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Uno Helmersson

Uno Helmersson

Composer · Born March 28, 1977 (49) · Sävar, Sverige

Uno Helmersson is a Swedish composer for film and television. His credits include the international series The Bridge, the Oscar-nominated documentary Flee, and the Emmy-winning Armadillo. In recent years, he has composed original scores for A Nearly Normal Family (2023), the Netflix documentary One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 (2026), and The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024), for which he won a Cinema Eye Honor for Outstanding Original Score. Educated at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Helmersson's background in jazz informs his intuitive approach to music. He often composes based on the psychological narrative rather than the visual material, frequently modifying acoustic instruments to create his distinct soundscapes.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 28, 1977 (49)
From
Sävar, Sverige
Works as
Composer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 46% in 30 days

What are Uno Helmersson's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Documentary16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
21%
Survival
18%
Power
17%
Morality
14%
Self
14%
Society
13%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 8 · Dark 14

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

Grounded 19 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 11 · Intense 11

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 11 · 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 8 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 7

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

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 15

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
17
Dread
10
Contemplative
9
Warm
6
Other
18

How their films linger

Thought-provoking19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8

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 Uno Helmersson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Uno Helmersson'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, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Agnes Mot Verden(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Rescue(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Helsinki Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Let Go(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Antidote(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • A Nearly Normal Family(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Nelly Rapp - Dödens spegel(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Praying for Armageddon(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • A House Made of Splinters(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Storm(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Fenris(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Riots 2011: One Week in August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • Flee(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Nelly Rapp: Monster Agent(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Painter and the Thief(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Kampen om Grønland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • 22 July(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Hacker(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • On the Inside of a Military Dictatorship(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • On The President's Orders(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

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

    Composer

  • The Distant Barking of Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Dear Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Bobbi Jene(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Graine de champion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Magnus(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Løvekvinnen(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Department Q: The Absent One(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

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

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Shady Chocolate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Composer

  • The Bridge(2011)

    Show 38 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Jag saknar dig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • The Sea Is All I Know (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Billy & Chuck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Through the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Armadillo(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Before You Hit the Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • Virus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 2006 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)

$14M worldwide

Highest rated

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music35 of 35: 35 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score86th

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s15 · crew2020s18 · 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 Uno Helmersson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 25; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · composer

Rescue (2026)

75th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 60/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 64, 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.

Is Uno Helmersson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles13–78 · median 52 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles14–63 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles31–42 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles17–65 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles21–84 · median 60 · 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 Uno Helmersson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Uno Helmersson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Jones shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles