
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. His recent credits include the Apple TV series Silo, for which Atli’s score won the BAFTA Craft Music Award, and received Emmy, HMMA and SCL Award nominations, the thriller film Wolka, Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard starring Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek and Ryan Reynolds, documentary series Unprecedented, Apple TV’s Defending Jacob starring Chris Evans and Michelle Dockery and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams.
Further work includes The Hitman’s Bodyguard, the remake of the 1990s thriller Jacob’s Ladder, NBC’s Chicago Fire, the animated feature PLOEY, the action-films The Eagle, Vantage Point and 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 instalment 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.
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.
Credits
NO LIMIT | Netflix/ Nolita Cinema Director: David M Rosenthal Producers: Maxime Delauney, Mélanie Laurent, Romain Rousseau Starring: Camille Rowe, Sofiane Zermani, César Domboy | |
HITMAN’S WIFE’S BODYGUARD | Millennium Films/ Lionsgate Director: Patrick Hughes Producers: Yariv Lerner, Matthew O’Toole, Lew Weldon Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek | |
WOLKA | Saga Film Director: Árni Ásgeirsson Producers: Stanislaw Dziedzic, Beggi Jonsson, Hilmar Sigurosson Starring: Olga Boladz, Anna Moskal, Eryk Lubos | |
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA | Gary Sanchez Productions/ Netflix Director: David Dobkin Producers: Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Chris Henchy Starring: Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, | |
THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD | Campbell Grobman Films Director: Patrick Hughes Producers: David Ellison, Mark Gill, Dana Goldberg, Matthew O’Toole Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Ryan Reynolds | |
JACOB’S LADDER | Gaeta / Rosenzweig Films Director: David M. Rosenthal Producers: Michael J. Gaeta, Alison R. Rosenzeig Starring: Karla Souza, Nicole Beharie, Jesse Williams | |
PLOEY – YOU’LL NEVER FLY ALONE | GunHil Director: Árni Ásgeirsson Producers: Ives Agemans, Hilmar Sigurösson | |
THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN | Gracie Films / STX Entertainment Director: Kelly Fremon Craig Producers: Julie Ansell, James L. Brooks, Richard Sakai Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, Hailey Lu Richardson | |
BILAL: A NEW BREED OF HERO | Barajoun Entertainment Director: Khurram H. Alavi Producer: Ayman Jamal Starring: Ian McShane, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | |
THE PERFECT GUY | Rocklin/Faust, Screen Gems Director: David M. Rosenthal Producers: Tommy Oliver, Wendy Rhoads, Nicole Rocklin, Darryl Taja Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy, Morris Chestnut | |
RAMS | Aeroplan Film Director: Grímur Hákonarson Producer: Grímar Jónsson | ***Winner: Best Score at 2015 HARPA Nordic Film Composer Award*** |
BLÓDBERG (THE HOMECOMING) | Vestuport Director: Björn Hlynur Haraldsson Producers: Rakel Gardarsdottir, Agusta M. Olafsdottir | |
THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS | Constantin Film Produktion / Unique Features Director: Harald Zwart Producers: Don Carmody, Robert Kulzer Starring: Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower | |
MAN OF STEEL (additional music) | Warner Bros. Director: Zack Snyder Producers: Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Emma Thomas Starring: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane | |
COLETTE | Happy Celluloid Director: Milan Cieslar Producers: Milan Cieslar, Wanda Hycova | |
EVIDENCE | Bold Films / RLJ Entertainment Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi Producers: David Lancaster, Michel Litvak, Marc Platt, Anthony Rhulen, Jeffrey Stott Starring: Stephen Moyer, Radha Mitchell | |
A SINGLE SHOT | Unified Pictures Director: David M. Rosenthal Producers: Chris Coen, Aaron L. Gilbert, Keith Kjarval, Jeff Rice Starring: Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy | |
HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS | Paramount Pictures Director: Tommy Wirkola Producers: Will Ferrell, Beau Flynn, Adam McKay, Kevin J. Messick Starring: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen | |
THE EAGLE | Focus Features Director: Kevin Macdonald Producer: Duncan Kenworthy Starring: Channing Tatum | |
SEASON OF THE WITCH | Atlas Entertainment / Reletivity Media Director: Dominic Sena Producers: Alex Gartner, Charles Roven Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman | |
THE FOURTH KIND | Universal Pictures Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi Producers: Paul Brooks, Joe Carnahan, Terry Robbins Starring: Milla Jovovich | |
ANGELS AND DEMONS (additional music) | Columbia Pictures Director: Ron Howard Producers: John Calley, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard Starring: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor | |
THICK AS THIEVES | Millennium Films Director: Mimi Leder Producers: Randall Emmett, Danny Lerner, Lori McCreary, Les Weldon Starring: Morgan Freeman, Tom Hardy | |
VANTAGE POINT | Columbia Pictures Director: Pete Travis Producers: Mark Farrington, Neal H. Moritz Starring: Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker | |
IRON MAN (additional music) | Paramount Pictures Director: Jon Favreau Producers: Avi Arad, Kevin Feige Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow | |
BABYLON A.D. | StudioCanal / Twentieth Century Fox Director: Mathieu Kassovitz Producers: Alain Goldman, Matthieu Kassovitz, Selwyn Roberts Starring: Vin Diesel | |
THE SIMPSONS MOVIE (additional music) | Twentieth Century Fox Director: David Silverman Producers: James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Claudia Katz, Richard Sakai, Mike Scully | |
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END (additional music) | Walt Disney Pictures Director: Gore Verbinski Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley | |
THE HOLIDAY (additional music) | Columbia Pictures Director: Nancy Meyers Producer: Bruce A. Block Starring: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black | |
STUART LITTLE 3 | Mainframe Entertainment Director: Audu Paden Producers: Lucy Fisher, Leslie Hough, Steven Wendland, Douglas Wick Starring: Michael J. Fox | |
THE LAST CONFEDERATE: THE STORY OF ROBERT ADAMS | Strongbow Pictures Director: A. Blaine Miller Producers: Julian Adams, Weston Adams, Billy Fox |
SILO | AMC Studios/ Apple TV | *BAFTA Craft Awards 2024 WINNER – Best Original Music: Fiction* *EMMY Awards 2024 nomination – Outstanding Music Composition For A Series* *SCL Awards 2024 nomination – Outstanding Original Title Sequence for a Television Production* *HMMA Awards 2023 nomination – Best Original Score – TV Show/Limited Series* |
UNPRECEDENTED | AJH Films/ Discovery+ | |
DEFENDING JACOB | Anonymous Content/ Apple TV | |
FBI | CBS Television Studios / Wolf Films | |
CHICAGO JUSTICE | Wolf Films / Universal Television | |
CHICAGO MED | NBC Universal Television | |
CHICAGO PD | Wolf Films / Universal Television | |
CHICAGO FIRE | Wolf Films / Universal Television | |
LAW & ORDER: LA | Wolf Films / Universal Media Studios | |
SIX DEGREES | Bad Robot / Touchstone Television | |
JUST LEGAL | Jerry Bruckheimer Television / Warner Bros. Television | |
DRAGNET | Wolf Films / Universal Television | |
10.5 APOCALYPSE (additional music) | Hallmark Entertainment | |
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT (2 episodes) | Wolf Films |
FREE REALMS | Sony Online Entertainment |
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 (additional music) | Activision Blizzard, Infinity Ward, PCB Productions |
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Atli Örvarsson’s ‘On Call’ soundtrack OUT NOW!
Atli Örvarsson’s soundtrack to the new Amazon series ‘On Call’ has just been released! Stream/download the album on all digital music platforms here. Executive produced

