Ólafur Arnalds

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Biografie

Ólafur Arnalds is a multi-instrumentalist and composer - internationally known for his haunting musical style. He captivatingly combines elements of ambient, classical, electronic, pop and rock music. His recent album “re:member” (2018) follows the success of his innovative musical project Island Songs (2016). “re:member” features Ólafur’s new software, Stratus, which transforms the humble piano into a unique new instrument.

Ólafur has been praised for his extensive soundtrack work, including composing the score for ITV’s Broadchurch, for which he won the 2014 BAFTA for Best Original Music. He has been involved in various other media projects and his music appears in many films, television shows and advertisements.

Together with Barði Jóhannson (Bang Gang), Ólafur composed music for “Dyad 1909”, a Random Dance/Wayne McGregor project. This music was released as an album in 2009.

Furthermore, Arnalds formed the experimental techno project “Kiasmos” together with Janus Rasmussen. They have released two albums so far: “Blurred” (2017) and “Kiasmos” (2014).

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  • Ólafur Arnalds bleibt Bosworth Music treu

    Ólafur Arnalds bleibt Bosworth Music treu

    25th Mai 2023

    Der isländische Komponist, Produzent und Musiker Ólafur Arnalds hat seinen Vertrag mit dem in Berlin ansässigen Musikverlag Bosworth Music verlängert.

  • Ólafur Arnalds Tour - Some Kind Of Peace

    Ólafur Arnalds Tour - Some Kind Of Peace

    23rd Mai 2022

    Pianist Ólafur Arnalds is on tour from May to present what is probably his most personal and orginal work to date live for the first time.

  • Netflix Documentary 'Shawn Mendes: In Wonder' featuring music by Ólafur Arnalds

    Netflix Documentary 'Shawn Mendes: In Wonder' featuring music by Ólafur Arnalds

    18th März 2021

    Directed by Grant Singer, Netflix’s latest original documentary ‚Shawn Mendes: In Wonder’ captures the past few years of Shawn Mendes life, focusing primarily on his 106-show self-titled tour and the production of his upcoming album...

  • Ólafur Arnalds - neue Single + Albumankündigung

    Ólafur Arnalds - neue Single + Albumankündigung

    31st August 2020

    Am 6. November 2020 veröffentlicht Ólafur Arnalds endlich sein neues Album "some kind of peace" via Mercury KX. Seit letzter Woche ist bereits die Vorabsingle "We Contain Multitudes" über die gängigen Portale zu hören. Zuvor gab es für...

  • Ólafur Arnalds signs to Bosworth Music

    Ólafur Arnalds signs to Bosworth Music

    31st Januar 2020

    GERMAN: Bosworth Music und Wise Music Group (vormals The Music Sales Group) freuen sich ihre Zusammenarbeit mit dem isländischen Komponisten Ólafur Arnalds bekanntzugeben: Der Multi-Instrumentalist hat einen weltweiten Vertrag mit dem...