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Johan Söderqvist

Johan Söderqvist

Composer · Born February 11, 1966 (60) · Täby, Stockholms län, Sweden

Cannes award winner

Johan Söderqvist (born 11 February 1966) is a Swedish film score composer. He has twice been nominated for the European Film Award for Best Composer for his film scores. Johan Söderqvist was born in Täby, outside Stockholm in Sweden, he attended the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, studying composition and arranging.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 11, 1966 (60)
From
Täby, Stockholms län, Sweden
Works as
Composer
Titles
41 on MovieCove · 63 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 8% in 30 days

What are Johan Söderqvist's films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
25%
Survival
22%
Self
19%
Bonds
17%
Power
7%
Ideas
6%
Society
4%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 28

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

Grounded 26 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 11 · Intense 22

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 30 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 26 · Full focus 5

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

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 21

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 18 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Melancholic
22
Dread
14
Hopeful
9
Contemplative
7
Other
18

How their films linger

Thought-provoking19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous9

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 Johan Söderqvist's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 41 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Johan Söderqvist'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

63 credits, 41 with a MovieCove page.

  • Blood Sacrifice(2026)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • The Lightkeeper(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Six Days(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Ronja the Robber's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • Madame Web(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Before It Ends(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Anatomy of a Scandal(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Emigrants(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Burning Sea(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Gone for Good(2021)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Betrayed(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • 22 July(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Hope(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Last Vermeer(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Held for Ransom(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Amundsen(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Congo Murders(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

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

    Composer

  • La Noria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • The Quake(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Limehouse Golem(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The King's Choice(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Serena(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Department Q: The Absent One(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Second Chance(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Painless(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Love Is All You Need(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Kon-Tiki(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • The Bridge(2011)

    Show 38 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • False Trail(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • King of Devil's Island(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Limbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • In a Better World(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Earth Made of Glass(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Murder Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • Effi Briest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • Let the Right One In(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Troubled Water(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

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

    Composer

  • Things We Lost in the Fire(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • When a Man Comes Home(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Walk the Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the Nun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Exit(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Say That You Love Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • After the Wedding(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Bloodbrothers(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Four Weeks in June (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • Brothers(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • At Point Blank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • We Can Be Heroes! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • Swedish Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • Kajsas Ko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · Music Score Producer

  • The Glass-Blower's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer

  • Like It Never Was Before (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • Family Matters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • Morsarvet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 7 episodes · Composer

  • Stortjuvens pojke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • Freud Leaving Home(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 58 titles from 1991 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Madame Web (2024)

$100M worldwide

Highest rated

Let the Right One In (2008)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Blood Sacrifice (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music58 of 58: 58 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

By decade

1990s8 · crew2000s18 · crew2010s23 · crew2020s9 · 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.

Awards

Won a Cannes award in 2006.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Johan Söderqvist's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 41 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · composer

The Lightkeeper (2026)

99th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Bridge (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 66/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 42. 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 Johan Söderqvist's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles43–86 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles19–59 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles18–60 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles1–68 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles47–78 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most 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 Johan Söderqvist work with?

People who share at least 2 of Johan Söderqvist's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Susanne Bier shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles