Matti Bye

Matti Bye´relationship with sound and image began at an early age. Just after his 20th birthday, Stockholm’s celebrated Cinematheque contacted him about performing live to vintage silent film screenings. Although silent film was a blank spot on his horizon, he happily accepted the offer.

Shortly into his first performances, Bye began to recognise the dramaturgical experience he was gaining through providing the sonic language to historical films by directors such as Fritz Lang, Victor Sjöström and Jean Vigo. The importance of this period as Bye´s musical education can not be overstated.

Today Matti is recognised as one of Sweden’s most sought-after film composers and pianists working on scores for contemporary film and TV series as well as theatre pieces. Highlights from the past two years include feature drama and Cannes 2022 selection “Marcel!” by Jasmine Trinca, scores to accoladed Netflix Series “Through My Window” by Marcal Forés , Swedish coming of age drama “Young Royals”, and feature biopic “Tove” about the life of celebrated artist and Moomin creator Tove Janson by Zaida Bergroth.

Matti´s piano playing has catapulted him onto the international stage and won him numerous accolades. In 2014 he received two of the three nominations for Best Original Music Award at Sweden’s prestigious Guldbaggen – his soundtrack for Faro took the honour (as well as a Nordic Film Music Prize) ahead of his work for The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window And Disappeared.

Through the course of his career Matti has consistently prioritised developing his artistic voice and exploring inner narratives through the creation of both solo and collaborative albums. Two of his most critically acclaimed solo works include 2013’s Bethanien and 2017´s This Forgotten Land. Collaborations with other musicians include Hydra’s Dream, with Anna Von Hausswolff, Kiri Ra! with cult Finnish songwriter Lau Nau and brass and woodwind player Linda Fredriksson, as well as Mambo Noir Trio together with Dennis Egberth and Vilhelm Bromander.

Selected credits

Never Alone (upcoming)
Hobab Film| Feature
Dir. Klaus Härö

Through My Window : Looking At You (2023)
Netflix | Feature
Dir. Marcal Forés

Through My Window : Across The Sea (2023)
Netflix | Feature
Dir. Marcal Forés

Through My Window : Looking At You (2023)
Netflix | Feature
Dir. Marcal Forés

The Year I Started Masturbating (2023)
Gimmie A Break/ Netflix | Feature
Dir. Erika Wasserman

Through My Window : Across The Sea (2023)
Netflix | Feature
Dir. Marcal Forés

The Detective from Beledweyne (2023)
SVT | TV Series
Dir. Zaida Bergroth

Young Royals Season II (2022)
Netflix | Series
Creators: Lisa Ambjörn, Lars Beckung and Camilla Holter

Marcel! (2022)
Cinema Undici | Feature
Dir. Jasmine Trinca

Dag för Dag (2022)
FLX | Feature
Dir. Felix Herngren

Young Wallander – Season II (2022)
Netflix | Series
Creator: Ben Harris

Tove (2021)
Helsinki Filmi | Feature
Dir. Zaida Bergroth

Young Royals (2021)
Netflix | Series
Creators: Lisa Ambjörn, Lars Beckung and Camilla Holter

Life After Death (2020)
Citizen Jane Productions | Feature
Dir. Klaus Härö

Young Wallander (2020)
Netflix | Series
Creator: Ben Harris

One Last Deal (2019)
Making Movies | Feature
Dir. Klaus Härö

Andra Åket (2018 – 2019)
FLX | TV Series
Dir: Felix Herngren, Martin Persson, Emma Bucht, Eddie Åhgren

Enkelstöten (2017 – 2019)
FLX | TV Series
Dir: Felix Herngren, Emma Bucht

Superswede (2017)
Nice Drama | Feature Doc
Dir. Henrik Jansson-Schweizer

The Hundred And One Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out On The Bill and Disappeared(2016)
Nice FLX | Feature
Dir: Felix Herngren, Måns Herngren

A Serious Game (2016)
B Reel Films | Feature
Dir: Pernilla August

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window And Disappeared (2013)
Nice FLX | Feature
Dir: Felix Herngren, Måns Herngren

Faro (2013)
Bob Film | Feature
Dir: Fredrik Edfeldt

Maria Larsson eviga ögonblick (2008)
Blindspot | Feature
Dir: Jan Troell

Discography

2024
Between Darkness and Light Snow, album (Northern Electronics)

2022
Dag för Dag, OST

2022
Young Royals – Season II, OST

2021
Young Royals, OST

2020
This Forgotten Land , solo album

2020
Bethanien, solo album

2020
TOVE, OST

2020
Faller Snö, solo album & single series

2020
Life After Death, OST

2020
Mambo Noir Trio, album

2019
One Last Deal, OST

2017
Superswede, OST

2016
Elephant made the piano, solo album

2016
A Serious Game, OST

2014
Hydra´s Dream – The Little Match Girl, album

2013
Faro, OST

2013
Maailma – Speculum, album

2013
Walrus – Walrus, album

2011
Matti Bye & Mattias Olsson- Elephant & Castle, album

2008
Drömt, solo album

2008
Gösta Berlings Saga, album

2004
The Joyless Street, album

2003
The Phantom Carriage, album