About me

I'm an independent composer, producer and entrepreneur from Finland. I compose and produce mostly epic soundtrack music mixed with ethnic, folk, medieval, electronic and metal elements in my home studio. My songs are usually very melodic, strongly harmonic, rhythmic and simple yet very diverse. I aim to compose strong motifs, memorable melodies, epic structures and to offer my listeners and clients unique experiences. My music is a perfect match with various types of video games, trailers, performances, commercials and movies...and just for casual listening.

News

‘Carmina Gloria’, a new album out now

‘Carmina Gloria’ is out now! Here are the most important streaming and physical album links neatly in one place.

‘Carmina Gloria’ is a symphonic-fantasy-power metal album with Celtic, European medieval and Middle Eastern folk influences. I like to call it crusader metal (there’s viking metal and pirate metal so why not?). There are tons of guitar melodies and solos performed by the great Mikko Salovaara and rhythm guitars are performed tightly by Francesco Mattei. Ian Fontova did a great deal of folk and Celtic instruments on the album. Ruben Monteiro recorded some awesome hurdy gurdy and ethnic plucked solos.

Tracklist:
1. Divine Alliance (6:55)
2. Durandal (6:37)
3. Metal Crusade (6:37)
4. Terra Sancta (6:48)
5. Blood of Glory (5:45)
6. Deliverance (7:41)
7. Claymore in the Face (4:39)
8. Shining Fate (5:24)
9. Defenders of the Cross (8:03)
10. The March of the Templars (9:15)
1.1 Victoria Ultima (10:57)

Credits:
Mikko Salovaara: lead guitars, acoustic guitars
Francesco Mattei: rhythm guitars
Ian Fontova: folk instruments
Ruben Monteiro: oud, saz baglama, hurdy gurdy
Paul Johnson: gaita, gralla, tarota
Natalia Dmukhovskaia: classical violin
Jocelyn Fields: vocals
Angela Schleihauf: oboe, english horn
Kim Fleuchaus: ney flute
Erkan Erginci: duduk
Max Kerner: citole

Composed, arranged, mixed and mastered by Antti Martikainen
Additional guitar, bass and drum mixing by Simone Mularoni (Domination Studio)
Cover artwork by Kerem Beyit

‘Sonic Savior’, a new album out now

My new album ‘Sonic Savior’ was released on 28th of December 2020. It’s a melodic-symphonic-industrial metal album with 12 tracks and 79 minutes worth of music.

Tracklist:
1. Edenfall (6:49)
2. Maverick (6:12)
3. The Cure for Weakness (7:30)
4. Neogenesis (6:35)
5. Sonic Savior (5:53)
6. Etherity (6:32)
7. World of Hurt (4:24)
8. Ascension Gate (7:31)
9. Iconoclast (5:27)
10. Limitless (6:03)
11. Quantum Exodus (6:11)
12. Ashes of Decadence (9:40)

Composed, arranged, mixed and mastered by Antti Martikainen
Additional guitar, bass and drum mixing by Simone Mularoni (Domination Studio)

Guest performances:
Mikko Salovaara: lead guitars and additional guitar solo composing
Francesco Mattei: rhythm and clean guitars
Marco Gnoatto: keyboards and additional keyboard solo composing

Check it out:
Spotify: tinyurl.com/sonic-savior-spotify
Apple: tinyurl.com/sonic-savior-apple
Amazon: tinyurl.com/sonic-savior-amazon
Youtube: tinyurl.com/sonic-savior-youtube
Bandcamp: tinyurl.com/sonic-savior-bandcamp

Listen

Enjoy some of my songs for a minute...or for days. I've composed and published over 36 hours of music since I composed my first album in 2013. You can find me and listen to my music on Youtube, Soundcloud, Spotify, iTunes, Facebook ...and every other place in the internet.

Merch

Music usage

To purchase a license from the 'Land of the Brave' album, please contact Colossal Trailer Music.

You can get more details by contacting me. Remember to provide the following information:

  • Title(s) of the song(s) you want to get a license for
  • Production or project name
  • Production type (video game, film, TV, trailer, performance etc.)
  • Production budget and/or music budget
  • Do you need the song remixed for your project?

For commercial projects you can buy a license from me directly. The license price depends very much on the size of your project. The more expensive licenses also include a possibility to edit or even remake the licensed songs to fit into your project better. For example, I can cut, remix and loop the licensed song to fit in your video game. I will only provide non-exclusive licenses for existing songs.

Commissions

Need a customized soundtrack to make your project even more unique? For music composing and production, I'm charging per minute basis and the price depends on the project budget, the amount of music needed and complexity of the required compositions.
The minimum starting fee per project is 2000 euros. The composition and production quote includes only virtual instruments and real instrumental recordings are provided with additional cost. You can get more details by contacting me.

The following info is required for me to calculate the time and cost for your project:

  • Amount of music: Number of songs and approximation in minutes
  • Usage: Video game, TV, film, trailer, performance, online, corporate etc.
  • Musical complexity (from less expensive to more expensive):
    • 1) Simple orchestra (not more than ten instruments)
    • 2) folk instrumentation
    • 3) full orchestra, choir and percussion
    • 4) symphonic, synth or folk metal
    • 5) full orchestra with complex hybrid and synth layers and effects
  • Rights: Do you need an exclusive or non-exclusive license? Do you need selling rights for the music?
  • Production budget and/or music budget
  • Project name
  • Deadlines

Software

 

Here's a list of some of my most used software.

