Tuomas Kantelinen is a classically trained composer and has scored the music for over 30 feature films as well as many documentaries, shorts, ads and tv programs. He is Finnish and has mostly worked on Scandinavian and European films but did his US scoring debut on Renny Harlin's dark thriller "Mindhunters" (2005). In addition to film music Kantelinen still writes commissioned classical pieces such as his 2000 opera "Paavo The Great" and several concertos for solo instruments. He is represented by The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency in L.A. (www.gsamusic.com). He has been awarded twice with the prestigious Jussi Award (the Finnish equivalent to the Oscar) for Best Film Music.