Hildur Guðnadóttir
Hildur Guðnadóttir's music grows out of the cello: slow, bowed drones, layered and processed until they swell into dark, physical waves of sound. Solo albums like Without Sinking and Saman built that sound patiently, and she also played with múm and worked closely with Jóhann Jóhannsson.
Her film and TV scores made her name far beyond Iceland. Chernobyl was built from field recordings made in a decommissioned nuclear power plant, and Joker, centred on a lone, mournful cello, won her the Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA. Tár and Women Talking followed.
If you like Hildur Guðnadóttir you should check out: Jóhann Jóhannsson, Max Richter, Nils Frahm, A Winged Victory For The Sullen, Arvo Pärt, Hans Zimmer, Ludwig Göransson, Sigur Rós, Björk, Philip Glass
