Ragnar Bjerkreim is Norwegian composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

 with film score

Film score

A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...

s as his specialty.

Bjerkreim has a masters degree in music from University of Oslo

University of Oslo

The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...

; his thesis was entitled "The Function of Film Music". He received his first success as a composer for the two Kamilla and the Thief

Kamilla and the Thief

Kamilla and the Thief is a Norwegian family movie from 1988 directed by Grete Salomonsen and produced by her husband Odd Hynnekleiv. The movie is an adaption from a Norwegian children's novel by Kari Vinje, and is the first feature film of renowned Norwegian actor Dennis Storhøi and also stars...

movies. Bjerkreim is now one of the most productive composers in Norwegian television.

He is also board chairman of the Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists

Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists

NOPA, the Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists is a trade union for creators of music and song lyrics in Norway.It was created in 1937 as Norske populærautorer. The name has later been changed to NOPA – Norsk forening for komponister og tekstforfattere. It is a daughter organization...

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