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Mari Sainio FINLAND


Mari Sainio is a Finnish composer and music producer. A native of Helsinki,
the 29 year old Sainio combines classical music elements with cinematic
melodies and electronic soundscapes with what could be termed a ‘post-rock
pathos’.

Though graduating as a Master of Composition for Screen from London's Royal
College of Music in 2015, Sainio has been busy as a composer since 2010,
making music for theatre, film, TV and orchestra. Commissions include
projects with Finnish broadcasting company YLE, Icelandic production
company NyArk Media, the Baltic Sea Philharmonic and Imogen Heap. Sainio’s
works have been performed in prestigious venues such as, The National
Gallery (London), Music House (Helsinki) and the Victoria and Albert Museum
(London).

In the summer 2017 her debut EP, Tales, was released to critical and
popular acclaim on the Finnish Ranka Kustannus label. Her debut album, Minus
25, was also released by Ranka Kustannus in August 2018.
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​PREVIOUSLY WON AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
Aubagne Film Festival (nomination, Best Score, Umskipti)


UPCOMING WORKS
ALBUM Archipelago Stories, Spring 2021 
60 MINUTE MONOLOGUE OPERA The Raven 2021
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