COMPOSER
JARKKO
HIETANEN
"MUSIC FROM THE NORTH"
CREATING CUTTING-EDGE
MUSIC FOR MODERN MEDIA
"Film. TV. Video Games. Advertising."
LATEST NEWS
"DIABLO IV" - MUSIC FOR VIDEO GAME
22/1/24 - Check out some longer Diablo IV gameplay with the music I wrote for it. As the game's audio engine randomizes the music layers each time, the music in this gameplay session sounds unique to other sessions.
♫ Gameplay With Music
"PULSING TENSION" - INVESTIGATIVE PRODUCTION MUSIC
11/10/23 - Five tracks released on this gripping sonic journey, focused on the sounds of crime, mystery, tension and intrigue. Atmospheric intricacies weave through subtle, suspenseful cues for contemporary electronic-organic hybrid instrumentation. License for productions through Lightsong Production Music.
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"DADDY LOVES YOU" - SOUNDTRACK RELEASE
26/7/23 - Back in 2015 I wrote the music for the documentary called "Daddy Loves You" about a Finnish boxer Jussi Koivula. The score is over 40 minutes of music ranging from emotional clean electric guitar accompanied ambient soundscapes, 80's synth sounds and modern cinematic tension to delicate piano and strings cues. The soundtrack never got released, so I thought I'd fix that. Have at it!
🎬 IMDb link
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"HANDLE WITH EXTREME CARE" - SOUNDTRACK RELEASE
23/7/23 - Had the pleasure of scoring a feature documentary directed by Bowie Alexander and Patrick Ginnetty called "Handle with Extreme Care" that is best described as follows:

"A frank and often morbidly funny account of daily life for a New York mortuary struggling to provide a resting place for the dead at the height of the Covid crisis."

The music is fairly different from what I have written before and was a fun and challenging experience. The soundtrack can be listened to on for example youtube, Spotify and Apple Music!
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"DIABLO IV" - MUSIC FOR VIDEO GAME
6/6/23 - Excited to announce that I had the opportunity to write music for the new Diablo IV video game! The music was mainly written for one of the dungeons called "Forsaken Quarry”, but it's also used in other locations throughout the game such as the ”Black Asylum”, ”Nostrava Stronghold”, ”Charnel House”, ”Miner's Den”, ”No More Sun”, ”Qara-Yisu Stronghold” and others. The game utilizes randomization in it's music, so each time you enter a dungeon the music sounds slightly or sometimes much different. I had fun creating the track by recording different interesting material such as a gong in an underground bomb shelter and metallic hits on the bomb blast doors that I heavily warped and mangled afterwards to fit the diabolical atmosphere of the game and the quarry setting. Big thank you to Ted Reedy, Leo Kaliski and Derek Duke for giving me the opportunity and to everyone else who worked on the game! The music the main composers wrote for the game is just fantastic, I recommend you to go check out the soundtrack album as well.
♫ Gameplay With Music
QT - WELCOME TO OUTRUN - MUSIC FOR CORPORATE SHOWCASE
10/5/22 - Had the pleasure of composing custom music for showcase videos for the company Qt. Welcome to Outrun – an automotive UI demo showcasing the possibilities of building a multi-screen digital cockpit with Qt!.
Production Company: Brink Helsinki
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VALIO HERKKU - MUSIC FOR TV COMMERCIAL
17/2/22 - Had the pleasure of composing custom music for a dairy product commercial for Valio, one of the largest companies in Finland. The music required a touch of mystery, exoticness and sparkle while maintaining a feeling of smoothness and grandeur as the slogan for the product goes, "It tastes bigger than it is".
Production Company: Brink Helsinki
Ad Agency: Bob the Robot
RUMORS OF WAR - SOUNDTRACK RELEASE
20/8/21 - A dark contemporary reduced orchestral score with a menacing and brooding atmosphere written for the short film "Rumors of War" directed by Dennis Donovan is out on all the major online music stores including Spotify and Apple Music/iTunes. Go have a listen!
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HANDMAID'S TALE SEASON 4 - TRAILER
5/6/21 - Track of mine called "Room For Doubt" from the album "EMM124 Docu Crime" was used in one of the international trailers for the Handmaid's Tale season 4. Track is playing from 00:34 to 00:49.
Link to album
PATRIA 100 YEARS - MUSIC FOR COMPANY
4/4/21 - Had the pleasure of writing the music for the 100th anniversary video for the Finnish military and aerospace tech company Patria. We aimed for a modern and subdued rhythmic track but still with a touch of majestic feel.
Link to Patria website
"CRIME AND JUSTICE" - MODERN CRIME AND TENSION
10/2/21 - Latest production music album is out and available for listening on Spotify and soon for licensing over at Warner Chappel Production Music. This 11-track release is full of modern crime and tension cues with hints of 80's detective TV show vibes. Retro synth and electric guitar moods mixed with modern elements, perfect for law enforcement reality.
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TRAILER OF UPCOMING FEATURE FILM "THORP"
10/10/20 - The trailer for the upcoming feature film "Thorp" that I scored last year is out. Fair bit of music from the score being used in this trailer. THORP is unlike any comedic-sci-fi-fish-out-of-water-coming-of-age-dramatic-thriller you've ever seen. And while Thorp may be an alien, this film is really about what it means to be human today.
Official Film Website
TEASER OF UPCOMING SHORT FILM "RUMORS OF WAR"
27/6/20 - The teaser of the upcoming short film "Rumors of War" that I am currently writing the score for has been released. The music in the teaser is part of the score but slightly modified. Expect to see this film in various upcoming film festivals when this terrible epidemic hopefully starts to ease out. The topic of the film is a heavy one and certainly deserves more discussion. I am honored to get to contribute my part on this portrayal of these important events of American history.
Official Film Website
VELLAMO WATER - MUSIC FOR BRAND
1/7/20 - Had the pleasure of delivering the music for the new Vellamo Water brand video. The track is actually part of my live eurorack modular synthesizer performance which I then edited and remixed for the Vellamo video as per client's requests.
Link to Vellamo website
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