Halfdan E
Composer · Born November 21, 1965 (60) · Fløng, Danmark
There's no doubting that Halfdan E is one of Denmark's premier film and tv drama composers. He has an immediately recognisable musical signature that fuses the most contemporary of electronica with classic orchestral sounds, creating a unique and engaging score that resonates across many genres and many periods. A 4 times Danish Academy award winner Halfdan has scored in excess of 50 films and 20 prime time tv series. Dividing his time between Copenhagen and London, Halfdan is a great 'remote collaborator' as well as a hands-on member of the production team and is always exceedingly happy to take the necessary trips to London - his favourite 'home'. Halfdan first burst onto the international market with his music for all 3 seasons of political drama Borgen - a series that ignited a global hunger for Scandinavian influenced drama and is still screened all over the world. A fourth season is currently in development with Netflix and will most likely be screened in 2022. In the UK Halfdan delivered and award-worthy score for BBC1's highly acclaimed, psychological thriller Apple Tree Yard, directed by Jessica Hobbs for Kudos Film & TV, starring Emily Watson and Ben Chaplin. Halfdan started his career in music as a bass player in many different Danish bands before joining the group Laid Back. The band's international hits included Sunshine Reggae, Bakerman and White Horse. He later teamed up with the Danish poet Dan Turèll, and together they recorded 2 hit albums, winning 2 Danish Emmys. He was already an established rock star before studying for a degree at Copenhagen's Rhythmic Music Conservatory, majoring in playing, composition, orchestration, arranging and sound engineering.
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Biography from IMDb.
- November 21, 1965 (60)
- Fløng, Danmark
- Composer
- 20 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
What are Halfdan E's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 9
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 6
Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 4
Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 6
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet10
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Halfdan E's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Halfdan E's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
33 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.
Mumbo Jumbo(2026)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Secrets We Keep(2025)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
This Little Show of Mine(2022)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Ragnarok(2020)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
DNA(2019)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
The Human Part (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Up and Away(2018)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Apple Tree Yard(2017)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
The Bride(2017)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Comeback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
My Friend Lage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Seaside Hotel(2013)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Hemmeligheden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Otto the Rhino(2013)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Woolfert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Ivan the Incredible(2012)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Freddy Frogface(2011)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Borgen(2010)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
A Somewhat Gentle Man(2010)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Sommer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Nynne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Lotto(2006)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Gymnaslærer Pedersen(2006)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Manslaughter(2005)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Popular Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Tintin and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Bouncer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Inheritance(2003)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
The Boy Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Okay(2002)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Mona's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Bench(2000)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Sinan's Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Career shape
A full career of 29 titles from 1997 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Bride (2017)
Highest rated
The Bench (2000)
Most popular right now
Secrets We Keep (2025)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Halfdan E's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the sound and music 44/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 26. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Halfdan E's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Halfdan E work with?
People who share at least 2 of Halfdan E's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicolaj Kopernikus shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Per FlyShared titles: Secrets We Keep (2025), Manslaughter (2005), The Inheritance (2003), The Bench (2000)See all 4 shared titles with Per Fly
- Hans Petter MolandShared titles: A Somewhat Gentle Man (2010), Gymnaslærer Pedersen (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Hans Petter Moland
Writers
- Ole Lund KirkegaardShared titles: Up and Away (2018), Otto the Rhino (2013), Ivan the Incredible (2012), Freddy Frogface (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Ole Lund Kirkegaard
- Kim LeonaShared titles: Manslaughter (2005), The Inheritance (2003), The Bench (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Kim Leona
- Ina BruhnShared titles: Secrets We Keep (2025), Lotto (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Ina Bruhn
- Vicki BerlinShared titles: Up and Away (2018), Freddy Frogface (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Vicki Berlin
Actors
- Nicolaj KopernikusShared titles: Ivan the Incredible (2012), Freddy Frogface (2011), Lotto (2006), Okay (2002), The Bench (2000)See all 5 shared titles with Nicolaj Kopernikus
- Jesper ChristensenShared titles: Manslaughter (2005), The Inheritance (2003), Okay (2002), The Bench (2000)See all 4 shared titles with Jesper Christensen
- Thure LindhardtShared titles: Up and Away (2018), Ivan the Incredible (2012), Freddy Frogface (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Thure Lindhardt
- Lars BrygmannShared titles: Otto the Rhino (2013), The Inheritance (2003), The Bench (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Lars Brygmann
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Morten GieseShared titles: Manslaughter (2005), The Inheritance (2003), Okay (2002), The Bench (2000)See all 4 shared titles with Morten Giese
- Søren SiegumfeldtShared titles: Otto the Rhino (2013), Ivan the Incredible (2012), Freddy Frogface (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Søren Siegumfeldt
- Per RisagerShared titles: Otto the Rhino (2013), Freddy Frogface (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Per Risager
- Philip Remy ØgaardShared titles: A Somewhat Gentle Man (2010), Gymnaslærer Pedersen (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Philip Remy Øgaard
Producers
- Erik WilstrupShared titles: Otto the Rhino (2013), Ivan the Incredible (2012), Freddy Frogface (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Erik Wilstrup
- Nina CroneShared titles: Otto the Rhino (2013), Ivan the Incredible (2012), Freddy Frogface (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Nina Crone
- Ib TardiniShared titles: Manslaughter (2005), The Inheritance (2003), The Bench (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Ib Tardini
- Peter Aalbæk JensenShared titles: Manslaughter (2005), The Inheritance (2003), The Bench (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Peter Aalbæk Jensen
