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Frans Bak DENMARK  
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Frans Bak is a film composer with 30 years of music experience in the Scandinavian television and film industry.
He was educated at the prestigious Royal Danish Conservatory.

​After graduation he went on to play in several Danish bands, appearing as bandleader in over 100 TV shows.  In 1988 commercial television launched in Denmark and Frans began scoring commercials.
To date Frans has scored well over 100 commercials. In 1990 Frans began scoring for film and television, covering all genres from symphonic orchestras to smaller ensembles and electronic scores. In 2002 Frans recorded his first TV crime series, Den 5:e kvinnan (aka “The Fifth Woman”) for Swedish Television. Later that year Frans composed all 20 episodes of the Emmy award winning Danish drama Nikolaj & Julie (aka “Nicholas & Juliet”).


​His music for the Danish TV--‐series Forbrydelsen (aka “The Killing”), of which he scored all 3 seasons, was noticed in Hollywood where he now has scored 4 seasons of The Killing – the US remake of Forbrydelsen.
He also scored the popular series Doctor Foster for BBC One and is now working in both Europe and USA as one of the most sought after composers in the film and tv business today.


​During his career Frans has scored 3 Oscar nominated shorts: Ernst & Lyset, Helmer & Son and Skal vi være kærester?


Latest works
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2020 Album release of 'Piano'

Inspired by the love and saviour of the same piano he played on as a child.

2018 Score for TV - Series 'Conspiracy of Silence'
Delivering his signature intense, atmospheric sound, entwined with a hopeful melodic ambience.
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2017 Score for Danish Movie ’They Caught the Ferry’ 
Bringing his unique brand of dark-tinged tension and suspense to the film, thus creating an edgy mood which leaves the listener clinging onto their seat. 

2016 Album release of ’Sound of the North ( SON )’ 
Frans encapsulates the mood of ‘his north’ mentally and geographically, presenting its unique spirit and atmosphere; a coolness, a calmness, a mindfulness, consistently pushing musical boundaries, taking inspiration from all that surrounds him.






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