Johan Testad
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Johan Testad | |
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| Born | 1973 (age 52–53) Solna, Sweden |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Website | johantestad |
Johan Testad (born 1973) is a Swedish composer. He won Guldbagge Award for Best Original Score for his work on Goliath [sv] (2018).
He studied music in Gävle, before being introduced to film score composition through Daniel Wallentin [sv], then a filmmaking student at the Dramatiska Institutet.[1] He wrote the music for the 2007 film adaptation of Jonas Hassen Khemiri's novel One Eye Red [sv].[2] In 2012, Testad formed the band Tibble Transsibiriska.[3] The group's work is inspired by Romani folk music; they released their first album in 2015.[4] Testad has collaborated numerous times with filmmaker Peter Grönlund, including on Goliath [sv] (2018), for which Testad won Guldbagge Award for Best Original Score.[5] For the original score of Beartown (2020), Testad nominated for a 2022 HARPA Nordic Film Composer Award.[6] He composed the music for Försvunna människor [sv] (2022) and the Spotify audio drama De fria.[7] He also composed the score for the Netflix series Land of Sin, a 2026 crime drama series created by Grönlund.[8]
References
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Sources
- Fäldt, Agnes (20 October 2020). ""Doldis" från Dalarna ligger bakom musiken i hyllade HBO-serien: "Nästan omöjligt att föreställa sig"" [Low profile person from Dalarna is behind the music in the acclaimed HBO series: "Almost impossible to imagine"]. Dala-Demokraten (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- Jönsson, Kenth (22 March 2019). "Guldbaggevinnare kommer till Löttorp" [Guldbagge Award winner comes to Löttorp]. Ölandsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- Larsson, Camilla (2 January 2026). "RECENSION: Netflix-serien "Synden" går på knockout på Bjärehalvön" [REVIEW: Netflix series "Land of Sin" scores a knockout on the Bjäre Peninsula]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- Näsman, Rasmus (25 December 2022). ""I en av de senaste produktionerna spelade jag på både lampskärmar och vinglas"" ["In one of the latest productions, I played on both lampshades and wine glasses"]. Siljan News (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- [Nordic Film Music Days]. "Nominated HARPA 2022 Best Score". Nordic Film Music Days. Archived from the original on 12 February 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- Skogbergs, Ellen (28 January 2019). "Johan Testad från Leksand fick Guldbagge för bästa originalmusik" [Johan Testad from Leksand received a Guldbagge Award for Best Original Score]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- Stentäpp, Jonas (4 January 2019). "Johan från Leksand nominerad till Guldbagge - "Känns ju helt galet"" [Johan from Leksand nominated for Guldbagge Award - "It feels completely crazy"]. Nya Ludvika Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- [Sveriges Radio] (12 April 2007). "Filmmusik spelas in i Dalarna - P4 Dalarna" [Film music recorded in Dalarna - P4 Dalarna]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- [Sveriges Radio] (10 February 2015). "Tibble Transsibiriska om Cirkuskvinnan, glöd och rysk romani - P4 Dalarna" [Tibble Transsibiriska on the circus woman, passion, and Russian Romani - P4 Dalarna]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
External links
- Johan Testad at IMDb
- Johan Testad at the Swedish Film Database
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