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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.…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.

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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.…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.

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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.

Skills

Soundtrack

Instrumental

Experience Level

Soundtrack

Expert

Instrumental

Expert

Work Experience

Composer at Koston Enkeli

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

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.

Composer at Urkujen Synty

January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Wrote a score to accompany the six-year build of a unique organ in Musiikkitalo, shaping musical progressions to reflect each stage of construction.

Composer at Alone

January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

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.

Composer at Running the Roof

January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Produced a soundtrack with Middle Eastern flavours for a Tajikistan-shot documentary; collaborated with a second composer handling electronic elements; the film received the audience choice award at BANFF.

Head Composer, Sound Designer, Mixing Engineer at Fairy Time Phonics

January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016

Lead music, sound design and mixing for a UK children’s pilot series; created rich, up-to-date soundscapes across 20+ episodes aligning with media standards.