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Kjartan Sveinsson

Musician / Pianist | * 01/02/1978 (46) | Iceland (Iceland)
Kjartan Sveinsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈcʰar̥tan ˈsveinsɔn]; born 2 January 1978) is an Icelandic musician who is the keyboardist for the post-rock band Sigur Rós. He joined the band in 1998. A multi-instrumentalist, he has also played such instruments as the flute, tin whistle, oboe, guitar and the banjo, as well as many of the unorthodox instruments that contribute to Sigur Rós's distinctive sound. Kjartan has performed under the pseudonym "The Lonesome Traveller" with Sigur Rós bandmate Orri Páll Dýrason and Amiina violinist María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir (whom Kjartan married in 2001). "The Lonesome Traveller" covered Sigur Rós songs acoustically in an alt-country style. Kjartan also composed scores for the 2005 Academy Award nominated short film Síðasti bærinn (The Last Farm) by Rúnar Rúnarsson, for award-winning director Ramin Bahrani's 2009 short film Plastic Bag which features the narration of filmmaker Werner Herzog, and for the 2009 film Ondine directed by Neil Jordan. Kjartan was the composer on Volcano (2011) and Sparro... ()
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Kjartan "Kjarri" Sveinsson is a keyboardist of the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He joined the band in 1998. Being something of a multi-instrumentalist, he has also played such instruments as the flute, tin whistle, oboe and even the banjo, as well as many of the unorthodox instruments that contribute to Sigur Rós's distinctive sound. He also plays the guitar.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Music | Documentaries

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Movies with Kjartan Sveinsson as Actor(2)

as himself2007 Heima
as himself2005 Screaming Masterpiece

Movies with Kjartan Sveinsson as Crew(8)

Sound/Original Music Composer2019 Echo
Sound/Music2015 Sparrows
Writing/Writer2011 Inni
Sound/Original Music Composer2011 Volcano
Sound/Original Music Composer2009 Ondine
Sound/Original Music Composer2009 Plastic Bag
Sound/Original Music Composer2008 Two Birds
Production/Executive Producer2007 Heima

Full Name: Kjartan Sveinsson
Citizenship: Iceland
Born: Monday, 01/02 1978 (January) in Iceland (Iceland) (current age: 46 years + 87 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: Icelandic (IS)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:453733, Added: 09/29/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024