Peter Sandberg is a Swedish neoclassical and electronic musician and composer. He has released several albums, including Motion (2019), Återvända (2020), Midnattssol (2021), and Constellations (2023).
Early life Sandberg was born and raised in Uppsala, Sweden. He started playing piano at age 12, and started learning classical piano at 15.
Career Sandberg started out working as a composer for music libraries, doing so for about six years. He signed with Phases Records in 2018, and the following year signed with Sony Music Publishing.
In 2019, Sandberg released his first album on Phases, Motion. It was recorded at Baggpipe Studios in Stockholm. The Motion single "Deep" was featured in Netflix's Stranger Things season 3 finale. Sandberg's work has also been featured in ads for Discovery, Volvo, and Tesla.
In 2020, he released the singles "Unhold Me" featuring Arctic Lake, and "Pinetrees" featuring Henry Green. On September 25, 2020, he released the album Återvända, which includes the singles "Rise" and "In Seven". Also that year, he scored the French animated short virtual reality film Goodbye Mr. Octopus.
On October 1, 2021, he released his third album on Phases Records, Midnattssol, featuring the single "Wasted On You" with Aquilo. The album also includes collaborations with Tom Ashbrook, Jake Isaac, and Siv Jakobsen. It is "a tribute to the land and folklore of the Swedish midnight sun through the power of transportive soundscapes." Later that year, he performed at the London Jazz Festival. In 2023, Sandberg and Jamie Duffy released the single "Eyrie". That year, he released Constellations, an album on which he explores stars and outer space.
Discography Albums Title Release details Peak chart positions UKClassic Jane, Forever Released: May 26, 2016 Label: Epidemic Sound Formats: Streaming — Motion Released: September 25, 2018 Label: Phases Records Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming — Återvända Released: March 1, 2019 Label: Phases Records Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming — Midnattssol Released: October 1, 2021 Label: Phases Records Formats: Digital download, streaming — Constellations Released: August 18, 2023 Label: Phases Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — Sensory Alignment: Composed for Calm Released: October 10, 2025 Label: Believe UK Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — Temporary Coexistence of Humans Released: May 1, 2026 Label: Parlophone Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 14 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
EPs Title Release details Blue Brook Released: June 17, 2015 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming A Scandinavian Thing Released: July 1, 2015 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming The Significant One Released: February 2, 2016 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming Nainsook Released: May 6, 2016 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming Cranberry Garden Released: May 19, 2016 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming Bark Boats Released: May 26, 2016 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming The Philosophers Released: June 2, 2016 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming String Works Released: February 10, 2017 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming Polaris Released: December 21, 2022 Label: Phases Records Formats: Digital download, streaming
Singles "Balm" (2016) "Dismantle" (2016) "Implode" (2016) "Resonant" (2018) "Motion" (2018) "Deep" (2019) "Unhold Me" (with Arctic Lake) (2020) "Rise" (2020) "In Seven" (2020) "Pinetrees" (with Henry Green) (2020) "Wait"(2021) "Frihet" (2021) "Warm Cold Hands" (2021) "Wasted on You" (with Aquilo) (2021) "Orion" (2023) "Capricornus" (2023) "Polaris IV" (2023) "Eyrie" (with Jamie Duffy) (2023)
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