Re-arrangement of the song Down in the Ruined world, written for the Play The Pavilion, by Craig Wright. Recorded and Performed by Petter Wahlback. Photo by Brave Lux.

Down In The Ruined World

This track is from way back in Sweden, my first recording in a pro studio. Kalle Metz on Vocals, Kristina Strand on Bass, and I did the guitars and all of the programming.

What Would Happen

Underscore for scene where Finger and Kane comes up with Batman.

Finger/Kane Creation

Song I wrote in the early 2000, a kind of rough demo, but then, my life was kind of rough at the time.

Jenn

Song I wrote way back. Another demo, maybe I will finish it. maybe you will.

Happy

From a recording session in grad school. We orchestrated pieces by Bartok in the style of Bernad Herrmann's score for Psycho.

Psycho Car

Bartok piano piece orchestrated for strings in the Style of Herrmann

Psycho Opening

I Love The Dark

This is a track I did while teaching orchestration and arranging. Written by Lennon/McCartney, Arrangement by Petter Wahlback

Across the Universe

This track was used in Artistic Home's production of Ada and the Engine. Directed by Monica Payne. Ada was played by the one and only Brooke Hebert (pictured by the one and onlier Brave Lux.

Ada's Vision

Just for fun, an arrangement of one of my favorites. Lennon/McCartney's song She Said She Said. Though I have read it was Lennon who wrote it. As I did with my last Beatles arrangement, I decided to take it in a minor direction.

She Said She Said

Music from Marina Carr's By the Bog of Cats, vocals by Elise Wolf, Lyrics Marina Carr, Music Petter Wahlback, Photo Joe Mazza

Bog of Cats

Petter Wahlbäck is an award-winning Swedish composer and sound designer currently working out of Chicago. He moved to the USA in 1996 to pursuit a degree in rock/fusion guitar, only to realize that it was in music composition his true passion was. Petter’s main areas of focus are music for media and performing arts. Over the years, he has written music and created sound design for numerous award-winning films, dance performances, and theater productions. Among his sound design/music credits are Jeff-Award winning Requiem for a Heavyweight, By the Bog of Cats, Ada and the Engine, and Vanya on the Plains (The Artistic Home Theater), Defacing Michael Jackson and The Book of Merman (Flying Elephant Productions), and The My Way Residential (The Irish Theatre).  Film scores include Asymptotes, Canvas, and Mother’s Milk, by Ed Pionke, Into the Wake by John Mossman, as well as the critically acclaimed documentary Without Charity by Paul Lyzun.  

As many other media composers, Petter have a background in rock and pop music. Growing up in Sweden, he played guitar, bass, and drums in several bands of various genres. In the US he played guitar and recorded with indie rockers Intelligent Dennis and Hedonists, Maybe in the early 2000’s.

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