Panu Aaltio (born 29 January 1982) is a Finnish film composer. He was educated at the

Sibelius Academy The Sibelius Academy (, ) is part of the University of the Arts Helsinki and a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It also has an adult education centre in Järvenpää and a training centre in Seinäjoki ...

and

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...

and established himself as a film composer with ''

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'' (2008). He has received the

International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for a Documentary The International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for a Documentary is an annual award given by the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA). Established in 2008, the award is given to the composer of a ...

three times, for '' Tale of a Forest'' (2012), ''

Tale of a Lake ''Tale of a Lake'' () is a 2016 Finnish nature documentary film directed by and Kim Saarniluoto. It is about lakes in Finland, their wildlife, and their place in Finnish folklore. The film features narration by Samuli Edelmann and Johanna Kur ...

'' (2016) and ''

Tale of the Sleeping Giants ''Tale of the Sleeping Giants'' () is a 2021 Finnish nature film directed by . It is about the fells of Sápmi and is the standalone third entry in a series of nature films, after ''Tale of a Forest'' (2012) and ''Tale of a Lake'' (2016). Origin ...

'' (2021).

Life and work

Panu Aaltio was born in

Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi () is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Nurmijärvi is situated in the Uusimaa region. The population of Nurmijärvi is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, mun ...

on 29 January 1982. Wanting to become a film composer, he studied music technology at the

in Finland, attended the Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television program at the

and worked as an intern on film and television productions in Los Angeles. After returning to Finland, he became established there as a composer for feature films, television series and video games. The first feature film he composed a score for was ''

'' (2008), for which he was nominated for the

Jussi Award The Jussi Awards are Finland's premier film industry prizes, awarded annually to recognize the achievements of directors, actors, and writers. History The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Hel ...

for . Aaltio composed the music for a trilogy of nature films produced by , '' Tale of a Forest'' (2012), ''

'' (2016) and ''

'' (2021). For both ''Tale of a Forest'' and ''Tale of a Lake'' he received the

. ''Tale of a Lake'' also received the Jussi Award for Best Music.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2008) * ' (2011) * ''

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'' (2011) * '' Tale of a Forest'' (2012) * '' I Won't Come Back'' (2014) * ''

Moomins on the Riviera ''Moomins on the Riviera'' (Finnish title: ''Muumit Rivieralla'') is a 2014 animated family comedy film directed by Xavier Picard and produced by Hanna Hemilä, who is also co-director. The film is based on ''Moomin'' comic strips by Tove Janss ...

'' (2014) * ' (2014) * ' (2015) * ''

'' (2016) * ''

Lake Bodom Lake Bodom (; ) is a Finnish lake located in the city of Espoo, not far from Helsinki. The lake measures approximately three kilometres in length and one kilometre in width. It is surrounded by five districts in Espoo: Kunnarla in the west, R ...

'' (2016) * ' (2016) * ' (2017) * '' The Eternal Road'' (2017) * ' (2018) * ' (2019) * '' Ladies of Steel'' (2020) * ' (2020) * '' Finders of the Lost Yacht'' (2021) * ''

'' (2021) * '' Codename: Annika'' (2023)

References

External links

Personal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aaltio, Panu 1982 births Finnish film score composers Finnish male film score composers Finnish video game composers Living people Male television composers People from Nurmijärvi Sibelius Academy alumni USC Thornton School of Music alumni