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name: "Martin Dirkov"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/martin-dirkov"
fi1m_id: "martin-dirkov"
tmdb_id: 2117433
roles: ["Composer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T19:50:11.563792+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Martin Dirkov

## Identity

Martin Dirkov

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/martin-dirkov
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** martin-dirkov
- **TMDB ID:** 2117433
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2117433

Composer.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Also known as:** Martin Juel Dirkov
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2117433

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Apprentice*](https://film.one/film/the-apprentice.md) (61)

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## Biography

Martin Dirkov, also credited as Martin Juel Dirkov, is a Danish composer and sound designer. He graduated from the Danish Film School in 2011 and is based in Copenhagen.

He is known for his scores to feature films including *The Apprentice* (2024), *Holy Spider* (2022), *Border* (2018), *Shelley* (2016) and *Shorta* (2020), several of which were directed by Ali Abbasi. He has also composed for television series such as *The Chestnut Man* and documentaries.

Dirkov won the Robert Award for Best Score for *Holy Spider* and has received further nominations for the award.

*Sources: imdb.com, dfi.dk, martindirkov.com, filmmusicreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Apprentice* (2024), Fi1m 61, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-apprentice.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

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

- *Snake Killer* (2026), series, Original Music Composer
- *Live a Little* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Unmoored* (2024), Music
- *The Swedish Torpedo* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *The Quiet Ones* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *The Apprentice* (2024), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/the-apprentice.md)
- *Bullshit* (2024), series, Original Music Composer
- *Prisoner* (2023), series, Original Music Composer, Music
- *Holy Spider* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Knocking* (2021), Music
- *The Chestnut Man* (2021), series, Original Music Composer
- *Night of the Living Dicks* (2021), Music
- *Enforcement* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Long Live Love* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Holiday* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Border* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *The Charmer* (2018), Music
- *Love Soldiers* (2017), Original Music Composer, Sound Designer
- *I Will Always Love You Conny* (2017), Music
- *Shelley* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Pine Ridge* (2013), Music
- *Ballerina* (2012), Music
- *Notes from Underground* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Heavy Heads* (2010), as Piotr · Music
- *The Gentlemen* (2009), Sound

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