Ólafur Arnalds
Ólafur Arnalds [ 'ou: lavʏr' ardnalts ] (born November 3, 1986 in Mosfellsbær ) is an Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and producer . He was a member of several bands and has been working mainly as a solo musician since 2007. His compositions range between indie , neo-classical and electronic music .
Career
Ólafur started learning drums , piano and other instruments in early childhood . In his youth he played drums in hardcore bands including Fighting Shit and Celestine . Soon he showed his first interest in composing , especially in writing film music . At the age of 18 he began to study music theory and composition, but soon dropped out. He cited the elitism of the classical music scene as the reason for this .
On October 12, 2007 Ólafur's first solo album Eulogy for Evolution was released , which was influenced by the death of his uncle and the birth of his grandson. In 2008 he accompanied the band Sigur Rós as a support act on their tour. Since October 2008 he has also been working with Janus Rasmussen on the minimal techno project Kiasmos .
In April 2009 Ólafur released the seven song project Found Songs . The aim was to record a song every day within seven days and to distribute it immediately via Twitter and Facebook . Fans were then able to post artwork inspired by the music on Flickr . The pieces from the Found Songs project were then released as an EP on August 28, 2009.
In collaboration with Barði Jóhannson ( Bang Gang ), the musical accompaniment for Dyad 1909 , a production of the Random Dance project by Wayne McGregor, was created . On December 4, 2009, the music was released as an album of the same name.
Ólafur often works with other bands. Among other things, he played the banjo , guitar and piano for a friend's solo project My Summer as a Salvation Soldier . He composed various intros and outros for the Heaven Shall Burn albums Antigone , Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance) , Invictus (Iconoclast III) and The Split Program II . He wrote a string arrangement for 65daysofstatic .
In 2012, Ólafur's first soundtrack for a Hollywood film was released, Another Happy Day . The family drama starring Ellen Barkin , Kate Bosworth and Demi Moore is the cinema debut of Sam Levinson, son of the famous US director Barry Levinson .
Ólafur's cousin Ólöf Arnalds is a well-known singer and songwriter .
Discography (selection)
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Solo albums
- 2007: Eulogy for Evolution
- 2008: Variations of Static EP
- 2009: Found Songs EP
- 2010: ... and they have escaped the weight of darkness
- 2011: Living Room Songs
- 2012: Two Songs For Dance
- 2013: For Now I Am Winter
- 2016: Island Songs
- 2017: Eulogy for Evolution 2017
- 2018: Re: member
Collaborations
- 2012: Stare EP (together with Nils Frahm )
- 2014: Kiasmos (together with Janus Rasmussen as "Kiasmos")
- 2015: The Chopin Project (with Alice Sara Ott )
- 2016: Trance Frendz (together with Nils Frahm)
- 2017: Blurred EP (together with Janus Rasmussen as "Kiasmos")
Film music
- 2009: Dyad 1909 (dance film)
- 2010: Jitters (Director: Baldvin Zophoníasson)
- 2010: Blinky TM (short film, director: Ruairí Robinson )
- 2011: Another Happy Day (Director: Sam Levinson)
- 2013-2015: Broadchurch (UK series)
- 2014: Gimme Shelter (Director: Ron Krauss)
- 2014: Street of Hope (Vonarstraeti) (Director: Baldvin Zophoníasson)
- 2017: Broadchurch - The Final Chapter (UK series)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.facebook.com/olafurarnalds/posts/143003622413880 Facebook page of Ólafur Arnalds. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ^ Donald Gislason: A conversation with Ólafur Arnalds. In: Lögberg-Heimskringla , supplement to issues No. 14 & 15/2009, accessed on August 4, 2020 ( PDF , interview, English).
- ↑ Simon Jay Catling: Escaping The Darkness: An Ólafur Arnalds Interview In: The Quietus , June 24, 2010, accessed on February 21, 2012 (interview, English).
- ↑ artraum.tv - ólafur arnalds interview . Interview with artraum.tv. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- ↑ Found Songs . Information about the project on the website of the label Erased Tapes. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.facebook.com/olafurarnalds/posts/143003622413880 . Ólafur Arnalds' Facebook page. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ↑ Thomas Backs: Ólafur Arnalds: Another Happy Day. In: CulturMag , February 29, 2012.
- ↑ Chart sources: DE CH UK
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| SURNAME | Ólafur Arnalds |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic musician and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd November 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mosfellsbær |