Andreas Hedlund (composer)
{{Short description|Arranger, orchestrator and composer from Sweden}}
{{Orphan|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Andreas Hedlund
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|09|20}}
| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden
| occupation = Arranger, Orchestrator, Composer
| years_active = 2012–present
}}
Andreas Hedlund (born 1983) is an arranger, orchestrator and composer from Sweden,{{Cite web|url=http://www.komposition.se/|title=Andreas Hedlund - Stockholm based Composer & Orchestrator|website=www.komposition.se|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-16}} mainly known for his orchestral work for various Symphonic Game Music Concerts in Europe and Japan. He is not to be confused with vocalist Andreas Hedlund (aka Vintersorg).
Game Music Concerts
Andreas's work includes orchestral arrangements of franchises such as Megaman, Assassin's Creed: Black Flag, Super Mario, Amiga, Bloodborne, The Last of Us, Sonic the Hedgehog, Skyrim and Xenogears, among others, and have been performed by orchestras in both Europe and Japan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicalypse.net/score-orchestral-game-music-sibeliustalo-lahti-28-04-2016/|title=SCORE: ORCHESTRAL GAME MUSIC – Sibeliustalo, Lahti, 28.04.2016|last=W|first=Amy|date=2016-04-29|website=Musicalypse|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-16}}{{Cite web|url=http://soundtrackcentral.com/symphonic-memories-japan-concert-dec-2019/tp8572|title=Symphonic Memories Japan concert (Dec 2019) {{!}} Soundtrack Topics|website=Soundtrack Central|language=en|access-date=2019-12-16}}
In 2016 "Score: Orchestral Game Music" with Swedish Radio Orchestra was broadcast on Swedish national television.{{Citation|last=Imgur|title=Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra does video game scores.|url=https://i.imgur.com/oBfZxju.gif?noredirect|language=en|access-date=2019-12-16}} From this concert, his arrangement of the Skyrim theme "Dragonborn Comes" with vocalist Sabina Zweiacker has reached almost 22 million views on YouTube (December, 2019).{{Citation|title=Skyrim - The Dragonborn Comes - Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sabina Zweiacker|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnXD6FRZtn0|language=en|access-date=2019-12-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/1414524?programid=4090|title=DOKUMENTÄR: Decenniets spel, del 2 - P3 Spel|last=Radio|first=Sveriges|website=sverigesradio.se|date=23 December 2019 |language=sv|access-date=2019-12-24}}
In 2017, in collaboration with producer Thomas Böcker and video game composer Chris Hülsbeck, Andreas wrote two arrangements for the crowdfunded album "Turrican: Orchestral Selections".{{Cite web|url=https://chrishuelsbeck.bandcamp.com/album/turrican-orchestral-selections|title=Turrican - Orchestral Selections, by Chris Huelsbeck|website=Chris Huelsbeck Productions|access-date=2019-12-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Chris_Huelsbeck/status/933060850901950465|title=Here's an early Thanksgiving gift: a live orchestra recording and final mix excerpt of the extraordinary Air Combat arrangement by Andreas Hedlund from our upcoming album Turrican Orchestral Selections:https://youtu.be/kshWruITtxs|last=Huelsbeck|first=Chris|date=2017-11-21|website=@Chris_Huelsbeck|language=en|access-date=2019-12-16}} In 2018, collaboration continued with another arrangement from the Commodore 64 game "Katakis".{{Cite web|url=http://www.gameconcerts.com/en/neues/ansicht/article/katakis-lives-orchestrale-weltpremiere-in-dortmund/|title=Katakis live(s)! World premier performance this June|website=Game Concerts|language=en|access-date=2019-12-16}}
In 2019, Andreas was commissioned by Thomas Böcker and Square Enix to write an arrangement of "Xenogears", premiering in the "Square Enix: Symphonic Memories" concert in Kanagawa, Japan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/464/G046454/20191217073/|title=「FFVIII」「FFXV」「OCTOPATH TRAVELER」「ゼノギアス」の楽曲がオーケストラアレンジで披露された「Symphonic Memories - music from SQUARE ENIX」をレポート|last=Inc|first=Aetas|website=www.4gamer.net|language=ja|access-date=2019-12-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://dengekionline.com/articles/21112|title="Symphonic Memories - music from SQUARE ENIX"レポート！ 世界初公開のアレンジ演奏に大歓声！|website=電撃オンライン|date=20 December 2019 |language=ja|access-date=2019-12-20}}
Other work
Besides arrangements and orchestration work, Andreas has composed music for various documentaries, television shows and also several episodes of James Rolfe's YouTube persona "Angry Video Game Nerd" and his other character "Board James".{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7770747/|title=Andreas Hedlund|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-12-16}} He's also participated as songwriter in Swedish Eurovision twice, with the songs "En värld full av strider (Eatneme gusnie jeenh dåaroeh)" (2017), and "Icarus" (2018){{Cite web|url=https://www.hant.se/melodifestivalen/melodifestivalen-2018-emmi-christensson-allt-du-behover-veta-om-henne/|title=Melodifestivalen 2018: Emmi Christensson – allt du behöver veta om henne|date=2018-02-20|website=Hänt.se|language=sv-SE|access-date=2019-12-20}} and as an arranger, had multiple collaborations with artists such as Nina Persson (The Cardigans){{Cite web|url=https://www.gso.se/en/gsoplay/video/nina-persson-gso-josef-rhedin/|title=Nina Persson – Gothenburg Symphony and Josef Rhedin|website=Göteborgs Symfoniker|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-16}} and Loney Dear.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hartzine.com/loney-dear-report-et-interview/|title=Loney Dear report & interview|date=2014-12-16|language=fr-FR|access-date=2019-12-16}}