Olafur Arnalds
Neo-Classical/Post Rock
Fragile and emotional neu-classical music would maybe be the best term to describe Olafur Arnalds’ music. Combining classical instrumentation with an ambient aesthetic there are obvious comparisons to fellow Icelanders Sigur Ros and composer Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson, but Arnalds is sculpting his own epic, string-laden compositions.
Only 21 years of age, Olafur hails from the suburban Icelandic town, Mosfellsb?r, just a few kilometres outside Reykjavik. He has immersed himself completely in the world of delicate symphonic compositions in a near weightless orchestral undertaking
Neoclassic
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