Finnish composer Dani Strömbäck won the Nordic Film Music Prize which was handed out for the first time during the Göteborg International Film Festival on Saturday. His intimate piano-based score for Klaus Härö’s drama Letters to Father Jacob won in competition with one nominee each from the other Nordic countries: The Blessing by Danish composer Flemming Nordkrog, Burrowing by Swedish composer Erik Enocksson, Max Manus by Norwegian composer Trond Bjerknæs and Reykjavik Rotterdam by Icelandic composer Bar?i Johannsson. The Nordic Film Music Prize has been initiated by the Nordic composer organizations and the winner receives €10,000 ($13500).

For a brief listen to the main theme from Dani Strömbäck’s winning score, please have a look at the Letters to Father Jacob trailer below.