Krister Linder
Krister Linder is a Swedish-Kongolese composer and artist whose work for film and television is recognized for its distinctive blend of electroacoustic textures and evocative sonic landscapes. Working across feature films, television, and documentary, he has developed a deeply personal and emotionally resonant musical voice, creating scores that become an integral part of a project's narrative and emotional world. His feature film work gained international attention with Metropia (2009), director Tarik Saleh's animated science-fiction film, where Linder's score played a central role in shaping the film's dense, dystopian atmosphere. The collaboration marked the beginning of an ongoing creative partnership with Saleh, continuing through The Nile Hilton Incident, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, and Boy from Heaven, which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival and won Best Screenplay. Recent credits include Salem, directed by Jean-Bernard Marlin and selected for the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes, and A Day and a Half, the directorial debut of actor and filmmaker Fares Fares for Netflix. Across these projects, Linder's music often operates at the intersection of score and sound design, creating immersive sonic environments that deepen atmosphere, tension, and emotional resonance.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Composer
- 5 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Krister Linder's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 5
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous4
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 Krister Linder's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Krister Linder'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
14 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Surprise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Salem(2023)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Cairo Conspiracy(2022)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Bellum - The Daemon of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Off the Meds: Karlaplan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Nile Hilton Incident(2017)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
While No One Is Watching(2013)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Our Need for Consolation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Metropia(2009)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Videocracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Downloading Nancy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Never Like the First Time! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Gitmo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Left Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 2005 to 2023.
How do Krister Linder's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the sound and music 63/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 40. 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.
Who does Krister Linder work with?
People who share at least 2 of Krister Linder's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tarik Saleh shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Tarik SalehShared titles: Cairo Conspiracy (2022), The Nile Hilton Incident (2017), Metropia (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Tarik Saleh
Actors
- Fares FaresShared titles: Cairo Conspiracy (2022), The Nile Hilton Incident (2017), Metropia (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Fares Fares
Cinematographers and editors
- Pierre AïmShared titles: Cairo Conspiracy (2022), The Nile Hilton Incident (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Pierre Aïm
- Theis SchmidtShared titles: Cairo Conspiracy (2022), The Nile Hilton Incident (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Theis Schmidt
Producers
- Kristina ÅbergShared titles: Cairo Conspiracy (2022), The Nile Hilton Incident (2017), Metropia (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Kristina Åberg
- Emil WiklundShared titles: Cairo Conspiracy (2022), The Nile Hilton Incident (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Emil Wiklund
- Lars RodvaldrShared titles: Cairo Conspiracy (2022), The Nile Hilton Incident (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Lars Rodvaldr
- Linda MutawiShared titles: Cairo Conspiracy (2022), The Nile Hilton Incident (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Linda Mutawi
