Inside every film, every script, the music already exists. My job is to find it and bring it to life.


Writing music intended for film differs from the more traditional way of creating music. Inspiration comes from a specific story and evolves through a dialogue with the director on the emotions and moods intended for that particular film; is it the individual mental state of the characters that should be portrayed or is it a dramatic frame work that must be established? Drama, fright, joy or longing?


The greatest challenge and joy in being a film composer lies, to me, in capturing an emotion prompted by the film - thus expanding the universe of the film, enhancing the film and experiencing the point where music, sound, and pictures become one.

 

The Nordic Film Music Prize 2010

Flemming Nordkrog is nominated to the new Nordic Film Music Prize, which will be distributed for the first time on February 6,  2010 during Göteborg International Film Festival (Sweden). The nomination is for Heidi Maria Faisst’s first feature film: “Velsignelsen” (“The Blessing”). 5 composers are nominated, one from each of the Nordic countries.


Cannes Film Festival 2009

The French feature film “Rien de Personnel” (“Nothing Personal”) by Mathias Gokalp with music by Flemming Nordkrog opened this years “Critic’s Week”.

In association with composer Jørgen Lauritsen (“Strings” a.o.) and the French ensemble “Prima Vista” Flemming Nordkrog opened the festival’s official concert stage: “Cinema de la plage”. An audience of apr. 600 people filled the beach chair in front of the stage and enjoyed the sunset to music from Heidi Maria Faisst’s “Velsignelsen” and Mathias Gokalp’s “Rien de personnel”.

Flemming Nordkrog, Filmkomponist

I have been writing music for film since 1996. Over the years, it has amounted to more than 100 productions - from electronic music and cross-over to different sizes of orchestra; from feature films and short fiction to documentaries.

My credits include the French feature “RIen de personnel” (Nothing Personal) by Mathias Gokalp, the Danish features: “Velsignelsen” (The Blessing) by Haidi Maria Faisst, the blockbuster “Sorte Kugler” by Anders Matthesen and the blockbuster and 8 Danish Film Academy Award winning “King’s Game” by Nikolaj Arcel. Credits also include the Oscar-winning short fiction “The Mozart of Pickpockets” by French director Philippe Pollet-Villard and the Oscar winning short “This Charming Man” by Martin Strange-Hansen.

Rien de Personnel by Mathias Gokalp Premiere in France on Spetember 16.

The music is composed and orchestrated by Flemming Nordkrog and is performed by The Bulgarian Symphonic Orchestra - SIF 309, conducted by Devan Pavlos.

Rien de personnel - End credits