Halfdan E
Composer · Born November 21, 1965 (60) · Fløng, Danmark
There's no doubting that Halfdan E is one of Denmark's premier film and tv drama composers. He has an immediately recognisable musical signature that fuses the most contemporary of electronica with classic orchestral sounds, creating a unique and engaging score that resonates across many genres and many periods. A 4 times Danish Academy award winner Halfdan has scored in excess of 50 films and 20 prime time tv series. Dividing his time between Copenhagen and London, Halfdan is a great 'remote collaborator' as well as a hands-on member of the production team and is always exceedingly happy to take the necessary trips to London - his favourite 'home'. Halfdan first burst onto the international market with his music for all 3 seasons of political drama Borgen - a series that ignited a global hunger for Scandinavian influenced drama and is still screened all over the world. A fourth season is currently in development with Netflix and will most likely be screened in 2022. In the UK Halfdan delivered and award-worthy score for BBC1's highly acclaimed, psychological thriller Apple Tree Yard, directed by Jessica Hobbs for Kudos Film & TV, starring Emily Watson and Ben Chaplin. Halfdan started his career in music as a bass player in many different Danish bands before joining the group Laid Back. The band's international hits included Sunshine Reggae, Bakerman and White Horse. He later teamed up with the Danish poet Dan Turèll, and together they recorded 2 hit albums, winning 2 Danish Emmys. He was already an established rock star before studying for a degree at Copenhagen's Rhythmic Music Conservatory, majoring in playing, composition, orchestration, arranging and sound engineering.
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Biography from IMDb.
- November 21, 1965 (60)
- Fløng, Danmark
- Composer
- 20 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Where can I watch Halfdan E's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Halfdan E's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
33 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.
Mumbo Jumbo(2026)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Secrets We Keep(2025)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
This Little Show of Mine(2022)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Ragnarok(2020)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
DNA(2019)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
The Human Part (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Up and Away(2018)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Apple Tree Yard(2017)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
The Bride(2017)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Comeback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
My Friend Lage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Seaside Hotel(2013)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Hemmeligheden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Otto the Rhino(2013)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Woolfert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Ivan the Incredible(2012)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Freddy Frogface(2011)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Borgen(2010)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
A Somewhat Gentle Man(2010)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Sommer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Nynne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Lotto(2006)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Gymnaslærer Pedersen(2006)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Manslaughter(2005)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Popular Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Tintin and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Bouncer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Inheritance(2003)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
The Boy Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Okay(2002)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Mona's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Bench(2000)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Sinan's Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)