I’m a doctoral researcher in the Juno doctoral programme at the University of Turku, the faculty of humanities. I recieved my master’s degree from the University of Helsinki, where I wrote my master’s thesis on the music and sound design in Finnish mainstream cinema. One reason for my choice of topic was my professional background: I have worked as a composer for many years, writing music especially to audiovisual projects, such as documentary films. In my PhD research I continue along the same lines: my topic is music and sound design in the Nordic audiovisual crime drama also known as Nordic noir (working title: “Killer Sounds: Music and Sound Design in 21st Century Audiovisual Nordic Noir”).