Nils Petter Molvær

Nils Petter Molvær is, to me, one of the boldest sonic architects to come out of Norway. By fusing the jazz trumpet with electronics he helped invent future jazz, and his album Khmer still sounds like cold mist rolling off a fjord, spacious and faintly haunted. Winning the 2021 European Film Award for Best Composer only confirms how easily he steps across the lines that confine most musicians. I admire artists who keep pushing past their own comfort, and Molvær has done exactly that for decades. He is a rare improviser whose single sustained note can carry an entire landscape of feeling.

Name (English)

Nils Petter Molvær

Name (Japanese)

ニルス・ペッター・モルヴェル

Reading

にるす・ぺったー・もるゔぇる

Born

September 18, 1960 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat

Origin

Langevåg, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Occupation

jazz trumpeter / composer / record producer

High school

Toneheim Folk High School

University

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Awards & achievements

• 1997 Spellemann Award open category
• 2003 Buddyprisen
• 2000 Spellemann Award open category
• 2005 Spellemann Award open category
• 2021 European Film Award for Best Composer

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://nilspettermolvaer.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nilspettermolvaer/
• Xhttps://x.com/npmolvaer
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%83%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB

Tags

• Møre og Romsdal
• jazz trumpeter
• composer
• record producer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.