordinarily meritorious work as a composer.´ Adam is currently based in Stockholm at Riviera Music Sound & Post, Swedens leading music and sound design studio, where he is also one of the partners.