Tuomas Kantelinen
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Tuomas Kantelinen is a Finnish composer. He studied composition at the Sibelius Academy
with Eero Hämeenniemi. He is best known for his scores for films such as Rukajärven tie
, Äideistä parhain
, Mindhunters
and Mongol
. He has also composed an opera
, chamber music
and orchestral works as well as music for television shows and commercials.
Sibelius Academy
The Sibelius Academy is a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It also has an adult education centre in Järvenpää and a training centre in Seinäjoki. The Academy is the only music university in Finland. It is among the biggest European music universities...
with Eero Hämeenniemi. He is best known for his scores for films such as Rukajärven tie
Rukajärven tie
Ambush is a 1999 Finnish war film directed by Olli Saarela. Literally "The Road to Rukajärvi", the film debuted on 22 January 1999 in Finland, after which it was released internationally. The film is based on a book written by Antti Tuuri and its leads are played by Peter Franzén as Lt. Eero...
, Äideistä parhain
Äideistä parhain
Mother of Mine is a 2005 Finnish-Swedish film directed by Klaus Härö. The film is based on a novel by Heikki Hietamies. It received good reviews from the Finnish press, and was selected to be Finland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy...
, Mindhunters
Mindhunters
Mindhunters is a 2004 thriller film directed by Renny Harlin and written by Wayne Kramer and Kevin Brodbin...
and Mongol
Mongol (film)
Mongol is a 2007 semi-historical film directed by Sergei Bodrov. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Bodrov and Arif Aliev. Producers for the film comprised Bodrov, Sergei Selyanov and Anton Melnik. The film is based on the early life of Temüjin, who later came to be known as...
. He has also composed an opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
, chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
and orchestral works as well as music for television shows and commercials.
Partial filmography
- Ambush (Rukajärven tie, 1999)
- Bad Luck LoveBad Luck LoveBad Luck Love is a 2000 Finnish crime drama film directed by Olli Saarela.- Cast :* Jorma Tommila as Ali* Tommi Eronen as Pulu, Ali's brother* Maria Järvenhelmi as Inka, Ali's girlfriend* Ilkka Koivula as Alpi* Kari Väänänen as Heinonen...
(2000) - Me and MorrisonMe and MorrisonMe and Morrison is a 2001 Finnish romantic drama film directed by Lenka Hellstedt. The film is based on the novel Minä ja Morrison by Katariina Souri and it is the second film in the Restless trilogy, preceded by Restless and followed by Addiction .- Cast :* Irina Björklund as Milla* Samuli...
(Minä ja Morrison, 2001) - Without My DaughterWithout My DaughterWithout My Daughter is a 90-minute documentary directed by Kari Tervo and Alexis Kouros.In 1989, a book titled Not Without My Daughter was published, based on the story of an American woman, Betty Mahmoody...
(Ilman tytärtäni, 2002) - MindhuntersMindhuntersMindhunters is a 2004 thriller film directed by Renny Harlin and written by Wayne Kramer and Kevin Brodbin...
(2004) - Mother of MineÄideistä parhainMother of Mine is a 2005 Finnish-Swedish film directed by Klaus Härö. The film is based on a novel by Heikki Hietamies. It received good reviews from the Finnish press, and was selected to be Finland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy...
(Äideistä parhain, 2005) - Matti: Hell Is for HeroesMatti: Hell Is for HeroesMatti: Hell Is for Heroes is a 2006 Finnish biographical film about Finnish skijumper Matti Nykänen. The film was directed by Aleksi Mäkelä and written by Marko Leino...
(Matti, 2006) - MongolMongol (film)Mongol is a 2007 semi-historical film directed by Sergei Bodrov. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Bodrov and Arif Aliev. Producers for the film comprised Bodrov, Sergei Selyanov and Anton Melnik. The film is based on the early life of Temüjin, who later came to be known as...
(2007) - Arn – The Knight TemplarArn – The Knight TemplarArn – The Knight Templar is a 2007 epic film based on Jan Guillou's trilogy about the fictional Swedish Knight Templar Arn Magnusson. The film was released in December 2007 and the sequel, Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End , was released August 22, 2008...
(Arn – Tempelriddaren, 2007) - Arn – The Kingdom at Road's EndArn – The Kingdom at Road's EndArn – The Kingdom at Road's End is a 2008 epic film based on Jan Guillou's trilogy about the fictional Swedish Knights Templar Arn Magnusson...
(Arn – Riket vid vägens slut, 2008) - Skeleton CrewSkeleton Crew (film)-Plot:In the early 1970s police shut down a remote mental institution along the Russian border. Using his own patients, Dr. Andersson was filming them as he tortured and killed them. The creation of the snuff films lead him to create the name the Auteur for himself. In hopes to create a film about...
(2009) - The Italian KeyThe Italian KeyThe Italian Key is a 2011 film directed and written by Roosa Toivonen. The film follows the story of Cabella, a 19-year-old orphan girl, who travels to Italy after she has inherited an old key from her unrelated Uncle Max.- Cast :* Gwendolyn Anslow...
(2011)