Atli Örvarsson

Atli Örvarsson’s talent, experience, versatility, and skill combined with his Icelandic roots has allowed him to develop an individual and compelling style that contributes to his success as a musician and composer.  From historical epics to courtroom drama to tales of the supernatural, Atli has provided innovative scores to tell all of these stories.

As a composer, Atli Örvarsson displays musical diversity throughout his scores which include the action-films The Eagle, Vantage Point, Babylon A.D., the Morgan Freeman caper Thick as Thieves, The Fourth Kind, the Nicolas Cage medieval fantasy Season of the Witch, the fantasy adaptation The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, the dark and edgy film Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, the drama/thriller A Single Shot starring Sam Rockwell and working with Hans Zimmer to contribute music to the Zack Snyder’s Superman installment Man of Steel. His credits also include orchestrating and contributing music for the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Angels and Demons and Man of Steel.

Atli’s recent credits include the Apple TV series Defending Jacob starring Chris Evans and Michelle Dockery, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams,  The Hitman’s Bodyguard, starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, the remake of the 1990s thriller Jacob’s Ladder, NBC’s Chicago Fire and the animated feature PLOEY.

Originally from the small town of Akureyri, Atli Örvarsson 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 Salin hans Jóns mins before studying film composition at Berklee College of Music and the 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 and Order brands. Soon after that, Atli met composer Hans Zimmer, who extended an invitation to join his team at Remote Control Studios. Atli’s accolades include several ASCAP & BMI Film & TV Music Awards and he was nominated for the prestigious World Soundtrack Academy’s “Discovery of the Year Award” for his score for Babylon A.D.