Þórarinn Guðnason HARPA nominated 2022 for his score for Valdimar Jóhannsson Lamb
Nomination text:
The movie Lamb is a supernatural horror movie which takes place at a sheep farm in Iceland and follows a childless couple through strange events that happen on the farm. The film´s original music is composed by Thorarinn Gudnason and bears strong characteristics of the composer. The film which balances somewhere between being a supernatural thriller and an absurdist comedy, leaves much left unsaid and relies on visual storytelling, played out over the majestic solemnity of Thorarinn Gudnason´s score. The film somewhat lets the score and the sound design exert a subtle pressure that words would be unlikely to match.
The movie Lamb is a supernatural horror movie which takes place at a sheep farm in Iceland and follows a childless couple through strange events that happen on the farm. The film´s original music is composed by Thorarinn Gudnason and bears strong characteristics of the composer. The film which balances somewhere between being a supernatural thriller and an absurdist comedy, leaves much left unsaid and relies on visual storytelling, played out over the majestic solemnity of Thorarinn Gudnason´s score. The film somewhat lets the score and the sound design exert a subtle pressure that words would be unlikely to match.
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Tóti Guðnason is a composer and guitarist from Reykjavík, Iceland. LAMB is his first score as a sole composer after having worked as an arranger and composer's assistant with a variety of renowned artists. Some notable work includes the Oscar-winning original score for Joker (2019) by his sister Hildur Guðnadóttir, BAFTA-winning soundtrack for Broadchurch (2015) by Ólafur Arnalds, and score for Netflix series KATLA (2021) by Högni Egilsson.
Tóti graduated in classical composition from the Iceland University of the Arts and has been a touring musician both with his art metal band Agent Fresco and the late Jóhann Jóhannsson. Working closely with Jóhannsson on various film and studio works, Þórarinn contributed both musical direction and arrangements for his pieces. Agent Fresco quickly found international notice and have become a household name in the progressive experimental music scene. foto: Marino Thorlacius |
It was wonderful working with Tóti. He constantly surprised and rarely did what I had predicted, but delivered a better and more genuine work than was prompted or envisioned. It's delightful and rewarding to work with artists who challenge you in such a way that it inspires and elevates your own work and artistry. I‘m so happy about Tóti‘s nomination, it‘s very deserving.
—Valdimar Jóhannsson LAMB was initially intended to be completely without a score and I feel that is a humbling starting point for a composer. Growing up in the north of Iceland I’m very familiar with the feeling of rural silence. That feeling is extraordinarily well portrayed by Valdimar Jóhannsson in LAMB and I did my best to play into it while respecting it. My responsibility was to create something more fitting than silence and silence can be the greatest of sounds. - Tóti Guðnason |