Atli Örvarsson is a BAFTA winning, Emmy nominated Icelandic film and TV composer, conductor, and musician. His body of work spans over 40 major studio film productions, countless TV shows, collaborations with a range of artists including RZA, Khalid, Talos, and orchestral conducting, and ambitious solo work. In 2024, Atli won his first BAFTA TV Craft Awards for his music from the Apple TV+ original series Silo and eceived a nomination for the Emmy awards for the same score.

Atli was born and raised in the town of Akureyri in North Iceland. He lived and worked in Los Angeles for many years, feeling a call to return to his homeland in 2016. The move brought him full circle, and heralded a renewed sense of creative freedom, and an exciting new chapter in his storied career.

Since his return, Atli has worked with the Sinfonia Nord orchestra to put Akureyri on the map as an international destination for recording film scores. He founded the thriving INNI label / studios to help bring talented Icelandic artists to a wider audience, and continued his creative evolution with the release of his expansive 2020 solo debut, 'You Are Here'.

Atli's journey in music began early. At age five, his musical aptitude was noticed by a relative who gave an open invitation for a music lesson, for which he showed up bright and early at 10am the next morning. In his teens, he played in a professional theatre ensemble, and earned several gold and platinum discs with the band Sálin hans Jóns míns.

Setting out to broaden his horizons, Atli undertook a degree at Boston's Berklee College of Music, and felt his calling as a film composer. He explored the synergies and subtleties of composing for the screen, going further during his Masters at the University of North Carolina. A move to Los Angeles was the natural next step. Atli quickly found good company, honing his craft alongside prolific TV composer Mike Post, and Hollywood legend Hans Zimmer.

Since then, Atli has become one of Iceland's foremost screen composers, winning the HARPA Nordic Film Composer Award for his acclaimed score to 'Rams', and several ASCAP and BMI Film and TV Music Awards. In 2009, he was nominated as the Breakthrough of the Year at the IFMCA Awards, and Discovery of the Year by the World Soundtrack Academy. In 2019, his score for 'Ploey: You Never Fly Alone' was nominated for a Public Choice Award.

The path ahead will be an exciting one. The view from the top of the world, just miles from the Arctic Circle, has given Atli a new sense of purpose. With the fertile creative ground he has cultivated, a steady flow of film and TV projects in the works, and the rich possibilities of the INNI organisation, the sky seems the limit.

Upgrade membership to get access to client roster details.

Upgrade to see how you're connected to other professionals through your credits.

Upgrade membership to unlock contact and representation information.

Upgrade membership to unlock box office data.

Upgrade membership to add and manage your images.

Select your profession and Known For titles

Access full contact and representation details

Find the right people with Discover advanced search

View contact info and get hired with IMDbPro

Add your primary image and get discovered

Find contact info for agents and management

View connections to industry professionals

See who's working on in-development titles

Upgrade your membership to view client lists.

Upgrade membership to access historical STARmeter charts for yourself and other professionals.

Get insights on who this person is frequently credited with.

Upgrade membership to add and manage demo reels.

The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams

German poster for "The Last Confederate."

Rebecca Ferguson, Shane McRae, Harriet Walter, Olatunji Ayofe, Chinaza Uche, and Remmie Milner in Silo (2023)

Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery, and Jaeden Martell in Defending Jacob (2020)

Atli Örvarsson

Atli Örvarsson

Known for

Credits summary

Photos11

Videos4

STARmeter

Contacts