Polar Talks 2015

There is no longer ”just” a film score, it could be a computer game score or a score for a commercial. Alfons Karabuda talks to Johan Söderqvist,composer and Per Strömbäck, spokesperson of the Swedish Games Industry, Elvira Björkman, music composer & sound designer på Rovio Entertainment Ltd. and Stefan Strandberg, Creative Director at DICE, about the growing multimedia applications for music.

Susanne Ljung, journalist and host of Stil on SR P1, Margareta van den Bosch, H&M, Roland Hjort, Whyred, Ann-Sofie Back, BACK and Lena Patriksson Keller, Association of Swedish Fashion Brands, discuss the Swedish fashion industry and its success abroad.

Frederick Rousseau of IRCAM and the Institute for Music/Acoustic Research & Coordination talks about technological innovation in music. Rousseau is a pioneer of electronic music, and of the application of technology to entertainment. In a 40 year career, his collaborations include working with music greats such as Vangelis and Jean Michel Jarre.

Professor of Integrative Medicine at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience Martin Ingvar and composer Carin Bartosch Edström discuss the beauty of music. What is beautiful music and what is noise? Why do we respond so differently to music?

Music can be simultaneously entertainment for the masses, a personal soundtrack to your life and even a tool for overthrowing a totalitarian regime. Ian Smith, musician, President of the European Music Council and Head of Music at Creative Scotland, Zany Lou (Serengeti), artist, songwriter, producer and DJ and Ramy Essam, ”the Voice of the Egyptian Revolution” discuss this with Alfons Karabuda.

Linda Portnoff from Musiksverige, asks about what makes Sweden so successful when it comes to music? What is the international view on the Swedish music phenomenon? The panel includes Fred Bronson, Billboard journalist and author, John Seabrook, author and writer for The New Yorker and Phil Manzanera, guitarist, producer and member of Roxy Music.

Jan Gradvall interviews 2015 Laureate Emmylou Harris.