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Lasse Elkjaer Andersen (February 10, 1978) is a Danish film composer and orchestrator known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed the score for the first Danish Halloween feature film, The Seekers: Thrill Night (Forsvundet til Halloween[1]) (2021) and gained special recognition for his award winning score for the horror short film Sticks (2018) where Elkjaer worked with cellist Tina Guo.
He has also contributed with orchestral arrangements for symphonic metal bands including Dragony, Visions of Atlantis, Ebony Archways and collaborated with film composers such as Jacob Groth and Christopher Young,
Early life and education[edit]
Lasse Elkjaer was born February 10, 1978, in Nykøbing Falster, Denmark. His family have been working in the floral industry through several generations. Elkjaer holds a Master’s Degree in Film Scoring at the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, South Danish Conservatory of Music and finished his studies in Los Angeles at the Thornton Screen Scoring Program at the University of Southern California (USC). Growing up, he studied piano, guitar and violin and played in several rock bands and classical ensembles.
At age twenty one, Elkjaer won his first prestigious award Berlingske Tidende / Rytmiske Musik Konkurrence for Composition and Performance.
Career[edit]
Elkjaer's first film score was for the independent film Brutal Incasso (2005), directed by Jonas Kvist Jensen. In 2012, he was hired as an additional orchestrator on the action film Dead Man Down (2013), starting his career working on big-budget films.
Since moving to Los Angeles, Elkjaer has been involved in films such as Bad Santa 2 (2016), the Chinese epic block buster Monkey King 2 (2016), NBC TV series Midnight Texas (2017-2018), and Netflix TV series Lost In Space (2018-). He has also done orchestrations for concerts, such as the charity concert Nordic Noir at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, done orchestral arrangements for several symphonic metal bands, and had his music performed by the LA-based ensemble Helix Collective at the Barnsdall Theatre Gallery in Hollywood.
In 2018, he gained special recognition for his award winning score for the horror short film Sticks (2018). Elkjaer worked with cellist Tina Guo on this score.
In 2021, Elkjaer scored the Danish featurefilm The Seekers: Thrill Night (Forsvundet til Halloween[1]), produced by Copenhagen Bombay and directed by Philip Th. Pedersen. The film premiered in Danish theaters 7th of October, 2021. The film is the first Danish Halloween feature film. The film was nominated for a Robert Award by the Danish Film Academy.
In 2022, Elkjaer released his first solo album Landscapes & Vignettes[2]. An instrumental album recorded with orchestras in Budapest and Prague, including several ensembles and solo musicians from Copenhagen, Serbia and Los Angeles.
In 2023, Elkjaer scored the Danish Sci-fi Drama Light of my Eyes (Kazarians Pagt) and was nominated in the category Best Original Music at Ekko Shortlist Award 2023.
On April 25, 2024, he got attached to the action film Stand Your Ground (2024) starring Peter Stormare and Eric Roberts.
Discography[edit]
Solo
- Landscapes & Vignettes (2022)
- Light Sound Action (2022) (Single)
- The Dark Tapes (2023) (EP)
- Jul igen (2023) (Single)
Soundtracks
- Dead Man Down (2013) (as additional orchestrator)
- Killing Season (2015) (as additional scoring assistant)
- A Nightmare On Elm Street: 2 Freddy's Revenge (OST) Reissue (2015) (additional arrangements on Nightmare On Elm Street Suite - Suite Dreams")
- The Monkey King 2 (2016) (as additional scoring assistant)
- Wilson's Heart (2018) (as scoring assistant) (video game soundtrack)
- Lost In Space (2018) (as copyist)
- Forsvundet Til Halloween[1] (2022)
- Yesterday She Was Here (2022) (short film soundtrack)
- STICKS (2022) (short film soundtrack)
- RAE (2023) (short film soundtrack)
- Lost Souls (2023)
- Rakshasa (2023) (music from movie pitch)
- Distance (2023) (short film soundtrack)
- ClassDojo: Big Ideas Seasons 6 to 9 (2024) (web series soundtrack)
| Year | Title | Album Detail | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | A Nightmare On Elm Street: 2 Freddy's Revenge (OST) Reissue | Release: Dec 9, 2016
