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In this new Composer Talk composers Jon Ekstrand & Carl-Johan Sevedag talk about their latest film Opponent.

Filmmusicsite.com had the opportunity to talk to Swedish composers Jon Ekstrand (Morbius, All The Old Knives, Hilma, Child 44,...) & Carl-John Sevedag (Hellhole, Red Dot,...). Both composers have worked together on films such as ALEX, Borg vs McEnroe,... Their latest film Opponent has had it's world premiere this weekend during the Berlinale film festival. In this new episode of Composer Talk they elaborate more on how it was to work together on this score and how it is to work with a really short deadline. They take us into the composing process.

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About:

Jon Ekstrand and Carl-Johan Sevedag are filmmusic composers both born in Sweden. Jon Ekstrand began his career under the mentorship of acclaimed sound designer Owe Svensson. In 1998 he attended the Stockholm Film School where he met director Daniel Espinosa. The two formed a creative relationship which continues to this day. Jon has written music for films such as Easy Money trilogy, Child 44, Life, Hilma and the Marvel film Morbius.

Carl-Johan Sevedag is a composer/multi-instrumentalist who started his career as a producer and songwriter. His sound was often playful and melodic. At the age of 23 he composed the music for the Emmy-winning documentary “Clouds over Cuba”. He recently wrote the music for the Netflix original Red Dot and Bartosz M. Kowalski’s latest horror film Hellhole.

Both composer have worked together on films such as Borg vs. McEnroe, Horizon line and ALEX. Recently they wrote the music for the film Opponent which premiered at the 2023 Berlinale film festival.

More info at: Composer Carl-Johan Sevedag on Facebook

More info at: Composer Jon Ekstrand Official Site