International recognition

Kirsten Harma’s career as a film composer has been marked by several prestigious international awards:

• Production Music Awards London (2025) — Winner in the Fantasy Score Production Music Track category, for “Dawn of Hope” from the album Tales of Emotion.
• Mark Awards Los Angeles (2019) — First American recognition for “Nostalgic Journey” (album Symphony of Emotions), in the Best PM Track – Dark & Mysterious category.
• 6th Indian Cine Fest — Best Music Award for “Composizione Gourmet”, an additional international recognition.
• Gindou Film Festival (2016) — Winner of the film music competition for “Composizione Gourmet”, during the 32nd edition of the festival.

From conservatoires to film scoring

Conservatoire years and first concerto

Born in Sète in 1987, Kirsten developed his musical voice through the conservatoires of Sète, Montpellier and Dijon. During these formative years, he received several prizes in accordion, piano, analysis and music history.

A turn towards film music

In 2012, his first piano concerto La Lune et ses étoiles marked a turning point. He then graduated top of his class at the Music Academy International (MAI), quickly establishing himself as a leading orchestrator for picture.

Composing and orchestrating for the screen

Cine-concert specialist

Since 2013, Kirsten has worked closely with the Rueil-Malmaison Film Festival, orchestrating tributes to some of the most celebrated filmmakers of our time:

• Masters of Cinema: Claude Lelouch (2013), Costa-Gavras (2014), Patrice Leconte (2015), Jean-Jacques Annaud (2016) and Bertrand Tavernier (2017).
• Recent collaborations: Nakache & Toledano (2020), Arnaud Desplechin (2022) and Anne Fontaine (2023).

Recent film projects

Kirsten has scored several notable cinema projects:

• LYo — animated short film produced by E-ARTSUP and directed by Emma Favre.
• Bully, L’ombre de l’espoir — feature film produced by Ghost FX Pictures and directed by JP Girardot (release late 2026).
• Making-of for Sam Mendes’ “1917” — high-end promotional content.

International TV series

His music accompanies numerous international television productions:

• Miracle Workers — starring Daniel Radcliffe
• Pecados Inconfesables
• Physical 100
• Best Christmas Ever
• Love Triangle
• Married at First Sight
• Les Ravis de la Crèche — TV series aired on M6 (Allociné production)

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Advertising and major brands

He also composes for the world of prestige brands and advertising: Louboutin, BA113 (French Air Force) and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF).

A catalogue distributed worldwide

A solid editorial partnership

As a long-standing partner of PennyBankTunes (with JW Media Music), Kirsten Harma has built an extensive catalogue of more than fifteen albums, distributed worldwide. The collection reflects a wide narrative range.

Albums in chronological order

Several new album projects are currently in the pipeline.

Stage musicals and songwriting

Beyond film, Kirsten also explores the worlds of musical theatre and songwriting, allowing his writing to move freely across genres.

Stage musicals

He composed Enchantement (Disney Casting France production) and On the Moon with Jonathan Kerr, and arranged Time City by Raphaël Vonthron (SACD Beaumarchais Prize 2017). His work also features in Les Flagrants Délire and Les Cabots.

Collaborations with John Eyzen

A former Star Academy contestant, John Eyzen has partnered closely with Kirsten on two major projects. First, Kirsten arranged his EP released in 2023. Second, he co-wrote a Taiwanese musical with him, staged between 2023 and 2025.

Songwriting collaborations

He has also worked on full-length albums with several artists — with Malaysian singer Nourul on HUMAINE (Warner artist, 2019), and more recently with the artist Melynn on the album VERSATILE (2025).

Live in 2026

His music accompanied the opening act of Claudio Capéo at the Foire de Châlons-en-Champagne 2026, alongside Melynn — a landmark live moment that confirmed the strong stage presence of his writing.

Teaching and educational engagement

A recognised educator, Kirsten taught in the film scoring programme at the MAI and was a guest lecturer at the Pôle d’Enseignement Supérieur de Metz. Today, he focuses primarily on private tuition. He is also regularly invited as a jury member, notably for the Claude Kahn International Piano Competition in 2023.

Writing and passions

Beyond music, Kirsten also nurtures a literary world. He is the author of the children’s series “Pouki et la musique des 5 nations”. Three volumes have already been published on Amazon, and the fourth is currently being illustrated with Virginie Mellouki.

And when he steps away from the score, Kirsten takes to the skies: he holds a private pilot’s licence.