Karl Sölve Steven
Karl Sölve Steven (APRA)New Zealand/Swedish composer and go-to artist for crafting music to picture.
Latest Tracks
Place Without Light3045/1Dark, tense ambience with low drones, building synths & percussion4:01104 BPM- Black Asphalt3045/2Dark pulsing synths build to driving action with tight guitars & powerful drums3:05119 BPM
- Blue Water Into Black3045/3Sparse synth pulses & arpeggios with light electronic percussion fx2:4176 BPM
- Unmoved Mover3045/4Dark textures build to big beat with mysterious synths & percussion2:2080 BPM
- Tension Mounts3045/5Mounting tension rises with hypnotic synth layers & looping percussion2:19119 BPM
- Ticking Along3045/6Rolling percussive sounds with fluid synth bassline builds to jaunty groove2:43120 BPM
- Night Search3045/7Dark & brooding ambient textures with driving percussion & eerie synths2:06130 BPM
The story behind the sound
New Zealand/Swedish composer Karl Steven has established himself as a go-to artist for crafting music to picture, composing soundtracks for documentaries and commercials and themes for numerous television shows. Coupling a Ph.D. in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy from Trinity College Cambridge with his work as a sound engineer/producer on both tape and digital media, Karl balances his thoughtful academic and grounded studio backgrounds. In 2013, Karl was the recipient of the APRA PDA award for film and television and attended the ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop at New York University. The son of a filmmaker and a writer, Karl understands the power and necessity of storytelling, always using his well-trained ear to support the narrative.
Karl was the recipient of the APRA PDA award for film and television and attended the ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop at New York University