I’m a passionate freelance sound designer and film composer based in Copenhagen, Denmark and work with sound and music for film. I focus on the storytelling potential in sound and music and how to shape and blend the sonic elements to support the story and atmosphere of the movie.
I have a Bachelor's Degree in Sound Design from Sonic College and a Master's Degree in Film Composition from The Danish National Academy Of Music (SDMK).
On Sonic College I specialized in sound and music for film and have since then gained a lot of experience in working with sound design and music for various film projects, including feature films, tv-series, documentaries, commercials, animation films, podcasts and shorts.
I wrote my Bachelor thesis on tension in film music and how to apply those principles in sound design, exploring the boundaries between music and sound design. In 2019 I won the Ekko Shortlist Award for "Best Sound Design 2019" for my work on the horror film "Nøcken".
I love to explore alternative recording and processing techniques and often use unusual and homemade instruments that fit the theme of the film. With a background as a singer, I often use of vocal elements in my compositions, either in a classical sense or as processed manipulations.
In 2022 I released the instrumental concept album, “Kollision”. The music is an attempt to develop a cinematic and abstract story and sensuous listening experience through 7 coherent tracks that evolve between electronic and acoustic music and dissolve the boundaries between music and sound design. The music received praise from Seismograf who wrote "... With its ethereal mysteriousness combined with noisy elements and heavy beats, Kollision could be the soundtrack to a David Lynch film."
More recently, I composed the music for the docudrama series “Anker” and the graduation film “Norwegian Offspring”, which won the first price in the La Cinef competition at Cannes Film Festival in 2023.
In 2024 I was awarded the composer talent prize from the Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen’s Foundation and the Ekko shortlist award for "Best original music" for the film The Complaint (Sammen Er Du Mere".
In 2025 I was nominated for the Robert Award for "Best score" and the "TV2 Talent Award" at Bodil Awards for the music to the horror film "Mulm".
Currently I'm building string instruments for an upcoming album supported by the Danish Arts Foundation.
If you in any way feel interested in a collaboration, don't hesitate to contact me! You can involve me in your ideas at any level in your project. :)
Phone: + 45 25 32 26 42
Email: contact@josefineskov.com
