Henri Salonen
Hello, I’m Henri Salonen, a composer and sound designer with 25 years in the music scene and 12 years crafting scores for film and performance abroad.
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Hello, I’m Henri Salonen, a composer and sound designer with 25 years in the music scene and 12 years crafting scores for film and performance abroad. I’m driven by translating a director’s vision into a vivid sonic world while maintaining my own compositional voice, and I enjoy collaborating across cultures, businesses and personalities to bring projects to life.
In 2024 I scored Koston Enkeli, a Finnish feature horror film, seeking earthy tones through traditional folk instruments. My work spans Urkujen Synty (2023), a documentary about Helsinki’s unique organ build, Alone (2021) about Afghan refugees settling in Finland (featuring Armenian duduk), Running the Roof (2020) in Tajikistan with Middle Eastern flavours, and Fairy Time Phonics (2016) — a UK children’s pilot series — all underpinned by MFA-level training from the Film Scoring Academy of Europe. I love blending earthier textures with modern color palettes to support powerful storytelling.
- 4 years' experience
- Joined March 2026
Skills· 2
Industry experience
- Media & Entertainment
- Education
Work experience· 5 roles
Main task to develop themes for multiple characters in a Finnish feature horror film, using traditional folk instruments (didgeridoo, bowed lyre, Bulgarian-style choir vocals) to create earthy tones while honoring the director’s vision.
Wrote a score to accompany the six-year build of a unique organ in Musiikkitalo, shaping musical progressions to reflect each stage of construction.
Created musical structure for a TV series about five Afghan refugees adjusting to life in Finland, aiming for a depersonalised storytelling approach; Armenian duduk flute used extensively.
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