Johan Testad (born 1973) is a Swedish composer. He won Guldbagge Award for Best Original Score for his work on Goliath (2018).
Life and career
He studied music in Gävle, before being introduced to film score composition through Daniel Wallentin, then a filmmaking student at the Dramatiska Institutet.[1] He wrote the music for the 2007 film adaptation of Jonas Hassen Khemiri‘s novel One Eye Red .[2] In 2012, Testad formed the band Tibble Transsibiriska.[3] The group’s work is inspired by Romani folk music; they released their first album in 2015.[4] Testad has collaborated numerous times with filmmaker Peter Grönlund, including on Goliath (2018), for which Testad won Guldbagge Award for Best Original Score.[5] For the original score of Beartown (2020), Testad nominated for a 2022 HARPA Nordic Film Composer Award.[6] He composed the music for Försvunna människor (2022) and the Spotify audio drama De fria.[7] He also composed the score for the Netflix series Land of Sin, a 2026 crime drama series created by Grönlund.[8]
References
Citations
Sources
- Fäldt, Agnes (20 October 2020). ““Doldis” från Dalarna ligger bakom musiken i hyllade HBO-serien: “Nästan omöjligt att föreställa sig”“ [Low profile person from Dalarna is behind the music in the acclaimed HBO series: “Almost impossible to imagine”]. Dala-Demokraten (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- Jönsson, Kenth (22 March 2019). “Guldbaggevinnare kommer till Löttorp” [Guldbagge Award winner comes to Löttorp]. Ölandsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- Larsson, Camilla (2 January 2026). “RECENSION: Netflix-serien “Synden” går på knockout på Bjärehalvön” [REVIEW: Netflix series “Land of Sin” scores a knockout on the Bjäre Peninsula]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- Näsman, Rasmus (25 December 2022). ““I en av de senaste produktionerna spelade jag på både lampskärmar och vinglas”“ [”In one of the latest productions, I played on both lampshades and wine glasses”]. Siljan News (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- [Nordic Film Music Days]. “Nominated HARPA 2022 Best Score”. Nordic Film Music Days. Archived from the original on 12 February 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- Skogbergs, Ellen (28 January 2019). “Johan Testad från Leksand fick Guldbagge för bästa originalmusik” [Johan Testad from Leksand received a Guldbagge Award for Best Original Score]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- Stentäpp, Jonas (4 January 2019). “Johan från Leksand nominerad till Guldbagge – “Känns ju helt galet”“ [Johan from Leksand nominated for Guldbagge Award – “It feels completely crazy”]. Nya Ludvika Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- [Sveriges Radio] (12 April 2007). “Filmmusik spelas in i Dalarna – P4 Dalarna” [Film music recorded in Dalarna – P4 Dalarna]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- [Sveriges Radio] (10 February 2015). “Tibble Transsibiriska om Cirkuskvinnan, glöd och rysk romani – P4 Dalarna” [Tibble Transsibiriska on the circus woman, passion, and Russian Romani – P4 Dalarna]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
External links
- Johan Testad at IMDb
- Johan Testad at the Swedish Film Database