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INTO THE VOLCANO WINS NUMIX AWARD!

Good news! Into the Volcano won the prestigious Numix price in the international Exposition - Exhibition category. Congrats to our friends at Perlan Museum and Normal Studio!

I am very happy to be a part of this powerful creative team. If you want to know more about the process, read this article.

EVE ONLINE - CRADLE OF WAR EXPANSION TRAILER IS OUT NOW.

Premiered during EVE Fanfest, a new expansion trailer for Fenris Creations' EVE Online just dropped. We came in early in the process with the Cinematics team at Fenris, sound design are by yours truly and the trailer was of course mixed by Styrmir Hauksson. 

You can see some of the other work we have done for EVE Online and EVE Frontier in the article section

Click here to enjoy!

INTO THE VOLCANO - SOUNDTRACK EP IS OUT IN STEREO AND DOLBY ATMOS

We just released the Soundtrack EP from Into The Volcano to all major streaming platforms, and it is available in Dolby Atmos™ on Apple Music and Tidal for those of you who enjoy spatial music. 

I wrote a little bit about the project in the blog section, please head over there if you want to know more about the hows and whys of this exciting project. 

HÆST SERIES EASTER PREMIERE - SOUNDTRACK ALBUM SOON

Dark Comedy heist series HÆST just premiered here in Iceland - all 6 episodes were made available simultaneously for Easter binge watching on Sjónvarp Símans.

I will release a soundtrack album with the main themes from the series in a couple of months, after I finish a couple of immediate deadlines that have to be taken care of first. Watch this space!

BLACK SANDS II OPENS IN THE US AND GERMANY ON VIAPLAY STREAMING

Would you look at that! Season II of Black Sands launches in the United States and Germany in May, according to this Deadline article

It feels great to see Icelandic series make their way around the world, specially when they contain my music! Check out the article I wrote when it released in Iceland. You can listen to the soundtrack there as well.

EVE CATALYST EXPANSION TRAILER IS OUT NOW. LIGHT THE SPARK!

A new expansion trailer for CCP Games EVE Online just dropped. We came in early in the process with the Cinematics team at CCP, music and sound design are by yours truly and the trailer was of course mixed by Styrmir Hauksson. The new expansion is called Catalyst, and it's all about the importance of mining in New Eden and Ore Anomalies. 

Click here to enjoy!

ICELAND AIRWAVES PANEL: Dinosaurs or Digital Pioneers?

Hosted a panel with 3 powerful ladies in the music industry - Guðrún B. Bjarnadóttir from STEF, Sandra Perens from Tiermusic and Habbi (Hrefna Helgadóttir) from Glitský Management about the future of royalty collection and CMOs for the Iceland Airwaves music business conference.

More pics on my Instagram

I WILL MODERATE A PANEL AT ICELAND AIRWAVES CONFERENCE, NoV. 7TH

I will be hosting a panel about geting paid, or:
'STEF Presents: Dinosaurs or Digital Pioneers? The Future of Collective Rights Management' at the Iceland Airwaves music industry conference.

I expect a lively debate, and would be happy to see you around. You can find more information on the Iceland Airwaves conference by clicking on this link.

NEW IMMERSIVE VOLCANO SHOW FOR PERLAN MUSEUM

Together with Ragga Gísla I have been making music and sound design for a completely one of a kind immersive film for Perlan Museum - where the audience will travel into a volcano without the discomfort such journeys normally bring. I will post details here later. 

Picture shows Ragga Gísla and Styrmir Hauksson preparing for a choir recording session for the score.

EVE FRONTIER VISION TRAILER IS OUT FOR ALL CAPSULEERS TO ENJOY

A new vision trailer for CCP Games Eve Frontier just dropped, really stunning visuals by the cinematic team at CCP, fantastic music by Roly Porter and sound design by yours truly. The trailer was mixed by Styrmir Hauksson. We had such a blast making this!

Click here to enjoy!

I WROTE A BIT ABOUT MY WORK IN THE EVE CINEMATIC WORLD

I have had the pleasure of doing sound design and sometimes music for some trailers for CCP Games' EVE universe. Just wrote a short blog post in the article section about this collaboration, with some examples of the work we have done together. It's all a space nerd can dream about. 

A VERY IMMERSIVE STUDIO UPDATE AS I GO FULL SURROUND

Happy days in the studio as I have been upgrading the studio monitoring system to 7.1 on my way to full Dolby Atmos 7.1.4. Front monitors are 3x Dynaudio Core 59 and Dynaudio Core Sub, while sides and back are Dynaudio Core 7s. All controlled with precision by Dangerous Music SR. And most importantly, it sounds fantastic! 

SONIC BRANDING FOR ASKJA | NEW MUSIC AND MNEMONIC

I just delivered new brand music and mnemonic to Askja, a leading car dealership in Iceland, licenced importer and service agent for Mercedes-Benz, KIA, Honda and smart.  The new sonic branding package is the result of a very pleasant and focused collaboration with Askja's marketing team for almost a year.  The whole package was then mixed in both stereo and surround by Styrmir Hauksson

WORK ON SCORE FOR TV SERIES 'HÆST' IN FULL PROGRESS

It's official, work has started on the score for TV series HÆST - a heist comedy series about out of luck college teachers that decide to rob their own student council. What could possibly go wrong?

Hæst will be premiered in Iceland's Sjónvarp Símans around easter in 2026

EVE LEGION | EXPANSION TRAILER PREMIERED AT EVE FANFEST

Usually when we finish a trailer, the next thing we know is that it's on the internet and that's that. This time we got to be present when the EVE Legion Expansion trailer premiered in a full concert hall at the EVE fanfest in front of cheering capsuleers. An experience like no other. Music and sound design by yours truly, and mixed by Styrmir Hauksson

SANDRAYATI RELEASES 'SMOKE' FEATURING YOURS TRULY ON GUITAR

I had the pleasure of playing guitar on Sandrayati's single 'Smoke' - which you can enjoy by clicking on this link. There is also a live version recorded in Harpa concert house here on her VEVO.

Do check it out, it's lovely stuff. 

    LATEST RELEASE

    The Original Soundtrack for Into The Volcano has been released, in glorious spatial audio where available.

    Click on the image to listen on Spotify, or head over to the blog to read
    more information on the series and the making of the soundtrack.

    RECENT BLOG ARTICLES

    Together with composer Ragga Gisla, I had the exciting task of creating music and sound design for a very innovative immersive show in Perlan Museum - where you get to travel inside a living volcano - without the usual side effects of being immersed in lava. 

    How much effort and passion do Samsung put into the making of their ringtones and brand sound? Well, now I can answer that question. A lot. I had the honor to be selected as Samsung's 2018 Artist Collaborator for the Over The Horizon project. 

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