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Selected Collaborations
Throughout his career, Jacob has collaborated with filmmakers, visual artists, performers and writers from diverse cultural backgrounds. His work includes long-term artistic exchanges within cinema, contemporary music and visual art contexts, reflecting a practice grounded in dialogue rather than genre boundaries.
He is the founder of KUNST – Art Symbiosis, an artistic platform where music interacts with painting, photography, conceptual art and performance, fostering cross-disciplinary creation.
Current Work
Currently based in southern Norway, Andreu Jacob continues to develop film scores and sound-driven projects internationally, focusing on works where sound becomes narrative and music shapes emotional architecture for the moving image.
ANDREU JACOB — Extended Biography
Andreu Jacob is a multi-award-winning Film Composer, Orchestrator and Sound Designer, working across feature films, documentaries, animation and interdisciplinary art. Based in Norway and active internationally, his work moves between cinematic storytelling and contemporary musical research, shaping sound as an essential narrative element rather than a decorative layer.
Jacob’s music has been showcased at major international festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival (70th & 71st editions), and is associated with projects long-listed for the 94th Academy Awards. Films he has scored have been presented and distributed internationally and appear on platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV.
Professional Focus
Jacob works primarily within cinema and audiovisual storytelling, composing original scores and sound design for feature films, short films and documentaries produced across Europe, North America and beyond. His collaborations span Swedish, Norwegian, Spanish, Russian, Canadian, Brazilian, Asian and American productions, including projects supported by national film institutions such as The Norwegian Film Institute.
Alongside his work for film, Jacob develops interdisciplinary projects that connect music with visual art, live performance and contemporary installation, expanding the role of sound beyond traditional cinematic frameworks.
Festivals & Recognition
Jacob’s work has been presented at numerous international film festivals and cultural platforms. In addition to Cannes, selected screenings and recognitions include festivals and awards across Europe, North America and Asia.
In 2022, a documentary feature sound designed by Jacob was officially long-listed for the Academy Awards, marking a significant milestone in his international career.
Musical Language & Aesthetic
Jacob’s sonic language blends orchestral and chamber writing, Nordic tonal aesthetics, Mediterranean influences, field recordings and contemporary electronic sound design. His approach is rooted in acoustic sensibility and spatial awareness, treating sound as architecture shaping emotion, silence and resonance as integral components of narrative meaning.
Rather than adhering to a single stylistic signature, his work adapts organically to each project, maintaining a strong authorial identity while remaining responsive to image, rhythm and storytelling.
SEMINAR Leader - 12th West Nordic International Film Festival (#WENIFF) - Ålesund, Norway (2025)
Director of Scoring — Luna Lumen Film Festival (USA) · 2026
Jury Member, International Peterhof Film Festival
Saint Petersburg, Russia (2021)
Institutional Roles, Jury & Education
Jacob is an active participant in the international film community. He has served as a jury member at several film festivals, including the Peterhof Film Festival (Russia), TNISSFF – The Norwegian International Seagull Film Festival, and Curta Neblina Film Festival (Brazil).
In 2026, he opened a new chapter in his career as Director of Scoring at the Luna Lumen Film Festival (USA). He has also led seminars and masterclasses at international film festivals and academic institutions, including WENIFF (Norway), SAE Institute, Taller de Músics, and L’Aula del Conservatori del Liceu in Barcelona.
Archive — Early Career & Live Performances
Before focusing primarily on film composition and audiovisual storytelling, Andreu Jacob was actively involved in the European jazz, improvisation and contemporary music scene.
During the 1990s and early 2000s, he participated in numerous international jazz festivals, seminars and cultural events across Spain, France, Germany, Portugal, Poland and Scandinavia. This period played a significant role in shaping his musical language, collaborative approach and long-term interest in live performance, improvisation and cross-genre experimentation.
Selected Jazz Festivals, Seminars & Performances (Archive)
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10 Miedzynarodowy Festival, Makej Formy Jazzowey — Kraków (Poland), 1995
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13 Jazz na Kresach de Zamość — Zamość (Poland), 1995
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Festival L’Hora del Jazz “Memorial Tete Montoliu” — Barcelona (Spain)
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Nantes Festival — Nantes (France)
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International Jazz Outono Festival — Vigo (Spain), 2005
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37 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz — Barcelona (Spain), 2005
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Mas i Mas Festival — 30 minuts de música a La Pedrera — Barcelona (Spain), 2007
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Kosz Festival — Germany
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27 Seminari Internacional de Jazz i Músiques Improvisades — Taller de Músics — Barcelona (Spain)
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Seminari Internacional Jazz Flamenco, Mediterranean Music & Improvisation — Begues (Spain)
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Châteaudun Jazz — Châteaudun (France)
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X Festival de Jazz de Lleida “Jazz Tardor” — Lleida (Spain)
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24 Seminari Internacional de Jazz — Begues (Spain)
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BCN, t’ho Porto — MausHábitos Festival — Porto (Portugal)
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12è Festival de Flamenco de Ciutat Vella — Barcelona (Spain)
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17 MMVV — Festival Música Viva de Vic — Vic (Spain)
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ANANIL — Montemor-o-Novo (Portugal), June 2006
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ANANIL — Montemor-o-Novo (Portugal), June 2007
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Espirelia Jazz — Lorca (Murcia, Spain), 2007
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Festival Outono — Montemor-o-Novo (Portugal), 2009
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Marathon Jazz — CCCB — Barcelona (Spain)
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International Telemark Festivalen — Bø, Telemark (Norway), 2016
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RIFF — International Seminar for Icelandic Film Composers — Iceland, 2021
AWARDS and prizes
IMDb awards here
International endorsers
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