In June 2021, Mick Kiely, an Irish musician and composer turned entrepreneur, was flying high in California. He had raised millions of dollars to build a company called Xhail, through which he was developing a software platform to help people — even those with no particular musical talent — compose soundtracks and scores. The company had set up locations in Dublin, Stockholm, and Los Angeles, and Kiely had hired two experienced Swedish executives, Max Renard and Anders Thorsell.  Perhaps the prize addition to the board was Anders Carlsson, a songwriter who has written hits for Westlife, Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Celine…

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