Biography:

Tore Ylvisaker ( Ylwizaker ) (born 16 August 1970 , died 16 August 2024 [ 2 ] ) was a Norwegian musician , composer and record producer . Together with Kristoffer Rygg and Jørn H. Sværen, he formed the core of the Norwegian band Ulver . Together with Ulver, he recorded a dozen studio albums and several EPs, in a wide range of genres. His distinctive musical signature can be characterized as melancholic and beautiful with a religious touch, highly inspired by classical music. [ need reference ]

Film and stage music

Ylwizaker also made music for both films ( Uno , Svidd Neger , Riverhead ) and theatre; most recently to Macbeth (2018) at Det Norske Teater and Demons (2014) at the Nationaltheatret .

Wolves

Tore Ylvisaker joined the Norwegian band Ulver in 1997 [ 3 ] . Together with Kristoffer “Garm” Rygg , he changed the genre direction of the band, inspired by classical and experimental music. Their first studio album together, Themes From William Blake’s The Marriage of Heaven and Hell , (1998) was a double release in which the band set music to Blake’s epic.

Together with Ulver, Ylvisaker was nominated for the Spellemannsprisen in the open class in 2003, for “Teachings in Silence”, and in 2004 for “Lyckantntropen themes”. The band also won NATT&DAG ‘s Oslo Prize 2011 as “Live Act of the Year”.

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