Ólafur Arnalds

Person

Ólafur Arnalds

Sound 39 November 3, 1986

Mosfellsbær, Iceland

Ólafur Arnalds (born 3 November 1986) is an Icelandic multi-instrumentalist, music producer and composer for film and television projects.

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Known for

Popular titles

Defending Jacob

Defending Jacob

8.2 2020 TV Show
Broadchurch

Broadchurch

7.9 2013 TV Show
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

7.0 2008 TV Show
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

7.0 2017 TV Show
Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

6.6 2013 Movie
Surface

Surface

6.3 2022 TV Show
Another Happy Day

Another Happy Day

5.5 2011 Movie
The Restless

The Restless

6.8 2021 Movie
Moonhaven

Moonhaven

6.1 2022 TV Show
Blinky™

Blinky™

6.8 2011 Movie
Out of Thin Air

Out of Thin Air

5.9 2017 Movie
A Silence

A Silence

5.1 2024 Movie

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Rocket Girl

    Movie Original Music Composer

  2. 2024
    Inspirations

    Movie Music

  3. 2024
    Memories of CS:GO - The Early Years

    Movie Original Music Composer

  4. 2024
    A Silence

    Movie Original Music Composer

  5. 2023
    Beyond The Wall

    Movie Original Music Composer

  6. 2023
    Deep Rising

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 2022
    Surface

    TV show Original Music Composer

  8. 2022
    Moonhaven

    TV show Original Music Composer

  9. 2021
    The Restless

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 2021
    When We Are Born

    Movie Self

  11. 2021
    Brise-Lames

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 2020
    Generation Fridays for Future

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 2020
    Defending Jacob

    TV show Original Music Composer

  14. 2019
    Chasing the Present

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 2018
    Let Me Fall

    Movie Jónas

  16. 2017
    Island Songs

    Movie Writer

More credits
  1. 2017
    Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

    TV show Original Music Composer

  2. 2017
    Out of Thin Air

    Movie Original Music Composer

  3. 2017
    Dreaming

    Movie Original Music Composer

  4. 2016
    Suicidal Notions

    Movie Original Music Composer

  5. 2014
    Tónlist

    Movie Self

  6. 2014
    Life in a Fishbowl

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 2014
    Heild

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 2014
    The Invisible Front

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 2013
    Blood

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 2013
    Gimme Shelter

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 2013
    Broadchurch

    TV show Original Music Composer

  12. 2011
    Another Happy Day

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 2011
    Living Room Songs

    Movie Self

  14. 2011
    Blinky™

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 2011
    PressPausePlay

    Movie Self

  16. 2011
    Rivers Return

    Movie Original Music Composer

  17. 2010
    Jitters

    Movie Original Music Composer

  18. 2010
    Iceland: Beyond Sigur Rós

    Movie Original Music Composer

  19. 2010
    Where's the Snow?!

    Movie Self

  20. 2008
    NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

    TV show Self