LISA MONTAN

Lisa Montan (formerly Lisa Holmqvist) is a composer of music and sound art based in Stockholm. Montan is the only female to have received a Guldbagge Award (the Swedish Oscar equivalent), for her haunting 2015 score to the film Flocken. It was her first feature film. For the same film, she was also awarded “Best Score” at Festival International du film d’Aubagne, as well as the Doris Filmgenipris. The jury described her work thusly: ”[Montan’s] compositions demand the audience’s full attention to the film’s thematics and core, whilst at the same time they are extremely unique and incredibly beautiful. ”

A true multi disciplinarian, Lisa has brought her same intensity to visual mediums, working for with costume and set design in film and theatre as well as collaborations with writers and tactile / visual artists. “To me it’s all communication, it’s all part of the same story.” Says Lisa. “I don’t see the difference between mediums... it’s all a way to try to be human. Where is it ok to be human?”

In 2020, Lisa released her debut instrumental album Fossiler which is partly a retrospective album of her compositions from film scores, but also features new stand alone compositions.

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