Kaada
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John Erik Kaada is a Norwegian singer-songwriter
, producer
and multi-instrumentalist
. He is the composer of many Norwegian films
. Kaada is also active with the band Cloroform
.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and multi-instrumentalist
Multi-instrumentalist
A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument to be learned , but people who double on another instrument are not usually seen as multi-instrumentalists.-Classical music:Music written for Symphony...
. He is the composer of many Norwegian films
Cinema of Norway
Norway has had a notable cinema industry for some time. In the early 21st century a few Norwegian film directors have had the opportunity to go to Hollywood to direct various independent films.-1940s:*Tante Pose *Bastard *Tørres Snørtevold...
. Kaada is also active with the band Cloroform
Cloroform
Cloroform is a Norwegian alternative band that formed in 1998 in Stavanger. They started out as an acoustic jazz trio, but soon went on to sound more like a rock band. In the later years they have experimented with noise and avant-garde related genres....
.
Discography
Solo albums
- Thank You for Giving Me Your Valuable TimeThank You For Giving Me Your Valuable Time-Note:* "Mainframe" is present in the soundtrack of the 2001 Norwegian film Mongoland.* "Burden" is present in the soundtrack of the 2003 Swedish film Tur och retur .-External links:*...
(20012001 in musicSee also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
— re-released in 20032003 in music-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
) - MECDMECD-Notes:* "That's Life O-Oh", "Convictions" and "Dammit, Planet Earth" were originally composed for the Swedish film Tur och Retur .-External links:*...
(20042004 in musicSee also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
) - Music for MoviebikersMusic For MoviebikersConducted by : Baldakhin*Joe Young : vocals, keyboards, tannerin*Cain Marko : clarinets*Renate Engevold : violin*Hanne Haarbye : viola*Håvard Bilsbak : Cello*Sigrun Eng : Cello*Riccardo Ghazala : Dulcitone...
(20062006 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
) - Junkyard NostalgiasJunkyard Nostalgias-External links:* *...
(20092009 in musicThe following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year...
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Soundtrack releases
- Music from the motionpicture Natural Born Star (20072007 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...
) - Music from the motionpicture O'Horten (20082008 in music2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such...
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Film Scores
| Country | title | Director | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Norway |
Jeg Reiser Alene | Stian Kristiansen | 2011 |
| Norway |
To brødre | Aslaug Holm | 2011 |
| Norway |
Hjem til Jul | Bent Hamer Bent Hamer Bent Hamer is a film director, writer and producer, born in Sandefjord, Norway in 1956.-Biography:Hamer studied film theory and literature at the University of Stockholm and the Stockholm Film School. In addition to his feature films, he has written and directed a number of short films and... |
2010 |
| Norway |
O' Horten O' Horten O' Horten is a 2007 Norwegian film directed by Bent Hamer. The film's title character Odd Horten is a habit-bound train driver, who is about to retire. On the day of his retirement he ends up in an unexpected situation, and is forced to reconsider his life. As in other films by Hamer, the themes... |
Bent Hamer Bent Hamer Bent Hamer is a film director, writer and producer, born in Sandefjord, Norway in 1956.-Biography:Hamer studied film theory and literature at the University of Stockholm and the Stockholm Film School. In addition to his feature films, he has written and directed a number of short films and... |
2008 |
| Norway |
Prøvetid | Thor Bekkavik | 2008 |
| Norway |
The Man Who Loved Yngve | Stian Kristiansen | 2008 |
| Norway |
Natural Born Star Music from the Motion Picture Natural Born Star -External links:* *... |
Even Benestad Even Benestad Even Benestad is a Norwegian documentary film director. Benestad studied cinematography at Oslo Film and Television Academy. His first feature-length documentary All About My Father , which was winner of the "Best Film" award at the Amanda Awards in 2002... |
2007 |
 United States |
The Lost | Chris Sivertson Chris Sivertson -Biography:Sivertson's debut feature film The Lost adapted Jack Ketchum's celebrated crime novel and has become a cult classic. His follow up film, I Know Who Killed Me starring Lindsay Lohan, was not well-received by critics and it won several Golden Raspberry Awards... |
2006 |
| Norway |
It's Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller | Gunhild Asting | 2006 |
| Norway |
