bio

Mihkel Zilmer (born 1986) is an Estonian composer and music producer for Film, TV and Video Games.

He has written music for multiple award-winning and award-nominated films, including the all-time highest viewer count and box-office hit in Estonia, Tõde ja õigus (Truth and Justice, Estonia 2019), as well as Forever Rich (Netflix, 2021), Kalev (Estonia, 2022), Erna i krig (Erna at War, Denmark 2020), Burden of Peace (Netherlands 2015), Alles Is Gezegd (NL 2014), Volgens Protocol (NL 2014). With a predominantly classical training background (University of Glasgow, Conservatory of Amsterdam and the Netherlands Film Academy), the foundation of his musical output is orchestral music, often blended with ethnic, electronic and experimental elements.