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Jon Ekstrand

Composer · Born December 14, 1976 (49) · Tumba, Sweden

Jon Ekstrand born in 1976 is a Swedish film Composer. Jon began his career as a sound engineer/ sound designer with sound designer and mixer Owe Swensson as his mentor. In 1998 Jon started at the Stockholm Film School, where he met director Daniel Espinosa who he has collaborated with on several occasions. Together they worked on "The Fighter" (2003), "Babylon Disease" (2004) which Jon got the SKAP (Swedish Composers of popular music) scholar for,"Outside Love"(2007), "Easy Money"(2010),"Child 44"(2015) and now latest "Life" (2017) which he received great reviews for his score and the Original Sound Track. Since 2003, Jon has written the music score on several feature films, TV series and short films, including the internationally acclaimed Easy Money trilogy. 2017 was a record year for Jon with music scores for 2 TV-series ("Farang" & Alex") and 3 feature films all in the same year!

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 14, 1976 (49)
From
Tumba, Sweden
Works as
Composer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 22% in 30 days

What are Jon Ekstrand's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
16%
Survival
16%
Power
15%
Self
14%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 7 · Dark 12

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 16 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 17

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 13

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Dread
9
Contemplative
5
Thrilling
5
Melancholic
5
Other
10

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Jon Ekstrand's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jon Ekstrand'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

43 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Woman Unknown(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Special Unit: The First Murder(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Dear Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Xeno(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Madame Luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Sons(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • When in Rome(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Opponent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Doris & Bettan - Marbella Mayhem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as The police (voice)

  • Hilma(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • All the Old Knives(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Morbius(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Margrete: Queen of the North(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Horizon Line(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • I Am Greta(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Top Dog(2020)

    Show 14 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Call Mom! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • 438 Days(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Queen of Hearts(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Slaughterhouse Rulez(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Jimmie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Borg vs. McEnroe(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Life(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Child 44(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Deposit(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Easy Money III: Life Deluxe(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Easy Money II: Hard to Kill(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Sture & Kerstin Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Sound

  • Easy Money(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Midsummer Comedy(2009)

    Sound

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Ape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Sound Recordist

  • Rally Chicks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Sound

  • Leo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Nina Frisk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Sound

  • Searchers: The Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Sound Mixer

  • Stockholm Boogie(2005)

    Sound

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Babylon Syndrome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Arne Sucksdorff: Uma Vida Documentando a Vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Sound

  • Om inte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Sound

  • Sherdil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Sound

  • Planen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Music Score Producer

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles, 39 of them dated from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Life (2017)

$101M worldwide

Highest rated

Queen of Hearts (2019)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Life (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 40: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleMusic29 of 40: 29 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thOther crew10 of 40: 10 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s14 · 1 acting · 13 crew

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 Jon Ekstrand's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · composer

I Am Greta (2020)

98th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Queen of Hearts (2019)

Midcredits 80th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 57/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 39. 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 Jon Ekstrand's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles25–83 · median 52 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles21–65 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles32–72 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles21–45 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles24–76 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jon Ekstrand work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jon Ekstrand's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fredrik Wikström shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles