Starting out as drummer for several hardcore/metal bands, Ólafur was asked to write instrumental intros and outros for the album "Antigone" of German metal band Heaven Shall Burn. This led to more work in the field of neo-classical strings and piano based music, and ultimately to the release of Eulogy for Evolution and the beginning of Ólafur's partnership with Berlin based label Erased Tapes. In 2008 he embarked on a tour with fellow Icelanders Sigur Rós.
In 2009 he started a week-long project of composing one track by day, making it immediately available online to his fans. The collection was later officially released under the title Found Songs. He repeated the same experiment in 2011 under the title Living Room Songs. Also in 2009 the ballet Dyad 1909 premiered with a score composed by Ólafur. Choreographed by Wayne McGregor and performed by Wayne McGregor Random Dance, the ballet was inspired by Ernest Shackleton’s Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole in 1909. That year he also started Kiasmos, together with Janus Rasmussen. Kiasmos is a minimal techno based project. Their self titled debut album was released in 2014, preceded by the Thrown EP.
In April 2010 Ólafur released his second full-length album entitled ...And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness, which was backed up with an extensive tour, including his first trip to China.
His third album, and the first to be released under his new partnership with Universal Music's Mercury Classics imprint, is titled For Now I Am Winter and planned for international release in February 2013. Expanding on his previous work the new album features a full orchestra and – for the first time – introduces vocals to his soundworld. Icelandic singer Arnór Dan is to be heard on four tracks of the album.
More recently Ólafur has been venturing into the world of films, writing his first Hollywood film score to Another Happy Day. He also had music in the hit film The Hunger Games and has been featured several times on popular American television show So You Think You Can Dance. For 2013 his scores include the music to the ITV thriller series Broadchurch, starring David Tennant and Olivia Colman, as well as to the film Gimme Shelter, directed by Ron Krauss and starring Vanessa Hudgens and Brendan Fraser.
In 2014 Arnalds won the prestigious BAFTA Television Craft Award for his score to the BBC's hit detective series 'Broadchurch'.
Við vorum smá...
Ólafur Arnalds Lyrics
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Ólafur Arnalds's song Við vorum smá... is a deeply emotional piece that tackles the theme of missed opportunities and longing for what could have been. In the first verse of the song, the singer recalls a moment when he begged someone not to leave him, most likely a lover or a close friend. However, his pleas fell on deaf ears, and all he was left with was the haunting sound of the wind howling in the background. The silence that followed was a painful reminder of what could have been, and the singer knows that he will never forget this moment for as long as he lives.
The metaphor of the wind blowing through the leaves is used to signify the inevitability of change and how everything is impermanent. Just as the wind will always come and go, so do our chances and opportunities. The singer recognizes that he had a chance to keep the person he loved close to him, but he didn't take it, and now it's too late. He is acutely aware of the fact that this was the last opportunity he had to make things right, and he will always carry the regret of not acting on it.
Overall, the song speaks to the human experience of wanting more time, of wanting to go back and change the past. It's a poignant reminder that every moment counts, and we should cherish the people we love while we still have them.
Line by Line Meaning
I remember it well.
This memory is still fresh in my mind.
I asked you not to go.
I pleaded with you to stay.
But all i heard was the screaming silence of the wind.
Your departure was met with a deafening silence.
And just as the wind will always blow through the leaves,
The wind will continue to blow as nature does.
I will always remember this as our last lost chance.
This event will always be associated with the regret of missed opportunities.
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Lyrics
I remember it well...
I asked you not to go, but all I heard was the screaming silence of the wind.
(Macbook murmuring)
And just like the wind, we'll always blow through the leaves.
I will always remember this...
As our
LAST,
LOST
SENSE.
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Danke⭐️ aus dem buch der kleine prinz