Søren Hyldgaard (6 August 1962 – 7 May 2018) was a Danish film composer, also known for several

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albums and for his concerts. Hyldgaard was a self-taught musician. As a composer of meditational New Age music, he produced a string of albums with the Scandinavian label Fønix Musik. With more than 125,000 copies sold, Hyldgaard earned both Silver and Platinum Discs for his album ''Flying Dreams''. Hyldgaard received a prestigious artistic acknowledgement award from the San Diego Film Commission in Southern California for his achievements in film scoring. He also received several European film award nominations, including the Finnish National Film Academy's JUSSI Award as well as the Danish equivalent, the "Robert", for his film score for '' The One and Only'' (''Den eneste Ene''). His films include the 1997

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-nominated short ''

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'' (''Når livet går sin vej''). His

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debut came with the 2008 thriller ''

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'', starring Brian Cox.

Concert music

*''Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra'' (2015), written for soloist Stefan Schulz,

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Filmography

*'' Adam Hart i Sahara'' (1990) *'' Enken'' (1990) *'' The Chaplin Puzzle'' (1992) *'' Den sidste færge'' (1993) *'' Mørkets øy'' (1997) *'' Når livet går sin vej'' (1997) *''

Ørnens øje ''Eye of the Eagle'' () is a 1997 Danish medieval adventure film directed by Peter Flinth. Based on an original screenplay by Bjarne O. Henriksen, it takes place in Denmark during 1218. Filming primarily took place at the Asserbo Castle ruins i ...

'' (1997) *'' Poika ja ilves'' (1998) *'' Nattens engel'' (1998) *''

Den eneste ene ''The One and Only'' () is a 1999 Danish romantic comedy film directed by Susanne Bier. The film starred Sidse Babett Knudsen, Niels Olsen, Rafael Edholm, and Paprika Steen in story about two unfaithful married couples faced with becoming first ...

'' (1999) *'' The Other Side'' (1999) *''

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'' (2000) *'' Hjælp, jeg er en fisk'' (2000) *'' Edderkoppen'' (2000) *''

Olsen-banden Junior ''Olsen-banden Junior'' is a 2001 Danish family-comedy heist film. It is a prequel to the long running Danish film series ''Olsen-banden'', and an implementation of the concept used by the Swedish ''Olsen-banden'' remakes prequels ''Lilla Jöns ...

'' (2001) *'' Bertram & Co'' (2002) *'' Ulvepigen Tinke'' (2002) *''

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'' (2002) *''

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'' (2003) *'' Dogville Confessions'' (2003) *''

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'' (2003) *'' American Short'' (2004) *'' Fakiren fra Bilbao'' (2004) *'' Forsvar'' (2004) *'' Nynne'' (2005) *''

'' (2008) *'' Ses'' (2008) *'' Den fremmede / The Stranger'' (2009) *'' Superbror'' (2009) *'' Nuummioq'' (2009) *''

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'' (2009) *'' Min søsters børn vælter Nordjylland'' (2010) *'' Noget i luften'' (2011) *''

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'' (2012) *'' Det grå guld'' (2013)

External links

*
Official website
(archived) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hyldgaard, Soren 1962 births 2018 deaths Danish film score composers Composers from Copenhagen Danish male film score composers