The Music of John Low

The traumatized private investigator, John Low, is on a misssion to find an ancient occult book. On his way he has to deal with childhood memories, a broken marriage, a mad professor and finally a monster.

The Music of John Low is a twisted noir/horror/drama, set in the 1930's, and is inspired by the author H.P. Lovecraft

  • Marko Kattilakoski
    Director
    The Terrible Typewriter, 12 pounds, Coffee Break
  • Marko Kattilakoski
    Writer
    Forlorn Hope, 12 pounds, Coffee Break, The Terrible Typewriter
  • Marko Kattilakoski
    Producer
    The Terrible Typewriter, Coffee Break
  • Dennis Åhs
    Key Cast
    "John Low"
    12 Pounds (2012), Coffee Break (2012)
  • Annelie Morin
    Key Cast
    "Diane"
    Coffee Break (2012)
  • Ronny Rasmusson & Håkan Lidén
    Music
    Coffee Break, The Terrible Typewriter
  • Daniel Morin
    Editing & sound design
    Coffee Break, The Terrible Typewriter
  • Henning Larsson Muller, Agneta Morin, Johan Karlsson
    Cinematography
  • Daniel Morin
    Visual effects
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    33 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 30, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    Sweden
  • Country of Filming:
    Sweden
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival Portland
    Portland
    United States
    October 5, 2018
    West Coast Premiere
    AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
  • The Optical Theatre Horror Film Festival
    Lugo
    Italy
    October 6, 2018
    Italian premiere
    BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD, nominated Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Music
  • Midwest Horror Fest
    Logansport, Indiana
    United States
    October 26, 2018
    Midwest Premiere
    BEST SCORE AWARD, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD
  • Tabloid Witch Awards
    Online event
    United States
    October 1, 2019
    BEST DRAMATIC HORROR SHORT, BEST MUSIC SOUDTRACK, BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
  • Feel The Reel International Film Festival
    Glasgow
    United Kingdom
    June 30, 2018
    BEST ACTRESS AWARD & 3rd BEST OF THE FEST AWARD, nominated Best Director & Best Editing
  • Genre Celebration Festival
    Tokyo
    Japan
    Nominated Best Noir Short & Best Cinematography
  • EXIT Filmfestival
    Gävle
    Sweden
    September 23, 2018
    Swedish Premiere
  • H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival Providence
    Providence, Rhode Island
    United States
    August 17, 2018
    North American Premiere
  • Motion For Pictures
    Cary, North Carolina
    United States
    December 5, 2018
  • Gävle Horror Film Festival
    Gävle
    Sweden
    November 24, 2018
  • Los Angeles Crime & Horror Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    November 16, 2018
    Semi Finalist Film Noir
  • Gävle Filmfest
    Gävle
    Sweden
    December 21, 2018
  • Solaris Film Festival
    Nice
    France
    May 30, 2019
    French premiere
  • Sanford International Film Festival
    Sanford, Maine
    United States
    October 16, 2019
  • Horror Movie Freaks Film Fest
    Clemmons, North Carolina
    United States
    October 18, 2019
  • Dead in Decatur
    Decatur, Illinois
    United States
    November 1, 2019
  • Derby Film Festival
    Derby
    United Kingdom
    November 14, 2019
  • Loscon
    Los Angeles
    United States
    November 29, 2019
  • Kortfilmsdagen
    Gävle
    Sweden
    December 21, 2019
  • iHORRORdb Horror Film Festival
    Lecce
    Italy
    March 15, 2020
    BEST SHORT FILM AWARD
  • International Short Film Festival Beveren
    Beveren
    Belgium
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Marko Kattilakoski

The Music of John Low (2018) - Audience Choice Award H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival USA, Best Screenplay Award Optical Theatre Horror Film Festival Italy, Best Actress Award & 3rd Best of the Fest Award Feel the Reel International Film Festival UK. Best Cinematography Award & Best Score Award Midwest Horror Fest USA. Best Dramatic Horror Short Award & Best Music Soundtrack Award & Best Supporting Actor Award Tabloid Witch Awards (and 20+ nominations in different categories)
Last Thoughts of an Elevated Killer (2018)
The Terrible Typewriter (2015) - Best Comedy Award Silver Screen Film Festival USA. Semi-finalist San Mauro Film Festival Italy.
Coffee Break (2012) - Yellow Oscar Award Best Short Film Uranium Film Festival, Brazil.
12 Pounds (2012)
Forlorn Hope (2009) - Honorable Mention Best Period Film H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, USA.
Länge Leve Sverige (2008) - Best Costume Award SFV Filmfestival Sweden.

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Director Statement

The music is written by award winning Håkan Liden & Ronny Rasmusson and is performed by internationally renowned Gävle Symphony Orchestra and conductor Sergej Bolkhovets.
Director/writer Marko Kattilakoski began writing the script 2015, involved actors and crew, many previously involved in the award winning films Coffee Break (2012) and The Terrible Typewriter (2015). Finally, after long and hard work, this noir/horror/drama is finished.
"Whatever you do, don't stop playing."