Hildur Guðnadóttir

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Hildur Guðnadóttir, 2007
Hildur Guðnadóttir, 2007
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Albums
Joker (soundtrack)
  DE 71 January 17, 2020 (1 week)
  CH 23 01.03.2020 (1 week)

Hildur Ingveldardóttir Guðnadóttir [ ˈhɪltʏr̥ ˈkvʏðnaˌtouhtɪr̥ ] (born September 4, 1982 in Reykjavík ) is a classically trained Icelandic cellist and composer who, in addition to her own projects, accompanies many well-known artists with her cello and also composes film music. She lives and works in Berlin .

overview

Hildur Guðnadóttir started playing the cello as a child and later studied at various universities in Reykjavík and at the University of the Arts in Berlin . After completing her studies, she went back to Iceland, where she was heavily involved in the younger art and music scene. Together with her friend Jóhann Jóhannsson , she ran the Kitchen Motors organization , a combination of think tank , label and artist collective. She played with the group Múm or the Angel project, consisting of Ilpo Väisänen and Dirk Dresselhaus , and is a member of the Stórsveit Nix Noltes ensemble, which is inspired by Greek and Bulgarian dance music. Hildur has also taken part in numerous music projects beyond the borders of her own country, such as recordings by the Finnish experimental band Pan Sonic . She worked with the Swedish sound artist BJ Nilsen and the also Swedish band The Knife .

Hildur also works as a conductor and composer. Her better-known work includes the live soundtrack to Derek Jarman's 1980 film In The Shadow Of The Sun , in which the English industrial pioneers Throbbing Gristle and the New London Chamber Choir, which she conducts, also participated. She composed the soundtrack for the play Sumardagur ("Summer's Day") which premiered at the Icelandic National Theater.

In 2007 she released her folk-inspired solo debut Mount A under the name Lost in Hildurness , which was released on the Icelandic label 12tónar and was recorded almost single-handedly. The recordings were made partly in New York, partly in an Icelandic wooden house, which is famous for its acoustics that suit the cello. Hildur played there next to the cello vibraphone , viola and harp , and supplemented the instruments with subtle vocal work. In 2009 the second solo album Without Sinking followed , which was released on the British label Touch . In addition to Jóhannsson, Hildur's father, the clarinetist Guðni Franzson, is also involved in the recordings. Hildur performs live regularly, usually accompanied by a trumpeter and a saxophonist. She toured with Jóhannsson, Fever Ray and the American indie folk band Animal Collective .

Since 2011 she has also been regularly active as a composer for film music and also works on television productions. She composed a. a. the score for Sicario 2 and Joker (2019). For the latter film, the score of which she composed largely based on the script before the shooting, she received the Golden Globe Award for best film score in 2020 and received an Oscar in the same category . Since 1997, she has been the first woman to be awarded an Oscar for best film music.

Discography

solo

  • Mount A (as Lost in Hildurness) (12 Tónar 2006, re-released as Hildur Guðnadóttir on Touch)
  • Without Sinking (Touch 2009)
  • Leyfðu Ljósinu (Touch 2012)
  • Saman (Touch 2014)

Cooperations and guest contributions

  • Rúnk - Ghengi Dahls (Flottur kúltúr og gott músik 2001)
  • Mr. Schmucks Farm - Good Sound (Oral 2005)
  • Stórsveit Nix Noltes - Orkídeur Hawai (12 Tónar / Bubblecore 2005)
  • Angel and Hildur Guðnadóttir - In Transmediale (Oral 2006)
  • Hildur Guðnadóttir with Jóhann Jóhannsson - Tu non mi perderai mai (Touch 2006)
  • Nico Muhly - Speaks volumes (Bedroom Community 2006)
  • Valgeir Sigurðsson - Equilibrium Is Restored (Bedroom Community 2007)
  • Ben Frost - Theory of Machines (Bedroom Community 2006)
  • Skúli Sverrisson - Sería ( 12 Tónar 2006)
  • Pan Sonic - Katodivaihe / Cathodephase (Blast First Petite 2007)
  • Múm - Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy ( FatCat Records 2007)
  • Hildur Guðnadóttir, BJ Nilsen and Stilluppsteypa - Second Childhood (Mercury 2007)
  • The Knife - Tomorrow, in a Year (2010)
  • Hildur Guðnadóttir & Hauschka - Pan Tone (2010/12)

Filmography (selection)

Awards

Oscar

Golden Globe Award

British Academy Film Award

Critics' Choice Movie Award

Grammy Awards

Emmy Award

  • 2019 : Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special for Chernobyl

swell

  1. ↑ Chart sources: Germany / Switzerland
  2. ↑ Marcus Schuler: Hildur Gudnadottir, born in Berlin, wins an Oscar. In: rbb24.de. February 10, 2020, accessed February 10, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Variety.com via Hildur Guðnadóttir , February 5, 2020
  4. ↑ Hildur Guðnadóttir in the Grammy database, accessed February 4, 2020

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personal data
SURNAME Hildur Guðnadóttir
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hildur Ingveldardóttir Guðnadóttir (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Icelandic cellist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 4th September 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Reykjavík , Iceland