Sophia Ersson SWEDEN
Sophia Ersson, born in Stockholm in 1980, is a successful singer, songwriter, composer, and producer. Her latest work as a composer is the soundtracks for the movies ”The Average Color of the Universe”, "ORCA" and the Netflix series ”Caliphate”. Amongst her earlier work the movie ”Girls Lost” can be found, which premiered at the international film festival in Toronto in 2015 and featured at the film festivals in Cannes, Rotterdam, and Rome. The music for ”Girls Lost” also won the Grand Scores Award (Now Camille Awards) in Berlin 2017 and was nominated for the Swedish award Guldbaggen and Harpa Awards the same year.
Nomination text
Sophia Erssons has composed a distinctively personal synth score. The anxiety and unease of Pojkarna is hightened by the sparse, electronic beats of Sophia Ersson in the most intimate way. It is clear that the soundtrack to Pojkarna is not music added to the film. The score is part of the narration, as central to the storytelling and the characters as the cinematography.
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Sophia Erssons has composed a distinctively personal synth score. The anxiety and unease of Pojkarna is hightened by the sparse, electronic beats of Sophia Ersson in the most intimate way. It is clear that the soundtrack to Pojkarna is not music added to the film. The score is part of the narration, as central to the storytelling and the characters as the cinematography.
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THE CRITICS
Variety US
"...Mood-wise, “Girls Lost” also sometimes suggests a distaff version of the Spielbergian adolescent-bonding movies from the “Goonies” era. (A synth score by Sophia Ersson, who sings some of the songs on the soundtrack, helps to set a retro vibe.)..."
/ Ben Kenigsberger Variety US
Hollywood reporter US
"...The opening sequence shows main character Kim (Tuva Jagell) being pursued through the woods while a moody John Carpenter-esque electronic score pounds away…"
/ David Rooney The Hollywood reporter US
Awards Circuit US
"...Keining puts a distinctive personal stamp on the material. She plays with the enduring fantasy tropes – body transformations, full moon iconography, magic gone wrong – to enthralling effect, with the aid of the film’s moody cinematography and an awesome soundtrack. Rarely have high school hallways seemed so ominous on screen..."
/ Shane Slater Awards Circuit US
New Fest US/HBO
“...Their transformations bring positive things, but also complications… it’s very punk,” Baran says, “It features music from the likes of The Knife on the soundtrack, and is extremely compelling...”
/ Adam Baran New Fest
Soundtrackgeek
”I don’t know exactly how to explain what I’m hearing or what I’m experiencing, but it is so interesting to me, much more than most synth scores. Give me this one over a Hollywood synth score any day of the week because this gave me something new, something inspiring. My ears are peaked and excited to hear what comes next.”
/ Jørn Tillnes, Soundtrackgeek
Variety US
"...Mood-wise, “Girls Lost” also sometimes suggests a distaff version of the Spielbergian adolescent-bonding movies from the “Goonies” era. (A synth score by Sophia Ersson, who sings some of the songs on the soundtrack, helps to set a retro vibe.)..."
/ Ben Kenigsberger Variety US
Hollywood reporter US
"...The opening sequence shows main character Kim (Tuva Jagell) being pursued through the woods while a moody John Carpenter-esque electronic score pounds away…"
/ David Rooney The Hollywood reporter US
Awards Circuit US
"...Keining puts a distinctive personal stamp on the material. She plays with the enduring fantasy tropes – body transformations, full moon iconography, magic gone wrong – to enthralling effect, with the aid of the film’s moody cinematography and an awesome soundtrack. Rarely have high school hallways seemed so ominous on screen..."
/ Shane Slater Awards Circuit US
New Fest US/HBO
“...Their transformations bring positive things, but also complications… it’s very punk,” Baran says, “It features music from the likes of The Knife on the soundtrack, and is extremely compelling...”
/ Adam Baran New Fest
Soundtrackgeek
”I don’t know exactly how to explain what I’m hearing or what I’m experiencing, but it is so interesting to me, much more than most synth scores. Give me this one over a Hollywood synth score any day of the week because this gave me something new, something inspiring. My ears are peaked and excited to hear what comes next.”
/ Jørn Tillnes, Soundtrackgeek
Latest Works
2020 Orca (TV - series)
2020 Kalifat (TV - series)
2020 Orca (TV - series)
2020 Kalifat (TV - series)