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name: "Frans Bak"
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roles: ["Composer"]
born: "7 February 1958"
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updated: "2026-09-17T17:18:34.082640+00:00"
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# Frans Bak

Composer. Born 7 February 1958 in København, Danmark.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 7 February 1958, København, Danmark
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frans_Bak, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q554775, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0048101/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47326

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Killing*](https://film.one/tv/the-killing-2007.md) (84)

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## Biography

Frans Bak is a Danish composer, conductor, saxophonist and pianist. Born in Copenhagen in 1958, he graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Music and began his career as a jazz performer before moving into composition for film, television and advertising.

He composed the score for the Danish series *Forbrydelsen* (2007–2012) and its American adaptation *The Killing* (2011–2014). Other television credits include *Lilyhammer* (2012), *Doctor Foster* (2015) and *Those Who Kill* (2011). His film work encompasses *Men & Chicken* (2015), *55 Steps* (2018) and the shorts *Ernst & The Light* (1996), *Sweethearts?* (1998) and *Helmer & Son* (2006), the last three of which received Academy Award nominations.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, lisarichardscreatives.co.uk, edinburghmusicreview.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Killing* (2007), Fi1m 84, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-killing-2007.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Corner Office* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *The Unlikely Murderer* (2021), series, Music
- *Borrowed White* (2021), Music
- *Buster's World* (2021), Music
- *55 Steps* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *The Art of Crime* (2017), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Reunion 3: The Baptism* (2016), Music, Original Music Composer
- *The Disappearance* (2015), series, Music
- *Albert* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Men & Chicken* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Bleu Catacombes* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *13 Steps Down* (2012), Music
- *Those Who Kill - Shadow of the Past* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *My Sister's Kids Home Alone* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Lilyhammer* (2012), series, Music
- *Those Who Kill* (2011), series, Music
- *The Killing* (2007), series, Music — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-killing-2007.md)
- *One Step Behind* (2005), Music
- *Nikolaj and Julie* (2002), series, Music
- *Hatten i skyggen* (2002), series, as Hug, musiker
- *The Fifth Woman* (2002), series, Music
- *Albert* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Afmagt* (1998), Music
- *Little Big Sister* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Hatten rundt* (1997), series, as Pianist
- *The Noodlepoop* (1997), Music
- *A Regular Thing* (1997), Music
- *Ernst & the Light* (1996), Music
- *Operation Cobra* (1995), Music
- *The Shadow of Freedom* (1994), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Great Day on the Beach* (1991), Acting
- *Så hatten passer* (1991), series, as Pianist
- *Casanova* (1990), Music

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