Halfdan E (b. 1965-11-21) is a Danish film composer. His work has won two Danish Grammy Awards and three Danish Roberts Awards.
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Halfdan E was born in Copenhagen, Denmark). After stints as a session bass player in many different rock bands in the 1980s and early 1990s, followed by a degree from the Academy of Music in Copenhagen, Halfdan E collaborated with Danish poet Dan Turèll on the crossover project "Pas På Pengene", fulfilling the roles on composer, music performer and sound designer, and producing two CD recordings, which both won Danish Grammy awards. He continued to compose for film and television, working with prominent film directors such as Per Fly and Hans Petter Moland and to work as a pop and rock producer, working with some of the most popular Danish acts. His most recent work was the score for Per Fly's TV-series "Forestillinger". Halfdan E has been awarded three Danish Robert awards out of five nominations.
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Halfdan operates in the twilight zone between the conventional orchestral score and the imaginative use of strange instruments and sounds. This approach enables him to come up with new ideas and sounds and to capture the ever-changing modes as well as increasing the focus that a specific scene or epic progression demands.
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