“Fuck Up” premieres in cinemas March 16.

“Fuck Up” opens in theaters this Friday, March 16., 2012. The orchestral/electronic score for this dark comedy/drama was composed and produced by Knut. It features a 44-piece string section recorded in Skopje, Macedonia, and piano, guitars and electronics recorded in Oslo, Norway.

Knut scores “Fuck Up”

Knut is currently scoring the film “Fuck Up”, a dark comedy/drama produced by Via Film and Illusion Film AB. The film, written and directed by Øystein Karlsen, premieres in cinemas March 16., 2012, and features high profile Scandinavian actors like Jon Øigarden, Tuva Novotny, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Atle Antonsen, Iben Hjejle, Lennart Jähkel, Rebecka Hemse and Sten Ljunggren.

Knut takes home HMMA for best song!

On November 17., Knut was awarded the Hollywood Music in Media Award in the category Original Song – Video Game for “The Coast of Ardashir” from Age of Conan: The Savage Coast of Turan. This is Knut’s third HMMA nomination. The song was recorded with Aubrey Ashburn and the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Listen to the track in the music section.

Website Content Update

The website is now up to date with lots of new content. Enjoy!

- Knut Avenstroup Haugen

Savage Coast of Turan nominated for HMMA

The song “The Coast of Ardashir” from Age of Conan: The Savage Coast of Turan has been nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media Award (HMMA) in the category Original Song – Video Game. The song is composed, orchestrated, mixed and produced by me and performed by vocalist Aubrey Ashburn and The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

Welcome to my new website!

The site is now officially online. More content will be added shortly, so please come back soon!

- Knut Avenstroup Haugen