Hawaii, Oslo Hawaii, Oslo Hawaii, Oslo is a Norwegian film from 2004. It was directed by Erik Poppe after a script by Harald Rosenløw Eeg. The music was composed by John Erik Kaada and Bugge Wesseltoft. The film was well received by critics, and was awarded two Amanda Awards in 2005.... |
Erik Poppe Erik Poppe Erik Poppe is a Norwegian film director, screenwriter and former cinematographer and press photographer. Poppe started his career as a photographer for the newspaper Verdens Gang. He graduated as a cinematographer at the Dramatiska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden in 1989, and had great success as... |
2004 |
 Sweden |
Tur & Retur | Ella Lemhagen | 2003 |
| Norway |
7th Heaven | Steffan Strandberg | 2004 |
| United States |
Journey | Warren Miller Warren Miller (director) Warren Miller is an American ski and snowboarding filmmaker. He is the founder of Warren Miller Entertainment and produced, directed and narrated his films until 1988. His credits include over 750 sports films, several books and hundreds of published non-fiction stories... |
2003 |
| Norway |
Folk flest bor i Kina | Thomas Robsahm m.fl | 2002 |
| Norway |
Alt om min far | Even Benestad Even Benestad Even Benestad is a Norwegian documentary film director. Benestad studied cinematography at Oslo Film and Television Academy. His first feature-length documentary All About My Father , which was winner of the "Best Film" award at the Amanda Awards in 2002... |
2002 |
| Norway |
Mongoland Mongoland Mongoland is a Norwegian film, from 2001, by Arild Østin Ommundsen.Having lived in England for six months Pia returns home for Christmas. She is looking for Kristoffer, her boyfriend, who was supposed to go with her abroad. It turns out rather difficult to locate him as she contacts their mutual... |
Arild Østin Ommundsen | 2000 |
| Norway |
Before Sunrise Before Sunrise Before Sunrise is a 1995 romantic drama film directed by Richard Linklater and written by Linklater and Kim Krizan. The film follows Jesse , a young American, and Céline , a young French woman, who meet on a train and disembark in Vienna, where they spend the night walking around the city and... |
Arild Østin Ommundsen | 1999 |
Cloroform Albums
| Year | Cat | Album Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | KAAA002 | Cloroform - Deconstruction |
| 1999 | KAAA003 | Cloroform - All-Scars |
| 2000 | KAAA006 | Cloroform - Do The Crawl |
| 2001 | KAAA004 | Cloroform - Scrawl |
| 2003 | KAAA007 | Cloroform - Hey You Let's Kiss |
| 2005 | KAAA010 | Cloroform - Cracked Wide Open |
| 2007 | KAAA013 | Cloroform - Clean |
DVDs
- 2007 - Kaada/Patton LiveKaada/Patton Live (dvd)Kaada/Patton Live is a DVD of the collaboration between Mike Patton and John Kaada that was released on November 20, 2007. The DVD features a live performance of the music from the album Romances from Roskilde Festival 2005...
- Live performance DVD
- 2008 - O' Horten DVDO' HortenO' Horten is a 2007 Norwegian film directed by Bent Hamer. The film's title character Odd Horten is a habit-bound train driver, who is about to retire. On the day of his retirement he ends up in an unexpected situation, and is forced to reconsider his life. As in other films by Hamer, the themes...
- interview together with director Bent HamerBent HamerBent Hamer is a film director, writer and producer, born in Sandefjord, Norway in 1956.-Biography:Hamer studied film theory and literature at the University of Stockholm and the Stockholm Film School. In addition to his feature films, he has written and directed a number of short films and...
See also
- Mike PattonMike PattonMichael Allan "Mike" Patton is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the metal/experimental rock band Faith No More. He has also sung for Mr...
- Ipecac RecordingsIpecac RecordingsIpecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999 by Greg Werckman and Mike Patton Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999 by Greg Werckman (ex-label manager of Alternative Tentacles,...
- Kaada RecordingsKaada RecordingsKaada Recordings is a Norwegian label dedicated to releasing or licensing out the music of composer John Erik Kaada.-Discography:*2001 - Thank You for Giving Me Your Valuable Time *2004 - MECD...
- CloroformCloroformCloroform is a Norwegian alternative band that formed in 1998 in Stavanger. They started out as an acoustic jazz trio, but soon went on to sound more like a rock band. In the later years they have experimented with noise and avant-garde related genres....
- Kaada/PattonKaada/PattonKaada/Patton is a side project for two prolific musicians, Norwegian soundtrack composer Kaada and Faith No More frontman Mike Patton. Their band draws on a joint love of film music, with Patton building on his experiences with his band Fantômas, who paid an inimitable tribute to horror film scores...