Bear & Cat
Game, Theater and Film Score Composers
Jørn Lavoll (Bear) and Linn Kathrin Taklo (Cat) are one of the most prolific composing duos in Bergen. Since 2010 they have written and produced music for a long list of computer games, theater productions, movies, documentaries, contemporary dance and live-shows.
While Lavoll/Taklo are drama and theater folks by education, music has always been their primary profession, focus and passion. This unique combination gives them dramaturgical and collaborative superpowers. They have an instinctive and intuitive understanding of a production's musical needs, and many a director working with them has proclaimed: “That is exactly what I wanted!”
Lavoll/Taklo love using primitive, rustic and raw sounds in their productions, and blend them with crafty arrangements, typically consisting of a hybrid ensemble of digital and live instruments. They have an extensive network of professional musicians they can employ for their projects.
Their music has received high critical regard and acclaim, and is recognizable for its infectious melodies, inventive arrangements, dramatic flair, and high production quality. And, Lavoll/Taklo “eat deadlines for lunch!”
Jørn and Linn Kathrin are ready for big and small projects.
Contact: elise@knusmusic.com // +47 938 55 409
Excerpt of work
Credits as composer for video games
The Holy Gosh Darn (In development) 2023 (Perfectly Paranormal)
Iver og Evne (Mobile) 2022 (Levato)
Girl Genius (PC) 2022 (Rain games)
Teslagrad 2 (PC, Nintendo, PS5, Xbox) 2022 (Rain games/Modus games)
Mesmer (PC) 2019 (Rain games)
Fishing North Atlantic (PC) 2019 (Misc Games)
Game of Goats (Mobile) 2018 (RET Games GbR)
World to the West (PC, Nintendo, PS4, Xbox) 2017 (Rain games)
Fun Run Arena (Mobile) 2016 (Dirty Bit)
Teslagrad (PC, Nintendo, PS4, Xbox) 2013 (Rain games)
Credits as composer for film
X-Pappa (Short) 2023 (Incitus)
Voldtatt (Documentary) 2015 (ITV, NRK)
Vennebyen (TV-series 24 episodes) 2010 (CreaCon)
Eagles in the Chicken Coop (Feature Film) 2010 (Brent Florence)
Blacking Up: Hip-Hop's Remix of Race and Identity (Documentary) 2010 (PBS)
Chika’s Story: The Journey Home (Documentary) 2009 (Jarle Bjørknes)
Monocerus (Feature Film) 2008 (Jarle Bjørknes)
Credits as composer for theater / stage
Gangster Bestemor (Play) 2023 (Fyllingsdalen Teater)
All about Mimi (Drag-show) 2022 (Shlomi Ruimi-Askildsen)
En Julefortelling (Musical) 2022 (Fyllingsdalen Teater)
Barn av Månen (Musical) 2022 (Musikaljentene)
Zappzarapp (New Cirkus) 2022 (Fyllingsdalen Teater)
Moving Images (Dance performance) 2021 (Brita Grov coreographer)
Rapture (Dance performance) 2021 (Ann Terese Aasen coreographer)
Sustain (Concert performance) 2019 (Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra) (Rearrangement)
A Christmas Tail (Play) 2018 (A Wonderful Adventure, London)
Brødrene Løvehjerte (Play) 2018 (Fyllingsdalen Teater)
The Wonderful Wizard of OZ (Play) 2018 (A Wonderful Adventure, London)
Robin Hood (Musical) 2018 (Fyllingsdalen Teater)
Knutsen og Ludvigsen (Play) 2017 (Fyllingsdalen Teater) (Arrangement)
Hekseringen (Musical) 2017 (Fyllingsdalen Teater)
Kardemommeby (Play) 2017 (Fyllingsdalen Teater) (Arrangement)
Vanndråpen Billie (Play) 2016 (Vestlandske Teatersenter)
Jungelboken (Play) 2016 (Fyllingsdalen Teater)
Den Lille Prinsen (Play) 2015 (Fyllingsdalen Teater)
Pippi (Play) 2015 (Fyllingsdalen Teater) (Production)
Pinocchio (Play) 2013 (Fyllingsdalen Teater)
Mysteriet i Venneskogen (Play) 2012 (CreaCon)