Ólafur Arnalds
Ólafur Arnalds is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer who started as a drummer for a series of metal bands in his native Iceland. His entry into the neo-classical field was somewhat accidental. After German band Heaven Shall Burn heard some solo demo material, they asked him to provide piano-and-string pieces for their 2004 album Antigone. The label Erased Tapes heard the album, was impressed with Arnalds' contributions, and contacted him about recording a full album of material in that vein. The life-cycle concept album "Eulogy for Evolution", released in 2007, was the result, with Arnalds – primarily on piano – supported by a string quartet. A trio of EPs followed in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, Arnalds provided the scores for the 13-minute short Blinky TM and the feature-length Órói (Jitters), and he also released "…And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness", his second proper album. His score for Sam Levinson's "Another Happy Day" (2011) greatly increased his profile, as he continued to release works like "Stare" (2012) – a collaborative EP with Nils Frahm – and "For Now I Am Winter" (2013). Later that year, Arnalds' scored the BBC television series "Broadchurch", which produced its own soundtrack.
Read moreÓlafur Arnalds is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer who started as a drummer for a series of metal bands in his native Iceland. His entry into the neo-classical field was somewhat accidental. After German band Heaven Shall Burn heard some solo demo material, they asked him to provide piano-and-string pieces for their 2004 album Antigone. The label Erased Tapes heard the album, was impressed with Arnalds' contributions, and contacted him about recording a full album of material in that vein. The life-cycle concept album "Eulogy for Evolution", released in 2007, was the result, with Arnalds – primarily on piano – supported by a string quartet. A trio of EPs followed in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, Arnalds provided the scores for the 13-minute short Blinky TM and the feature-length Órói (Jitters), and he also released "…And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness", his second proper album. His score for Sam Levinson's "Another Happy Day" (2011) greatly increased his profile, as he continued to release works like "Stare" (2012) – a collaborative EP with Nils Frahm – and "For Now I Am Winter" (2013). Later that year, Arnalds' scored the BBC television series "Broadchurch", which produced its own soundtrack.
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some kind of peace
Ólafur Arnalds
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Nov 6, 2020
After touring all over Europe with his album re:member (perhaps his best - or at least boldest - release of 2018), Ólafur Arnalds found himself alone ...
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Living Room Songs
Ólafur Arnalds
Ambient - Released by Erased Tapes on Dec 5, 2011
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re:member
Ólafur Arnalds
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Aug 24, 2018
While the artificial intelligence tasked with composing music over these past few years have not produced anything particularly poignant, the Icelande ...
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Sunrise Session II (Sunrise Session II)
Ólafur Arnalds
Classical - Released by Mercury KX on Apr 15, 2022
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The Chopin Project
Ólafur Arnalds
Classical - Released by Mercury KX on Mar 16, 2015
This week's entry in the very-much-like-nothing-you've-ever-heard-before sweepstakes comes from Icelandic electronic musician and composer Ólafur Arna ...
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Trance Frendz
Ólafur Arnalds
Ambient - Released by Erased Tapes on Mar 4, 2016
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The Invisible EP
Ólafur Arnalds
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Oct 22, 2021
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TREE
Ólafur Arnalds
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Sep 10, 2021
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…And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness
Ólafur Arnalds
Ambient - Released by Erased Tapes on May 10, 2010
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Broadchurch (Music From The Original TV Series)
Ólafur Arnalds
Film Soundtracks - Released by Mercury KX on Apr 30, 2013
This 2015 release is the first full-length soundtrack album for the ITV series Broadchurch. Expanding on the 2013 EP of season one highlights, it incl ...
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A Sunrise Session (Sunrise Session)
Ólafur Arnalds
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Feb 26, 2021
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Island Songs
Ólafur Arnalds
Classical - Released by Mercury KX on Aug 12, 2016
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Eulogy for Evolution 2017 (Remastered 10th Anniversary Edition)
Ólafur Arnalds
Ambient - Released by Erased Tapes on Oct 29, 2007
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When We Are Born
Ólafur Arnalds
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jul 9, 2021
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Found Songs
Ólafur Arnalds
Ambient - Released by Erased Tapes on Aug 28, 2009
"[W]hat Iceland's foremost classically trained composer brings forth is an impressive amount of emotion in little time and space....It's striking, eff ...
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Broadchurch - The Final Chapter (Music From The Original TV Series)
Ólafur Arnalds
Film Soundtracks - Released by Mercury KX on Apr 1, 2017
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Life Story Love and Glory
Ólafur Arnalds
Ambient - Released by Erased Tapes on Aug 21, 2015
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Drifter
Ólafur Arnalds
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Mar 27, 2022
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Happiness Does Not Wait (2021 Version)
Ólafur Arnalds
Classical - Released by Erased Tapes on Aug 27, 2021
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