Biografia
George Keller is a Danish-Norwegian composer, producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who graduated from the Trondheim Conservatory of Music in Norway. After finishing his studies, Keller secured a recording contract with CBS Records (Sony), releasing his critically acclaimed debut album "Just Like Standin' Up" in 1973. The following year, his second album "Colors" entered the European best-selling albums chart, and in 1976, his third album "Let's Move Together" was released worldwide by Hansa Ariola and New York’s Private Stock Records. His fourth album, "Resten kan du tenke deg" (You can guess the rest), came out through EMI in 1984.
While continuing his solo career, Keller began writing and producing for other artists, becoming one of the most sought-after songwriters, session musicians, and producers in the Norwegian and Swedish music scenes. He collaborated with prominent artists such as Björn Skifs, Jahn Teigen, Ole Paus, Anita Skorgan, Tommy Körberg, Trond Viggo Torgersen, Zoo, Trond Granlund, and Lava, among others. In 1981, Keller earned the Norwegian Grammy Award "Spellemannsprisen," and albums he produced for Anita Skorgan and Trond Granlund also received Grammy recognition.
Unaware at the time of the significant role film music would later play in his career, Keller composed scores for three Norwegian feature films: "The Witches From The Petrified Forest" (1975), "Junior Heads" (1980), and "Hockey Fever" (1983). In 1985, he moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, to head the A&R department at EMI Records. Concurrently, he began composing music for Danish documentaries, TV programs, and commercials. His first international feature film score came in 1997 for the award-winning "A Corner of Paradise," starring Penélope Cruz, John Savage, and Miguel Sandoval. That same year, he scored the acclaimed horror-comedy short "Mothers In Arms" (Mor(d) i Mødregruppen) and the Swedish comedy feature "Reine och Mimmi i Fjällen."
In 1998, Keller scored the award-winning blockbuster action-comedy "In China They Eat Dogs" (I Kina spiser de Hunde), followed by the children's feature "Jolly Roger," the National Geographic documentary "The Mystery of Flying Enterprise," and another blockbuster action-comedy "Old Men in New Cars" (Gamle Mænd I Nye Biler). Between film projects, he composed the music for the family musical "Hjalmar and Flode," which premiered at Oslo Nye Teater in 2000 and was later performed in several major Norwegian cities.
Over his career, Keller has composed music for more than 20 feature films, as well as numerous documentaries, shorts, TV series, and commercials. As a native Norwegian, his music often reflects traditional Nordic folk influences. His passion for authentic, simple expression has also led him to explore other musical traditions, including Arabic culture and music, which he studied extensively in the Middle East while scoring many documentaries about the culture and history of the Kingdom of Bahrain. For the past decade, Keller’s work has primarily focused on composing music for documentaries, especially international wildlife films.
