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Ólafur Arnalds

Icelandic multi‐instrumentalist and producer

Since 1986

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Fri Oct 23 Wien, Austria · Hotel Am Konzerthaus Vienna - MGallery Details
Wed Nov 4 New York, United States · The Town Hall Tickets
Thu Nov 5 New York, United States · The Town Hall Details
Fri Nov 6 Montréal, Canada · Théâtre Saint-DenisÓlafur Arnalds – Falling Apart Together Tickets
Sat Nov 7 Toronto, Canada · Massey Hall Tickets
Wed Nov 11 San Francisco, United States · The Castro Theatre Tickets
Thu Nov 12 San Francisco, United States · The Castro Theatre Details
Fri Nov 13 Los Angeles, United States · The Wiltern Tickets
Sun Nov 15 Mexico City, Mexico · Foro Polanco Tickets
Sun Jan 17 Oslo, Norway · Oslo Opera House Tickets
Mon Apr 12 Prague, Czechia · Hibernia Theater Tickets
Tue Apr 13 Prague, Czechia · Hibernia Theater Tickets
Wed Apr 14 Bremen, Germany · Die Glocke Tickets
Thu Apr 15 Lübeck, Germany · MUK Tickets
Sat Apr 17 Copenhagen, Denmark · DR Koncertsalen Tickets
Sun Apr 18 Copenhagen, Denmark · DR Koncertsalen Tickets
Tue Apr 20 Stockholm, Sweden · Cirkus Tickets
Tue May 4 Milano, Italy · National Theater CheBanca! Tickets
Wed May 5 Zurich, Switzerland · Theater 11 Zürich Tickets
Thu May 6 Lugano, Switzerland · LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura Tickets
Fri May 7 Munich, Germany · Circus Krone Tickets
Mon May 10 Utrecht, Netherlands · TivoliVredenburg Tickets
Tue May 11 Utrecht, Netherlands · TivoliVredenburg Tickets
Wed May 12 Ludwigshafen Am Rhein, Germany · BASF-Feierabendhaus Tickets
Thu May 13 Monheim Am Rhein, Germany · Kulturraffinerie K714 Tickets
Fri May 14 Monheim Am Rhein, Germany · Kulturraffinerie K714 Tickets

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About

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 Awards. "Loom (feat. Bonobo)" was nominated in the Best Dance/Electronic Recording category and "The Bottom Line" was nominated in the Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals category. Both songs appear on his fifth studio album Some Kind of Peace (2020).

Since late 2025, Ólafur has hosted a radio programme on the digital-only UK station BBC Radio 3 Unwind at least once a week titled Ultimate Calm, which is normally broadcast between 21 and 22 o'clock.

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Ólafur Arnalds (né le 3 novembre 1986 à Mosfellsbær) est un musicien et producteur islandais. Multi-instrumentiste, il joue de la guitare, de la batterie et a également collaboré en tant que batteur aux groupes de heavy metal Fighting Shit et Celestine et a contribué au banjo, à la guitare et au piano au projet My Summer as a Salvation Soldier. Il est également membre du duo Kiasmos avec Janus Rasmussen. Kiasmos a sorti un album et quatre EP depuis 2012.

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