I’m very happy to announce that my music for Detective Agency No. 2, a series of detective stories for young readers written by Norwegian author Jørn Lier Horst and illustrated by Hans Jørgen Sandnes, has been nominated for Best Music in Advertisement at the 2013 Jerry Goldsmith Awards! The annual Jerry Goldsmith Award ceremony takes place as part of the International Film Music Festival in Córdoba, Spain, and in recent years has become one of the most renowned and sought-after recognitions for young media composers in Europe.

This has been my fifth nomination for the award overall, and I’m very grateful and honored for the recognition. The ceremony will take place on the 25th of June with attendance by veteran composers such as Rachel Portman (Chocolat, Oliver Twist) and last year’s Academy Award™ winner Mychael Danna (Life of Pi).

Two police officers arrive at the scene of a cyber crime. During their investigation, they realize that the perpetrator is still in the building. They chase and manage to capture the hacker, but the job goes awry when one of them realizes he has seen the subject before…

Directed by Alia Sheikh, the 5-minute sci-fi short film CROSSES was made during the weekend of April 6th 2013 as part of the SCI-FI-LONDON 48 Hour Film Challenge. After the team was randomly assigned a title, a line of dialogue and a prop on Saturday noon, a script was developed, all footage shot overnight, and editing, post-production and scoring done in a coffee-fueled 24-hour flurry before the deadline struck.