Halfdan E
Halfdan E (Halfdan E Nielsen,[1][2] born November 21, 1965) is a Danish film composer. His work has won two Danish Grammy Awards and three Danish Robert Awards. His music for the television series Borgen has also won the 2011 FIPA prize.[1]
Biography
[edit]Halfdan E was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. After stints as a session bass player in many different rock bands in the 1980s and early 1990s, followed by a degree from the Academy of Music in Copenhagen, Halfdan E collaborated with Danish poet Dan Turèll on the crossover project "Pas På Pengene", resulting in two CD recordings, which both won Danish Grammy awards.[3] He continued to compose for film and television, working with film directors such as Per Fly and Hans Petter Moland, and to work as a pop and rock producer. He wrote the score for Per Fly's TV-series Forestillinger. Halfdan E has been awarded three Danish Robert Awards out of five nominations.[4][5] In 2012, he composed a new four-tone notification sound for the Banedanmark Danish state railway, replacing the three-tone sound composed by Niels Viggo Bentzon and used since the early 1980s.[6]
Filmography
[edit]- Seaside Hotel (TV Series; 2013-2022)
- Apple Tree Yard (2017)
- Borgen (2010)
- En ganske snill mann (2010)
- Lotto (2006)
- Drabet (2005)
- Popular Music (2004)
- Arven (2003)
- Okay (2002)
- Monas Verden (2001)
- The Bench (2000)
- Prop & Berta (2000)[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Borgen vinder to priser i Frankrig". DR (in Danish). 2011-01-30. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Madsen, Bine (2010-10-05). "Borgens musikalske bagmand | vafo.dk". vafo.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Halfdan E". filmmusic.dk. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Robert Awards 2013". www.dfi.dk. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Jensen, Jorn Rossing (2004-01-14). "'Inheritance' takes 9 Robert noms". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Banedanmark skifter lydspor: Nye toner på perronen". DR (in Danish). 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Halfdan E - Filmography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. 2011-05-19. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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