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Jon Ekstrand

Jon Ekstrand is a Stockholm-based Swedish film composer and artist. He began his career under the mentorship of acclaimed sound designer Owe Svensson, where he honed his understanding of sound’s power and its dramaturgical importance in helping stories reach their full potential. In 1998, while attending Stockholm Film School, Ekstrand met director Daniel Espinosa, forming a close creative partnership that continues to thrive to this day.

Ekstrand and Espinosa have collaborated on seven feature films, including the acclaimed “Easy Money” trilogy, Marvel’s “Morbius”, and Hollywood studio productions “Child 44″ and “Life”. Their work also extends to recent projects like the arthouse drama “Madame Luna” and Netflix’s TV series “Helicopter Heist”. Beyond these collaborations, Ekstrand’s notable works include Amazon Studios’ drama-thriller “All The Old Knives” directed by Janus Metz, Milad Alami’s psychological drama “The Opponent”, and the Sundance Film Festival prize-winning “Queen of Hearts”, directed by May el-Toukhy.

Ekstrand has enjoyed a rich and dynamic career in film, working across the entire spectrum of the sound team—from boom operator and sound recordist to sound designer—before establishing himself as an acclaimed composer. A self-confessed synthesizer addict, Ekstrand often begins crafting his scores with electro-acoustic elements at their core. His work spans a wide range of genres, from minimalist arthouse ambient to sweeping thriller dramas, recording with full orchestras at renowned studios such as Air Studios in London, as well as Columbia Studios and Sony Studios in Los Angeles. To date, Ekstrand has scored over 40 films and TV series, earning notable accolades, including the Danish Film Institute’s Robert Award for his score to the 2019 film Queen of Hearts and the Cannes Series Award for the 2020 TV series Top Dog.

Ekstrand is actively engaged in the current diversity dilemma within the film industry and is part of a composer’s mentorship program arranged through the Swedish collecting society STIM.

Selected credits

I Belong To Nowhere (upcoming)
Good Company Pics | Feature Doc
Dir. Kaspar Astrup Schröder

Helicopter Heist (2024)
Netflix | TV Series
Dir. Daniel Espinosa

Xeno (2024) upcoming
HartBeat Productions | Feature
Dir. Matthew Loren Oates

Sons (2024)
Nordisk Film| Feature
Dir. Gustav Möller

Madame Luna (2024)
Momento Film | Feature
Dir. Daniel Espinosa

Rome (2024)
Motor Productions | Feature
Dir. Nicklas Bendixen

All The Old Knives (2022)
Amazon Studios | Feature
Dir. Janus Metz

Morbius (2022)
Sony Pictures Entertainment | Feature
Dir. Daniel Espinosa

Hilma (2022)
Viaplay Studios | Feature
Dir. Lasse Hallström

The Opponent (2022)
Tangy Film | Feature
Dir. Milad Alamani

Margrete Queen of The North (2021)
SF Studios | Feature
Dir. Charlotte Seiling

I Am Greta (2020)
B Reel Films | Feature
Dir. Nathan Grossman

438 Days (2019)
Miso Film | Feature
Dir. Jesper Ganslandt

Ring Mama! (2019)
Garage Film | Feature
Dir. Lisa Aschan

Queen of Hearts (2019)
Nordisk Film | Feature
Dir. May el-Toukhy

Slaughterhouse Rules (2018)
Sony Pictures | Feature
Dir. C r i s p i a n Mills

Jimmie (2018)
Fasad | Feature
Dir. Jesper Ganslandt

Borg vs McEnroe (2017)
SF Studios | Feature
Dir. Janus Metz

Life (2017)
Skydance Entertainment | Feature
Dir. Daniel Espinosa

White People (2015)
Garage Film | Feature
Dir. Lisa Aschan

Child 44 (2015)
Summit Entertainment | Feature
Dir. Daniel Espinosa

Snabba Cash III (2013)
Tre Vänner | Feature
Dir. Jens Jonsson

Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter (2012)
Pampas Produktion | Feature
Dir. Tobias Falk

Snabba Cash II (2012)
Tre Vänner | Feature
Dir. Babak Najafi

Hamilton: In The Nations Interest (2012)
Pampas Produktion | Feature
Dir. Katherine Windfeld

Snabba Cash (2010)
Tre Vänner | Feature
Dir. Daniel Espinosa

Discography

2024
The Helicopter Heist (Original Soundtrack)

2024
Sons (Original Soundtrack)

2023
The Opponent (Original Soundtrack)

2022
Morbius (Original Soundtrack)

2021
Margrete – Queen of The North (Original Soundtrack)

2020
I Am Greta (Original Soundtrack)

2020
Queen of Hearts (Original Soundtrack)

2018
Slaughterhouse Rulez (Original Soundtrack)

2017
Life (Original Soundtrack)

2015
Child 44 (Original Soundtrack)