Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and composer born in Mosfellsbær on November 3,
1986, Ólafur Arnalds' minimalist influence is evident in his personal albums of
ambient electronica and commissions for television and film. Drummer in hardcore
bands such as Fighting Shift between 2003 and 2007, he collaborated with Heaven
Shall Burn and developed his own electro style on his debut albums Eulogy for
Evolution (2007), ...And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness (2010) and
Living Room Songs (2011). Signed by the classical music branch of the Mercury
label, the composer signed the a...