Experience
ProfessionalOther skills
Composing, Sound Design, Music Production, ArrangingHighlighted references
• Urban Empire (developed by Reborn Games / Bon Games) was a really fun project and I wrote tons of music in different styles.• Pusher Music licenses and promotes my music to trailers and tv spots, and there have been awesome projects and music placements starting from 2011.
• I composed music to a horror short film Ghost Train, directed by Lee Cronin. I love moody horror films so this was great and thrilling project.
About Tapani Siirtola
Composer | Tapani Siirtola Tmi | FinlandTapani Siirtola (b. 1982) is a professional award-winning composer who writes emotionally driven music for trailers, games, and films. Tapani’s creative ability is to compose memorable melodies across a variety of styles, ranging from epic action-driven scores to more intimate themes for drama. He has composed to 20+ game soundtracks and you may have heard his compositions in various film, tv- and game trailers, like Assassin’s Creed Unity, Game Of Thrones final episode promo, Riddick, Daredevil Season 2 etc.
Credits
| Year | Project name | Client | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Game Of Thrones TV Promo | Pusher Music | Composer |
| 2016 | Daredevil Season 2 Trailer | Pusher Music | Composer |
| 2014 | Assassin’s Creed Unity | Pusher Music | Composer |
| 2017 | Urban Empire | Reborn Games | Composer |
| 2013 | Alien Vs. Predator: Evolution | Angry Mob Games | Composer |
| 2017 | Nokian Tyres Corporate Video | Alasin Media | Composer |
Awards
| Year | Award | Awarded for |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kalevi Award | Best Film Soundtrack |
| 2008 | Uneton48 Short Movie Competition | Best Film Soundtrack |
| 2007 | Pirkanmaa’s Student Entrepreneur | Student Entrepreneur 1st place |
Education
| Year | School | Course |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Etela-Pohjanmaa’s Music School | In 1991 Tapani began to play classical guitar in a music school. Tapani’s eight-year music studies also consisted of piano-, theory-, and music history lessons. |
| 2006 | Pirkanmaa Polytechnic | Siirtola started his supplemental four-year music studies in Pirkanmaa Polytechnic, from where he got a bachelor’s degree in Media: Digital Sound & Commercial Music. During his studies there, he learned essential skills in recording, mixing, mastering, composing and music business. |