Label: Varese Sarabande |
Additional arrangements on Nightmare On Elm Street Suite - Suite Dreams" |
| 2012 | Rakshasa | Release: Sep 15, 2023
Label: Lasse Elkjaer |
Music from movie pitch |
| 2013 | Yesterday She Was Here | Release: Jul 29, 2022
Label: Lasse Elkjaer |
Short film soundtrack |
| 2013 | Dead Man Down | Release: Feb 26, 2013
Label: Varese Sarabande |
Additional orchestrator for Jacob Groth |
| 2013 | Killing Season | Release: Jul 8, 2015
Label: Intrada |
Additional scoring assistant for Christopher Young |
| 2016 | The Monkey King 2 | Release: Jul 12, 2016
Label: Intrada |
Additional scoring assistant for Christopher Young |
| 2016 | RAE | Release: Jul 14, 2023
Label: Lasse Elkjaer |
Short film soundtrack |
| 2017 | Wilson's Heart | Release: Jun 1, 2018
Label: Varese Sarabande |
Scoring assistant for Christopher Young (Video game soundtrack) |
| 2017 | Distance | Release: Sep 29, 2023
Label: Lasse Elkjaer |
Short film soundtrack |
| 2018 | Lost In Space | Release: Apr 13, 2018
Label: Lakeshore Records |
Copyist for Christopher Lennertz |
| 2018 | STICKS | Release: Jul 15, 2022
Label: Lasse Elkjaer |
Short film soundtrack |
| 2018 | Lost Souls | Release: Aug 25, 2023
Label: Lasse Elkjaer |
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| 2020 | ClassDojo: Big Ideas Seasons 6 to 9 | Release: May 3, 2024
Label: Lasse Elkjaer |
Web series soundtrack |
| 2021 | Forsvundet Til Halloween | Release: Apr 1, 2022
Label: Lasse Elkjaer |
- The Untold Story (2024) (single) (as orchestral arranger on The Untold Story)
Ebony Archways
- Nothing (2024) (single) (as orchestral arranger on Nothing)
- Hallowe'en Night of Spirits (2018) (as guitarist on Demons)
- Very Merry Rockin' Good Christmas (2018) (as guitarist on Little Drummer Boy)
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Brutal Incasso | Jonas Kvist Jensen | Score Composer |
| 2013 | Dead Man Down | Niels Arden Oplev | Additional orchestrations for composer Jacob Groth |
| 2015 | Dark Intentions | Chris Sivertson | Additional music |
| 2016 | A Father's Secret | Richard Schenkman | Additional music |
| 2016 | Monkey King 2 | Composer assistant for composer Christopher Young | |
| 2016 | Bad Santa | Music preparation for composer Lyle Workman | |
| 2017 | Touching Sound the Technika Documentary | Additional music | |
| 2019 | Viking Blood | Uri L. Schwarz | Score Composer |
| 2021 | The Seekers: Thrill Night (Forsvundet til Halloween) | Philip Th. Pedersen | Score Composer |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Opstandelsen | Casper Haugegaard | Novella film |
| 2012 | Himlen røvtur-retur | ||
| 2012 | Hooked | ||
| 2012 | Relapse | ||
| 2012 | Anhold mig | ||
| 2012 | At give slip | Rikke Louise Schjødt | |
| 2012 | Half Past Original | ||
| 2013 | It's Cold and it's Stale | ||
| 2013 | Den grønne hund | ||
| 2013 | In Absentia | David Metz | Novella film |
| 2013 | A Little Visit | ||
| 2013 | For enden af molen | Kasper Møller | |
| 2013 | And to You | ||
| 2013 | Yesterday She Was Here | Soundtrack 'digital' release in 2022 | |
| 2013 | Scarlet Kiss | ||
| 2013 | The Shapes of Dreams | ||
| 2013 | The Recording | ||
| 2014 | Dig, mig & Junior | ||
| 2014 | The Inhaler | Danny Sawaf | |
| 2014 | Gasoline | ||
| 2014 | Phantasmagoric | ||
| 2014 | Alice | Veronica Rodriguez | |
| 2014 | Inhaler | Danny Sawaf | |
| 2015 | Red Rider | ||
| 2015 | Pandora's Wake | Nicholas Dobkin | |
| 2015 | Dødstriologien | Søren Grau | |
| 2015 | The Lovers | ||
| 2015 | Mellem himmel og helvede | Søren Grau | |
| 2016 | Kanon Rock | ||
| 2016 | The Ott Project | ||
| 2016 | RAE | Soundtrack 'digital' release in 2023 | |
| 2016 | The Partitioned | Web Series. NOMINEE | |
| 2016 | Farren | Lizbeth Rodriguez | |
| 2017 | Vinterfågel | Hanna Nygren | |
| 2017 | Distance | Rikke Louise Schjødt | |
| 2018 | The Lane | Johnny Wong | |
| 2018 | Sticks | Kenneth Lykkehus Truelsen | AWARD 'Best Original Score' Filmkraft 2018 (DK) Soundtrack ' digital' release in 2022 |
| 2018 | Escape Room: Proof of Concept | Bassy Adut | NOMINEE 'Best Original Score' Feel The Reel International Film Festival 2019 (US) |
| 2019 | When It Strikes | Rikke Louise Schjødt | |
| 2020 | Gridlock | ||
| 2022 | Light of my Eyes (Kazarians Pagt) | David Metz | NOMINEE 'Best Original Music' EKKO AWARDS 2023 (DK) |