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Ólafur Arnalds

Composer / Record Producer / Songwriter | * 11/03/1986 (37) | Mosfellsbær (Iceland)
Ólafur Arnalds (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈouːlavʏr ˈartnalts]; born 3 November 1986) is an Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and producer from Mosfellsbær, Iceland. He mixes strings and piano with loops and beats, a sound ranging from ambient/electronic to atmospheric pop. He is also the former drummer for hardcore punk and metal bands Fighting Shit, Celestine, and others. In 2009, Ólafur also formed an experimental techno project, entitled Kiasmos, with Janus Rasmussen from the Icelandic electro-pop band Bloodgroup, announcing his electronic debut album in 2014. In 2013, Ólafur composed the score for the 2013 ITV series Broadchurch, for which he won the 2014 BAFTA TV Craft Award for Best Original Music. In 2020, Ólafur was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music, for his title theme to Apple TV+ series Defending Jacob. In 2021, he was nominated in two categories at the 64th Annual Grammy A... ()
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Ólafur Arnalds (born 3 November 1986) is an Icelandic multi-instrumentalist, music producer and composer for film and television projects.

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

Known for these Movies & Shows

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Movies with Ólafur Arnalds as Actor(4)

as Jónas2018 Let Me Fall
as himself2014 Tónlist
as himself2011 PressPausePlay

TV Shows/Series with Ólafur Arnalds as Actor(2)

as Self - Piano2008 NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
as Self - Keys2008 NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

Movies with Ólafur Arnalds as Crew(22)

Sound/Original Music Composer2023 Beyond The Wall
Sound/Original Music Composer2023 Deep Rising
Sound/Music2021 When We Are Born
Writing/Writer2021 When We Are Born
Sound/Original Music Composer2021 The Restless
Sound/Original Music Composer2019 Chasing the Present
Sound/Original Music Composer2018 Let Me Fall
Sound/Music2017 Out of Thin Air
Sound/Music2017 Island Songs
Writing/Writer2017 Island Songs
Sound/Music2014 The Invisible Front
Sound/Music2014 Heild
Sound/Music2014 Life in a Fishbowl
Sound/Original Music Composer2013 Blood
Sound/Music2013 Gimme Shelter
Sound/Music2012 Ozu: Passageways
Sound/Music2011 Rivers Return
Sound/Original Music Composer2011 Another Happy Day
Sound/Music2011 Blinky™
Sound/Music2010 Jitters

TV Shows/Series with Ólafur Arnalds as Crew(3)

Sound/Original Music Composer2022 Moonhaven
Sound/Original Music Composer2017 Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Sound/Original Music Composer2013 Broadchurch

Additional Information

Full Name: Ólafur Þór Arnalds
Citizenship: Iceland
Born: Monday, 11/03 1986 (November) in Mosfellsbær (Iceland) (current age: 37 years + 147 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: Icelandic (IS, native language)
Member of: Kiasmos
Record Label: Erased Tapes
Related to: Ólöf Arnalds, Ólafur Arnalds
Other names for Ólafur Arnalds (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Олафар Арнальде"
"Kiasmos"
"Ólafur Þór Andrésson Arnalds"
"Andrésson"
Ólafur Arnalds frequently works together with these people:
Baldvin Z (8x, Crew)
Matthieu Rytz (4x, Crew)
Michael Dinner (4x, Crew)
Mark Waters (4x, Crew)
Vahid Jalilvand (3x, Crew)
Vincas Sruoginis (3x, Crew)
Ron Krauss (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:417002, Added: 09/22/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024