Atli Örvarsson | |
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![]() Atli Örvarsson in 2016 | |
Background information | |
Born | 7 July 1970 |
Origin | Akureyri, Iceland |
Genres | Film scores |
Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, musician, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Percussion; keys |
Years active | 2000–present |
Website | www |
Atli Örvarsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈaʰtlɪ ˈœrvar̥sɔn]; born 7 July 1970) is an Icelandic film score composer. Atli's credits include composing and orchestrating music for some of Hollywood's biggest projects, including the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Angels & Demons, The Holiday, The Eagle, Vantage Point, Babylon A.D., Thick as Thieves, The Fourth Kind, and Season of the Witch. Atli's most recent credits include The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, A Single Shot, NBC series Chicago Fire, and together with Hans Zimmer contributed music to the Zack Snyder Superman reinstallment Man of Steel.[1][2][3]
Originally from the small town of Akureyri, Atli became established in the local music scene at a young age. He earned three platinum and two gold records as a member of the Icelandic band Sálin hans Jóns míns before studying film composing at Berklee College of Music and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He excelled in composing and was awarded the Pete Carpenter Fellowship, which brought him to Los Angeles. He began working alongside TV veteran Mike Post on NYPD Blue and three Law & Order brands. Atli soon caught the attention of composer Hans Zimmer, who extended an invitation to join his team at Remote Control Productions.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2005 | Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild | Audu Paden | |
2007 | The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams | A. Blaine Miller | |
2008 | Vantage Point | Pete Travis | |
Babylon A.D. | Mathieu Kassovitz | ||
2009 | Thick as Thieves | Mimi Leder | |
The Fourth Kind | Olatunde Osunsanmi | ||
2011 | Season of the Witch | Dominic Sena | |
The Eagle | Kevin Macdonald | ||
2013 | Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters | Tommy Wirkola | |
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | Harald Zwart | ||
A Single Shot | David M. Rosenthal | ||
2015 | The Perfect Guy | Co-composed With David Fleming | |
Rams | Grímur Hákonarson | ||
2016 | Bilal: A New Breed of Hero | Khurram H. Alavi Ayman Jamal |
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2017 | The Edge of Seventeen | Kelly Fremon Craig | |
The Hitman's Bodyguard | Patrick Hughes | ||
2018 | How It Ends | David M. Rosenthal | |
2019 | Jacob's Ladder | ||
2020 | Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga | David Dobkin | |
2021 | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Patrick Hughes | |
2022 | No Limit | David M. Rosenthal |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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2002, 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | NBC | Co-composed with Mike Post |
2003-2004 | L.A. Dragnet | ABC | |
2006 | Six Degrees | Co-composed with Michael Giacchino & Adam Cohen | |
2010 | Law & Order: Los Angeles | NBC | Theme music composed by Mike Post |
2012–present | Chicago Fire[4] | ||
2014–present | Chicago P.D. | ||
2015–present | Chicago Med[5] | ||
2017 | Chicago Justice | ||
2019–present | FBI | CBS | |
2020–present | FBI: Most Wanted | ||
2020 | Defending Jacob | Apple TV+ | Theme music composed by Ólafur Arnalds |
2022 | Unprecedented | Discovery+ | |
2023 | Silo | Apple TV+ |
References
[edit]- ^ "Atli Örvarsson: Rising Star Composers". ASCAP. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Florino, Rick (10 March 2011). "Atli Örvarsson Talks Scoring "The Eagle"". artistdirect.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Levine, Sydney (18 February 2016). "'Rams' Composer Atli Örvarsson Wins Best Film Score at the 2016 HARPA Awards". IndieWire. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Credits". Chicago Fire. NBC. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Credits". Chicago Med. NBC. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Atli Örvarsson at IMDb
- Interview with Atli Örvarsson at FilmMusicSite