FAQ

Contact

You can contact me by filling the following form. If your matter concerns licensing or commissioning, please check out the respective sections on this page for more information. You can also contact me directly to contact[at]anttimartikainen.com

2 months ago

Antti Martikainen
Grab an oar and join the voayge. To the horizon!Check out this epic viking sailing song, 'Straumvagnar', along with the complete viking neofolk album 'Seidrinn' here:distrokid.com/hyperfollow/runecraftanttimartikainenjacobs#darkfolk/#nordicfolkd#neofolk##vikingmusicn#ritualmusicn#paganfolkt#darkambientg#norsemythologyi#tagelharpay#throatsingingh#wardrunao#danheimg#heilungn#oldnorsem#cinematicmusico#heathenmusicc#shamanicartistu#northernspiritt#dungeonsynths#AncientEchoessynth #ancientechoes ... See MoreSee Less
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3 months ago

Antti Martikainen
An ancestral ode to our fallen brothers. New single 'Minnōn' is out now on streaming platforms! And the full album 'Seidrinn' releases next Friday!open.spotify.com/album/1Y0aMGdKhzndItGVEUKCwkRunecraft · single · 2026 · 1 songs ... See MoreSee Less
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3 months ago

Antti Martikainen
'Seidrinn', a full album of epic viking neofolk music with Jacob's Sanctuary & STFUR, will release on March 2. Pre-save it here!open.spotify.com/prerelease/0L5iuc1WN5wXS0nS5RkyH8?si=497d37bc8cc043b8Runecraft · Upcoming album · Releases on Mar 2, 2026 · 26 songs ... See MoreSee Less
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3 months ago

Antti Martikainen
For honor. For glory. For the shining path! ⚔️New Nordic neofolk ritual song 'Heiðr' available now: open.spotify.com/album/6ejwwzA4KFoyfG#darkfolk#nordicfolkN#neofolkk#vikingmusici#ritualmusici#paganfolk##darkambienta#norsemythologye#tagelharpaT#throatsingingo#wardrunastyled#heilunge#oldnorse #cinematicmusicm#heathenmusica#shamanicdrumsm#northernspirith#dungeonsynthn#AncientEchoesi#composer #composer ... See MoreSee Less
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3 months ago

Antti Martikainen
The fever of battle, the passion of the blade. Viking neofolk song 'Ástir' out now! With Jacob's Sanctuary & STFURopen.spotify.com/album/0qtuhgPbqyHO17TWD5U0di#vikingmusic #battlemusic #darkfolk #berserker #oldnorse #neofolk #gymmusic #nordicfolk #epicmusic #composer ... See MoreSee Less
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3 months ago

Antti Martikainen
New epic viking neofolk song 'Valhǫll' releJacob's Sanctuary039;s Sanctuary !open.spotify.com/album/3iBLYpAcm8CZPWasMEnfGN ... See MoreSee Less
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4 months ago

Antti Martikainen
New Runecraft single 'Valhǫll' drops on the 30th!with Jacob's Sanctuary & STFUR ... See MoreSee Less
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4 months ago

Antti Martikainen
Hello and happy late New Year! I was so busy with some urgent commissions (and my third baby being born) that I forgot to update you guys. I'm currently working with two great metal bands to produce some epic orchestrations for their new albums as well as a video game soundtrack with fantastical orchestrated themes. These are secret projects that I can't disclose anything yet but I'll announce them whenever it's possible. I still have some editing to do with the revised recordings for the upcoming viking album 'Seidrinn' but I'm pretty sure it will be finished this month and released later. So that's about all! ... See MoreSee Less
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8 months ago

Antti Martikainen
New epic viking stuff is coming soon!With Jacob's SanctuarytuarySTFURSTFURPsst...you can listen to the album demo now by joining as a member to my Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCyVTPFh9-6DuGbCjpT4_YKg/join ... See MoreSee Less
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9 months ago

Antti Martikainen
Odyssey - A new epic ethnic album from my collab project Sonorium. Check it out on Bandcamp: sonorium.bandcamp.com/album/odyssey-epic-ethnic-scoresOr other platforms: songwhip.com/sonorium10 track album ... See MoreSee Less
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10 months ago

Antti Martikainen
Finally cracked that magical 200K monthly listeners barrier! Thanks everyone (and thanks Ian Fontova for the help)! ... See MoreSee Less
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10 months ago

Antti Martikainen
A new big pirate metal instrumental called 'The Erast Suite' is now available on Spotify! It's the final single from the album 'From Erast to Olden' and the full album release on all platfIan FontovaJuly Francesco Matteitova and Francesco MatteiBuy the new album early on Bandcamp:anttimartikainen.bandcamp.com/album/from-erast-to-olden-epic-celtic-metal-reworksStream the single on Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/4sy1GC4kjZRT28qS0cMFnlStream more epic pirate metal here: open.spotify.com/playlist/5IxKeXXTxeQKIt8DjAhjQw ... See MoreSee Less
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11 months ago

Antti Martikainen
Epic Celtic folk metal - Clans of Ulaid. Another single from the upcoming album 'From Erast to Olden&#Ian Fontovaan Fontova.Stream the full single on Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/0VoZJ3a9p3CetC5HViUJDIBuy the new album early on Bandcamp:anttimartikainen.bandcamp.com/album/from-erast-to-olden-epic-celtic-metal-reworksStream more epic Celtic metal here: open.spotify.com/playlist/6bH8q8tGVOZLMXVGItQXn2 ... See MoreSee Less
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