'Let the Right One In' 2nd best score of the decade

JANUARY, 2010. Johan Söderqvist's score for Let the Right One In was singled out as one of the ten best scores of the first decade of the new millennium by UK film magazine Empire. In fact, the score was the second best according to the glossy publication, second only to the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire.

Johan nominated for the EFA

NOVEMBER, 2009. We are happy to announce that Johan has been nominated for his second European Film Award. In competition with Alberto iglesias, Alexandre Desplat and Jacob Groth, Johan is up for the award for 'Best European Composer' for Let the Right One In. The European Film Academy hosts the awards ceremony in Bochum, Germany, on December 12. Johan received his first EFA nomination in 2005, for Brothers.

New projects with Bier and US docu filmmaker

SEPTEMBER, 2009. Johan is looking forward to a busy autumn working on the music for Susanne Bier's new Danish drama starring Ulrich Thomsen, Trine Dryholm and Mikael Persbrandt, Hämnden. He is also going to compose the original score for an American documentary, directed by Deborah Scranton (The War Tapes) about the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

Johan wins the Norwegian 'Amanda' Award

AUGUST, 2009. We are excited to announce that Johan Söderqvist just won the Norwegian Amanda Award for his Troubled Water score. Erik Poppe's film was nominated in several categories and won two awards, the other one for 'Best Editing'.

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