Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson Iceland HARPA nominated 2017 for his lifelong work
HIlmar Örn Hilmarsson is a true legend in Icelandic and global Film Music circles, having worked on countless Icelandic and international films since the eighties, including most of Friðrik Þór Friðriksson´s feature films.
He won the Felix Award for his work in the nineties and was nominated for the HARPA Award in 2012.
He has worked a lot with the members of Sigur Ros and recently scored a film with them named Entertainment by Benedikt Erlingsson.
Nomination txt:
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson has been Iceland´s foremost film composer for the last thirty years and holds a very special place within the Icelandic community. He has been closely involved with Björk, Eivør Pálsdóttir, Sigur Rós, Páll Guðmundsson, Steindór Andersen and many other outstanding musical talents. He has utilised stones and other materials from mother nature to create specific ambiances and soundscapes, always doing the unexpected and aestethically outstanding, but first and foremost what serves the mood of the given film or project.
His spirituality is renowned and always reflected in his work. He has scored a vast number of films during his career and contributed so much inspiration and encouragement to his peers that it has been acknowledged for years that there is simply noone like him.
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson is a timeless maverick master, easily distinguishable, yet always unique. The Icelandic Jury unanimously voted Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson as Iceland´s nominee for the Lifetime Achivement Award.
HIlmar Örn Hilmarsson is a true legend in Icelandic and global Film Music circles, having worked on countless Icelandic and international films since the eighties, including most of Friðrik Þór Friðriksson´s feature films.
He won the Felix Award for his work in the nineties and was nominated for the HARPA Award in 2012.
He has worked a lot with the members of Sigur Ros and recently scored a film with them named Entertainment by Benedikt Erlingsson.
Nomination txt:
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson has been Iceland´s foremost film composer for the last thirty years and holds a very special place within the Icelandic community. He has been closely involved with Björk, Eivør Pálsdóttir, Sigur Rós, Páll Guðmundsson, Steindór Andersen and many other outstanding musical talents. He has utilised stones and other materials from mother nature to create specific ambiances and soundscapes, always doing the unexpected and aestethically outstanding, but first and foremost what serves the mood of the given film or project.
His spirituality is renowned and always reflected in his work. He has scored a vast number of films during his career and contributed so much inspiration and encouragement to his peers that it has been acknowledged for years that there is simply noone like him.
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson is a timeless maverick master, easily distinguishable, yet always unique. The Icelandic Jury unanimously voted Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson as Iceland´s nominee for the Lifetime Achivement Award.