John Erik Kaada

John Erik Kaada (born 28 July 1975), also known by the mononym Kaada, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter, producer, film score composer and multi-instrumentalist. Kaada's career spans a string of solo albums, motion picture soundtracks, high-profile collaborations with key players such as Mike Patton, as well as numerous live appearances at home and abroad.

Discography

Kaada Recordings is a Norwegian label dedicated to releasing or licensing out the music of composer John Erik Kaada.

Solo albums Thank You for Giving Me Your Valuable Time (2001 – re-released in 2003) MECD (2004) Music for Moviebikers (2006) Junkyard Nostalgias (2009) Kaada & The Late Bloomers in Concert (2012) Closing Statements (2018) Misinterpretations (2021) And if in a thousand years (2023)

Kaada's debut album, Thank You for Giving Me Your Valuable Time (2001), blends doo-wop, show tunes, and jungle rhythms with live instrumentation and electronic elements. Billboard named it one of the ten most important releases of the year.

Music for Moviebikers (2006, Ipecac Recordings) is a collection of orchestral arrangements conceived as soundtracks for imaginary films. The 22-piece ensemble includes strings, vocals, electric guitars, homemade instruments, and European folk musicians. The strings were recorded in the Vigeland mausoleum in Oslo.

Junkyard Nostalgias (2009) was conceived as a homage to Polish migrant workers in Norway. Kaada played all instruments on the album, which he has said he made "to justify buying hundreds of instruments on eBay."

Kaada/Patton albums Romances (2004) Bacteria Cult (2016)

In 2004, Kaada released Romances with Faith No More and Tomahawk vocalist Mike Patton. The album takes its titles from the Romantic period, with influences including Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Gustav Mahler, Debussy, Maurice Ravel, and Béla Bartók. The album's nine tracks are structured as a single symphonic work.

The Kaada/Patton Live DVD (Ipecac Recordings, 2007) captures a seven-piece ensemble performing material from Romances at the 2005 Roskilde Festival.

Kaada and Patton released a second album, Bacteria Cult, in 2016.

Cloroform albums Deconstruction (Kaada Records, 1998) All-Scars (Kaada Records, 1998) Do the Crawl (Kaada Records, 2000) Scrawl (album) (Kaada Records, 2001) Hey You Let's Kiss (Kaada Records, 2003) Cracked Wide Open (Kaada Records, 2005) Clean (Kaada Records, 2007) Grrr (Cloroform album) (Kaada Records, 2016)

Kaada is a member of the exploratory trio Cloroform, which was most active from 1998 to 2006 and toured extensively in Europe. The group uses double bass, drums, keyboards, and distorted vocals.

DVD releases 2007 – Kaada/Patton Live – Live performance DVD Kaada/Patton Live is a DVD of the collaboration between Mike Patton and John Kaada that was released on 20 November 2007. The DVD features a live performance of the music from the album Romances from Roskilde Festival 2005. The entire concert is in black & white. 2008 – O' Horten DVD – interview together with director Bent Hamer 2012 – Kaada and the Late Bloomers in Concert – live DVD

Film music Kaada began composing for film with Mongoland (2000). In 2002, he received the Golden Clapboard Prize at the Amanda Award, becoming the youngest recipient at the time. He has since composed scores for Norwegian and international productions, including O' Horten (2008), 1001 Grams (2014), and the French film La liste de mes envies (2014). His documentary work includes Sunshine Superman (2015) and Cold Case Hammarskjöld (2019).

Selected film scores Country Film Director Year Árru Elle Sofe Sara 2026Cold Case HammarskjöldMads Brügger2019The Absence of Eddy TableRune Spaans2016 Diving into the Unknown Juan Reina 2016 Sunshine Superman Marah Strauch 2015 1001 Grams Bent Hamer 2014 La liste de mes envies Didier Le Pêcheur 2014 Flimmer Patrik Eklund 2012 Home for Christmas Bent Hamer 2010 O' Horten Bent Hamer 2008 The Man Who Loved Yngve Stian Kristiansen 2008 The Lost Chris Sivertson 2006 Hawaii, Oslo Erik Poppe 2004 Tur & retur Ella Lemhagen 2003 7th Heaven Steffan Strandberg 2004 Journey Warren Miller 2003 Alt om min far Even Benestad 2002 Mongoland Arild Østin Ommundsen 2000

Soundtrack releases Music from the Motion Picture Natural Born Star (2007) Music from the Motion Picture O'Horten (2008) La liste de mes envies (2014) Diving into the Unknown (2016) Zombielars (2019)

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