Geir Bøhren
Geir Bøhren (born 9 June 1951) is a Norwegian musician and film score composer.[1]
Bøhren co-founded the group Junipher Greene in 1966, where he was a drummer. The band started playing blues but later changed to progressive rock. It signed its first record contract in 1971.[2] He graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo in 1977.[1]
Along with Bent Åserud, Bøhren had his breakthrough as a film score composer for Orion's Belt with the theme Svalbardtema,[3] which has become an unofficial anthem for Svalbard.[4] With this score, they won the Amanda Award for best score[5] and the Film Critics' Award.[6] The duo continued to work closely with director Ola Solum, for which they made the score for nearly all his later works.[4] Bøhren created, along with Åserud, the official anthem for the 1994 Winter Olympics. He has won the 1999 Spellemannsprisen for the record Jul i Blåfjell.[1]
References
- Bibliography
- Skagen, Sølvi (2005). Fra idé til film: Orions belte (in Norwegian). Vett & Viten. ISBN 978-82-412-0540-8.
- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Bøhren & Åserud" (in Norwegian). Rockheim. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ↑ Ose, Bård; Gjersøe, Jørn (28 August 2003). "Fantastiske "Friendship"". Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ↑ Skagen: 32
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Skagen: 34
- ↑ Skagen: 196
- ↑ "Lagets priser" (in Norwegian). Filmkritikerlaget. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.