Jon Ekstrand
Composer
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Credits
Dear Tomorrow upcoming
Good Company Pics | Feature Doc
Dir. Kaspar Astrup Schröder
*World Premiere, 2025 SXSW Film Festival
Helicopter Heist (2024)
Netflix | Series
Dir. Daniel Espinosa
Sons (2024)
Nordisk Film| Feature Film
Dir. Gustav Möller
Madame Luna (2024)
Momento Film | Feature Film
Dir. Daniel Espinosa
Rome (2024)
Motor Productions | Feature Film
Dir. Nicklas Bendixen
All The Old Knives (2022)
Amazon Studios | Feature Film
Dir. Janus Metz
Morbius (2022)
Sony Pictures Entertainment | Feature Film
Dir. Daniel Espinosa
Hilma (2022)
Viaplay Studios | Feature Film
Dir. Lasse Hallström
The Opponent (2022)
Tangy Film | Feature Film
Dir. Milad Alamani
Margrete Queen of The North (2021)
SF Studios | Feature Film
Dir. Charlotte Seiling
I Am Greta (2020)
B Reel Films | Feature Film
Dir. Nathan Grossman
438 Days (2019)
Miso Film | Feature Film
Dir. Jesper Ganslandt
Ring Mama! (2019)
Garage Film | Feature Film
Dir. Lisa Aschan
Queen of Hearts (2019)
Nordisk Film | Feature Film
Dir. May el-Toukhy
Slaughterhouse Rules (2018)
Sony Pictures | Feature Film
Dir. C r i s p i a n Mills
Jimmie (2018)
Fasad | Feature Film
Dir. Jesper Ganslandt
Borg vs McEnroe (2017)
SF Studios | Feature Film
Dir. Janus Metz
Life (2017)
Skydance Entertainment | Feature Film
Dir. Daniel Espinosa
White People (2015)
Garage Film | Feature Film
Dir. Lisa Aschan
Child 44 (2015)
Summit Entertainment | Feature Film
Dir. Daniel Espinosa
Snabba Cash III (2013)
Tre Vänner | Feature Film
Dir. Jens Jonsson
Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter (2012)
Pampas Produktion | Feature Film
Dir. Tobias Falk
Snabba Cash II (2012)
Tre Vänner | Feature Film
Dir. Babak Najafi
Hamilton: In The Nations Interest (2012)
Pampas Produktion | Feature Film
Dir. Katherine Windfeld
Snabba Cash (2010)
Tre Vänner | Feature Film
Dir. Daniel Espinosa
Bio
Jon Ekstrand (he/him) is a Stockholm-based Swedish film composer and artist. He began his career under the mentorship of acclaimed sound designer Owe Svensson, where he honed his understanding of sound's power and its dramaturgical importance in helping stories reach their full potential. In 1998, while attending Stockholm Film School, Ekstrand met director Daniel Espinosa, forming a close creative partnership that continues to thrive to this day.
Ekstrand and Espinosa have collaborated on seven feature films, including the acclaimed “Easy Money” trilogy, Marvel's “Morbius”, and Hollywood studio productions Child 44 and Life. Their work also extends to recent projects like the arthouse drama “Madame Luna” and Netflix’s TV series “Helicopter Heist”. Beyond these collaborations, Ekstrand’s notable works include Amazon Studios’ drama-thriller “All The Old Knives”, Milad Alami’s psychological drama “The Opponent”, and the Sundance Film Festival prize-winning “Queen of Hearts”, directed by May el-Toukhy.
Ekstrand has enjoyed a rich and dynamic career in film, working across the entire spectrum of the sound team—from boom operator and sound recordist to sound designer—before establishing himself as an acclaimed composer. A self-confessed synthesizer addict, Ekstrand often begins crafting his scores with electro-acoustic elements at their core. His work spans a wide range of genres, from minimalist arthouse ambient to sweeping thriller dramas, recording with full orchestras at renowned studios such as Air Studios in London, as well as Columbia Studios and Sony Studios in Los Angeles. To date, Ekstrand has scored over 40 films and TV series, earning notable accolades, including the Danish Film Institute's Robert Award for his score to the 2019 film Queen of Hearts and the Cannes Series Award for the 2020 TV series Top Dog.
Ekstrand is actively engaged in the current diversity dilemma within the film industry and is part of a composer’s mentorship program arranged through the Swedish collecting society STIM.
