Tuomas Kantelinen (born 22 September 1969 in

Kankaanpää Kankaanpää () is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and Municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. Kankaanpää was founded in 1865, became a township in 1967 and finally a town in 1972. It is located in the crossroads of Häm ...

) is a Finnish composer. He studied composition at the

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with

Eero Hämeenniemi Eero Olavi Hämeenniemi (born 29 April 1951) is a Finnish composer, musician and writer. He was born in Valkeakoski. He is an adjunct professor at the University of the Arts Helsinki and he has played and recorded solo improvisation concerts. Hä ...

. He is best known for his scores for films such as '' Rukajärven tie'', '' Äideistä parhain'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He has also composed the opera '' Paavo the Great. Great Race. Great Dream'',

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...

and orchestral works as well as music for television shows and commercials. Finnish Music Information Centre

Partial filmography

* ''

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'' (''Rukajärven tie'', 1999) * '' Bad Luck Love'' (2000) * '' Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods'' (''Rölli ja metsänhenki'', 2001) * '' Me and Morrison'' (''Minä ja Morrison'', 2001) * '' The Life of Aleksis Kivi'' (''Aleksis Kiven elämä'', 2002) * '' Without My Daughter'' (''Ilman tytärtäni'', 2002) * ''

'' (2004) * '' Mother of Mine'' (''Äideistä parhain'', 2005) * '' Matti: Hell Is for Heroes'' (''Matti'', 2006) * ''

'' (2007) * '' Quest for a Heart'' (2007) * '' Arn – The Knight Templar'' (''Arn – Tempelriddaren'', 2007) * '' Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End'' (''Arn – Riket vid vägens slut'', 2008) * '' Skeleton Crew'' (2009) * '' The Italian Key'' (2011) * '' The Legend of Hercules'' (2014) * '' The Icebreaker'' (2016) * '' The Knocking'' (2022) * '' Quiet Life'' (2024) * '' Altered'' (2024)

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* 1969 births Living people People from Kankaanpää Finnish composers Finnish film score composers Finnish male film score composers {{finland-composer-stub