Sophia Ersson
- Composer
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Sophia Ersson started out in Stockholm as a songwriter and music producer. She worked with several other artists and produced major concerts for big Swedish artists, while at the same time she started getting requests to score movies. That became very soon her element. Her original scores have been praised in Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Screen International, among other international publications.
Sophia is currently scoring "The Fall" for C more, a 6-episode series starring Sofia Helin (The Bridge).
After Guldbaggen's nominations 2017 with "Girls Lost" (Pojkarna, directed by Alexandra-Therese Keining), she was also nominated for The Harpa Award and topped 2020 with scoring the major Netflix hit "Caliphate" 2020 (directed by Goran Kapetanovich), which was also voted SVT's Best Series ever. Furthermore, her score for "Girls Lost" won the international music award Grand Scores as the best score in the world together with the legends Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, etc.) and Lalo Shifrin.
In 2021, The Average Color of the Universe (Alexandra-Therese Keining), was also nominated for Guldbagge for Best Sound which she made together with Jens Johansson at Chimney Studios. IN 2023 she got nominated for an RIA- Award for the best Swedish Score for "Riding in Darkness". In the same year Sophia was on the judging panel of the Camille Awards together with renowned composer Patrick Doyle, and she also hosted the Harpa Awards, where her Danish colleague, Flemming Nordkrog, won The Nordic Composer Award.
International Attention (excerpts from reviews): "Mood-wise, 'Girls Lost' also sometimes suggests a distaff version of the Spielbergian adolescent-bonding movies from the Goonies era. (A synth score by Sophia Ersson, who sings some of the songs on the soundtrack, helps to set a retro vibe.)" - Ben Kenigsberger / Variety
"The opening sequence shows main character Kim (Tuva Jagell) being pursued through the woods while a moody John Carpenter-esque electronic score pounds away." - David Rooney / The Hollywood Reporter ____________
Awards Best Electronic and Acoustic Score: Winner of the International Grand Scores Award in 2017, showcasing excellence in both electronic and acoustic musical compositions.
Guldbagge 2017 Nomination: Recognized for Best Film Music for "Pojkarna/Girls Lost" at the prestigious Guldbagge Awards in 2017.
2017 Harpa Award Nomination: Acknowledged for the music in "Pojkarna/Girls Lost" with a nomination for the 2017 HARPA Award.
Guldbagge 2020 Nomination: Nominated in the category of Best Sound in collaboration with Chimney Studios and Jens Johansson for "The Average Color of the Universe" at the Guldbagge Awards in 2020.
Ria Nomination: Recognized with a nomination for music in "Nattryttarna" at the Ria Awards.
Skap 2023: Honored as the winner of the prestigious SKAP (Swedish Society of Popular Music Composers) 2023 for the year's special achievement in the field.
Sophia is currently scoring "The Fall" for C more, a 6-episode series starring Sofia Helin (The Bridge).
After Guldbaggen's nominations 2017 with "Girls Lost" (Pojkarna, directed by Alexandra-Therese Keining), she was also nominated for The Harpa Award and topped 2020 with scoring the major Netflix hit "Caliphate" 2020 (directed by Goran Kapetanovich), which was also voted SVT's Best Series ever. Furthermore, her score for "Girls Lost" won the international music award Grand Scores as the best score in the world together with the legends Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, etc.) and Lalo Shifrin.
In 2021, The Average Color of the Universe (Alexandra-Therese Keining), was also nominated for Guldbagge for Best Sound which she made together with Jens Johansson at Chimney Studios. IN 2023 she got nominated for an RIA- Award for the best Swedish Score for "Riding in Darkness". In the same year Sophia was on the judging panel of the Camille Awards together with renowned composer Patrick Doyle, and she also hosted the Harpa Awards, where her Danish colleague, Flemming Nordkrog, won The Nordic Composer Award.
International Attention (excerpts from reviews): "Mood-wise, 'Girls Lost' also sometimes suggests a distaff version of the Spielbergian adolescent-bonding movies from the Goonies era. (A synth score by Sophia Ersson, who sings some of the songs on the soundtrack, helps to set a retro vibe.)" - Ben Kenigsberger / Variety
"The opening sequence shows main character Kim (Tuva Jagell) being pursued through the woods while a moody John Carpenter-esque electronic score pounds away." - David Rooney / The Hollywood Reporter ____________
Awards Best Electronic and Acoustic Score: Winner of the International Grand Scores Award in 2017, showcasing excellence in both electronic and acoustic musical compositions.
Guldbagge 2017 Nomination: Recognized for Best Film Music for "Pojkarna/Girls Lost" at the prestigious Guldbagge Awards in 2017.
2017 Harpa Award Nomination: Acknowledged for the music in "Pojkarna/Girls Lost" with a nomination for the 2017 HARPA Award.
Guldbagge 2020 Nomination: Nominated in the category of Best Sound in collaboration with Chimney Studios and Jens Johansson for "The Average Color of the Universe" at the Guldbagge Awards in 2020.
Ria Nomination: Recognized with a nomination for music in "Nattryttarna" at the Ria Awards.
Skap 2023: Honored as the winner of the prestigious SKAP (Swedish Society of Popular Music Composers) 2023 for the year's special achievement in the field.