Composers are starting to realise that the nyckelharpa rocks! I’m going to make a list of the ones I can find! If you know of something that should be here let me know. To be included you need to send me the link of the film (or TV series) from IMDB.
Film
Friedas Fall (2025) – Alyssa Rodrigues
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series 2 (2024) – Erik Rydvall
The Beast Within (2024) – Vicki Swan
Stockholm Bloodbath (2024) – Vicki Swan
Ronja Rövardotter (2024) – Erik Rydvall
The Winter King (2023) – Vicki Swan, also on camera as a supporting actress in episode 7.
Boudicca (2023) – Vicki Swan
Vasa, le galion fantôme (2023) – Elenore Billy
Another Day to Live Through (2023) – Anna Tam
Vikings: Valhalla (2023) – Kati Rán and Erik Rydvall
Loki Series 2 (2023) – Erik Rydvall
The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) Erik Rydvall
The Witcher Blood Origin (2022) – This mini-series was too big for one nyckelharpa player, Vicki Swan and Erik Rydvall both worked on this. Vicki taught Sophia Brown how to play the nyckelharpa, supervised on set and recorded with Sophia. If you see a nyckelharpa and hear it being played – that’s Vicki. If you don’t see an instrument, then it’s Erik. (Netflix forgot to credit Vicki and Erik remains very quiet that it’s not him playing when you see the nyckelharpa) The nyckelharpas on set were made by Ian McMaster of Blackdown Harpas.
Kronprinsen som Försvann (2022) – Jonas Wikstrand as composer and performer
Medieval (2022) – Paul Woodier
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) – Erik Rydvall and Morgan O’Shaughnessey
Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) – Erik Rydvall
The Northman (2022) – Vicki Swan
Vikings: Valhalla series 1 (2022) – Kati Rán
Greed (2022) – Erik Rydvall
Loki Series 1 (2021) – Erik Rydvall
The Big Ugly (2020) – Morgan O’Shaughnessey
Barbarians (2020) – Holger Funke
Chef’s Table (2019) – Morgan O’Shaughnessey
The Legend of Redbad (2019) – Kati Rán
Vic the Viking and the Magic Sword (2019) – Holger Funke
Les Miserables (2018) – Marielle Vancamp, also on camera as a supporting actress
The Outlaw King (2018) – Ruth Morris, Magnus Homström and David Eriksson, Magnus and David also on camera as a supporting actors.
The Rise of the Viking (2018) – Kati Rán
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) – Clare Salaman
The Snowman (2017) – Clare Salaman
Holby City (2017) – Vicki Swan, also on camera as a supporting actress series 19 episode 13
The Witch (2016) – Katherine Hill and Mark Korven
Outlander (2015) – Ruth Morris, also on camera as a supporting actress – series 1 episode 14.
Till Eulenspiegel (2014) – Jule Bauer, also on camera as a supporting actress
A Thousand Times Goodnight – Didier Francois
The Ax (2005) – Didier Francois
Sweet Land (2005) Carla Kihlstedt
Amen (2002) – Didier Francois
Games
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds (2024) Erik Rydvall
COTW – The Angler (2022) – Vicki Swan in the Norway Reserve
God of War, Ragnarok (2022) – Erik Rydvall
Crusader Kings III (2020) – Erik Strid Markström
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (2020) – Erik Rydvall
The Pathless (2020) – Morgan O’Shaunessey
Un-Ravel (2016) – Torbjörn Näsbom
World of Warcraft (2008) – Cajsa Ekstav in Grizzly Hills.
Misc
Midsommar – the performer is not listed in IMDB