Ólafur Arnalds reveals why collaboration matters

Arnalds is one of Iceland’s top composers and best known in the UK for his score to the television show Broadchurch. Only just in his thirties, he has carved our a career that’s seen him work with the likes of Nils Fraham, as well as moonlight as one half of techno outfit Kiasmos – along with his friend Janus from electro-pop outfit Bloodgroup.

Last year he released the album Island Songs which saw him connect with local musicians across his home country to create a community-based portrait of Icelandic music.

Collaboration is a very important part of the way Arnalds approaches music. Just a couple of days after a companion film to the Island Songs project premiered in Iceland - and ahead of this year's Iceland Airwaves - we sat down with him to talk about why working with other musicians is so vital.

Next up for Arnalds is a show at the Royal Albert Hall show, which promises the debut of a “generative algorithm device”.

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