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Olafur Bjorn Olafsson

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  • Soundtrack
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Olafur Bjorn Olafsson is known for Sicario (2015), Arrival (2016) and Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018).
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    Known for

    Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, and Emily Blunt in Sicario (2015)
    Sicario
    7.7
    • Music Department
    • 2015
    Forest Whitaker, Amy Adams, and Jeremy Renner in Arrival (2016)
    Arrival
    7.9
    • Music Department
    • 2016
    Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro in Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
    Sicario: Day of the Soldado
    7.1
    • Music Department(as Ólafur Björn Ólafsson, percussion)
    • 2018
    Charlize Theron, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthias Schoenaerts, Luca Marinelli, Marwan Kenzari, and KiKi Layne in The Old Guard (2020)
    The Old Guard
    6.7
    • Music Department(as Ólafur Björn Ólafsson, uncredited, percussion)
    • 2020

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    Music Department

    • Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse in Nickel Boys (2024)
      Nickel Boys
      7.6
      • bowed vibraphone
      • 2024
    • Sebastian Stan and Daisy Edgar-Jones in Fresh (2022)
      Fresh
      6.7
      • musician: drums, percussion and singer
      • 2022
    • Charlize Theron, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthias Schoenaerts, Luca Marinelli, Marwan Kenzari, and KiKi Layne in The Old Guard (2020)
      The Old Guard
      6.7
      • additional engineering
      • featured musician: percussion (as Ólafur Björn Ólafsson, uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Last and First Men (2020)
      Last and First Men
      6.7
      • musician: percussion (as Ólafur Björn Ólafsson)
      • 2020
    • Joaquin Phoenix in Joker (2019)
      Joker
      8.4
      • additional engineering
      • percussion
      • 2019
    • Ólafur Darri Ólafsson in Trapped (2015)
      Trapped
      8.0
      TV Series
      • additional engineering
      • percussion
      • 2015–2019
    • Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro in Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
      Sicario: Day of the Soldado
      7.1
      • additional engineering
      • musician: percussion (as Ólafur Björn Ólafsson)
      • 2018
    • Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz in The Mercy (2018)
      The Mercy
      6.0
      • additional engineer
      • musician: percussion & keyboards
      • 2018
    • Jennifer Lawrence in Mother! (2017)
      Mother!
      6.6
      • musician: percussion, electronics (as Ólafur Björn Ólafsson)
      • 2017
    • Baltasar Kormákur and Hera Hilmar in The Oath (2016)
      The Oath
      6.4
      • additional engineering
      • percussion
      • 2016
    • Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016)
      Dawson City: Frozen Time
      7.5
      • piano: bowed vibraphone
      • 2016
    • Forest Whitaker, Amy Adams, and Jeremy Renner in Arrival (2016)
      Arrival
      7.9
      • additional engineering
      • percussion
      • 2016
    • Pale Star (2016)
      Pale Star
      5.4
      • keyboards
      • mixing engineer
      • percussion ...
      • 2016
    • George MacKay in Captain Fantastic (2016)
      Captain Fantastic
      7.8
      • musician: additional piano, dulcitone & harmonium
      • vocalist (as Ólafur Björn Ólafsson)
      • 2016
    • Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, and Emma Stone in Aloha (2015)
      Aloha
      5.4
      • Percussion
      • 2015

    Composer

    • Free Men (2021)
      Free Men
      8.4
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2021

    Soundtrack

    • McCanick (2013)
      McCanick
      4.7
      • Soundtrack ("MCCANICK" Score, "CHASE")
      • 2013

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    • Alternative name
      • Ólafur Björn Ólafsson

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