Born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, Chris began his musical journey at the age of six when he got his first piano. He became interested in developing his skills over the next 10 years, and was admitted into the prestigious specialist music school The Junior Academy in Stockholm to study piano performance and composition. There, he discovered his true passion - creating music that was entirely his own, and hearing it come to life in performances by others. Shortly thereafter, his interest in scoring music for films was born after watching the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, which ultimately led to his move to the US to pursue this as a career. Chris studied music composition at UCLA under the mentorship of composer extraordinaire Bruce Broughton. It was there that he scored his first short films, and has since been a part of the teams scoring several box office hits (Fate of the Furious, The Mummy, and Scream 5, among others). He has further written additional music on TV hits including Netflix’s Lost in Space with Christopher Lennertz, and CW's Kung Fu with Sherri Chung. Chris also recently completed scoring Netflix’s The Girl From Oslo as lead composer alongside Johannes Ringen, which aired December 2021. This year, he scored the psychological thriller Bed Rest alongside Brian Tyler, coming to streaming late 2022.

 

Chris continues to develop & strengthen his own musical voice by learning from established Hollywood composers and experimenting on his own. He draws inspiration from scores that incorporate the classic concept of a theme with both acoustic and electronic sounds to create a modern take on a more vintage concept.