adrock3215 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) I'm wondering if anyone else has heard of this 21 year old Icelandic classical music artist named Ólafur Arnalds. From what I have heard so far, I like him a lot. Here is his description as posted on his MySpace page: 'The music of Ólafur Arnalds can only be described as achingly beautiful. He creates a world of delicate symphonic compositions. His music scales the heights perfected by the Romantics. Succeeding in making the cross-over from classical to pop, Ólafur’s motivations are clear: “The classical scene is kind of closed to people who haven't been studying music all their lives. I would like to bring my classical influence to the people who don't usually listen to this kind of music…open people's minds." ' My favorite song from him is "3055" and the music video can be seen here: In this video: given the beauty of the music, the theme of upward motion, and the pure joy shown in the dancing figures, I would say his sense of life is extremely benevolent. (Note: You have to watch until 2-3 minutes in) Edited March 5, 2009 by adrock3215 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fountainhead777 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 sounds good. I liked it. It almost sounded like jazz or some lighter metal at parts. Very interesting though. Thanks for posting it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarrisan Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) At first, I thought it was nice, but a bit chaotic and disorderly for my tastes... and then I realized that the music was playing in both the Youtube video, and on the Myspace page at the same time, out of sync. Listened to it a second time, and thought it was lovely. I'll have to check out more of his work. Thanks. Edited March 5, 2009 by Sarrisan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tito Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 At first, I thought it was nice, but a bit chaotic and disorderly for my tastes... and then I realized that the music was playing in both the Youtube video, and on the Myspace page at the same time, out of sync. Listened to it a second time, and thought it was lovely. I'll have to check out more of his work. Thanks. Haha, I've done that in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.C.Meyer Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Hmmm... I suppose that there's nothing inherently 'wrong' or 'bad' about his music. It's just very dull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Makes me think of Clint Mansell's compositions for the film 'The Fountain'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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