Soundtrack album released for ‘Silo’ Season 2 – music by Atli Örvarsson
The soundtrack album for ‘Silo’ Season 2 featuring Atli Örvarsson’s original score has just been released and is available to stream/download here. ‘Silo’ Season 2 is

‘Silo’ Season 2 scored by Atli Örvarsson premieres November 15th on Apple TV+
The new season of ‘Silo’ scored by Atli Örvarsson premieres November 15th on Apple TV+. The 10-part series stars Rebecca Ferguson, Steve Zahn, Common, Harriet

Trailer just released for ‘Silo’ Season 2 scored by Atli Örvarsson
The trailer for season 2 of the Apple TV+ series ‘Silo’ scored by Atli Örvarsson has just been released! The new season will premiere November

Massive congratulations to Atli Örvarrson, Daniel Pemberton and Martin Phipps on their Emmy Awards nominations!
Massive congratulations to Atli Örvarsson, Daniel Pemberton and Martin Phipps on their Emmy Awards nominations in the Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic

Massive congratulations to Atli Örvarsson on his BAFTA Craft Awards win for SILO!!!
Massive congratulations to Atli Örvarsson who has won the BAFTA Craft Awards Best Original Music: Fiction for his score to the Apple TV series ‘SILO’.

Huge congratulations to Atli Örvarsson on receiving a BAFTA Craft Awards nomination for ‘SILO’!
Huge congratulations to Atli Örvarsson on receiving a BAFTA Craft Awards nomination for Best Original Music: Fiction for his score to the Apple TV+ series

Congratulations to Martin Phipps, Atli Örvarsson and Daniel Pemberton on their SCL Awards nominations!
Congratulations to Martin Phipps, Atli Örvarsson and Daniel Pemberton on their SCL Awards nominations! Martin is nominated for ‘The Crown’. Atli is nominated for ‘Silo’.

Congratulations to all 8 clients nominated for HMMA Awards – Daniel Pemberton, Edmund Butt, Paul Leonard-Morgan, Atli Örvarsson, Ian Arber, Lorne Balfe, David Schweitzer and Walter Mair!
Congratulations to all 8 clients nominated for Hollywood Music in Media Awards! Daniel Pemberton is nominated for his score to ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’. Edmund

Congratulations to Atli Örvarsson on his 6 BMI Film & TV Music Awards!
Congratulations to Atli Örvarsson who has received 6 BMI Film & TV Music Awards! The full list of winners can be found here.

Apple TV+’s ‘Silo’ airs 5th May with a score by Atli Örvarsson
The new dystopian drama ‘Silo’ featuring a score by Atli Örvarsson premieres on Apple TV+ the 5th May. The 10-part series based on Hugh Howey’s

Trailer released for Apple TV+’s ‘Silo’ scored by Atli Örvarsson
The first trailer for the new Apple TV+ drama ‘Silo’ scored by Atli Örvarsson has just been released. Based on Hugh Howey’s dystopian novels, and