Atli Örvarsson

Atli Örvarsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈaʰtlɪ ˈœrvar̥sɔn]; born 7 July 1970) is an Icelandic-American BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated film score composer. Atli's credits include composing and orchestrating music for some of Hollywood's biggest projects, including the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Angels & Demons, The Holiday, The Eagle, Vantage Point, Babylon A.D., Thick as Thieves, The Fourth Kind, and Season of the Witch. Atli's most recent credits include Apple TV's Silo and Defending Jacob, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, A Single Shot, NBC series Chicago Fire, and together with Hans Zimmer contributed music to the Zack Snyder Superman reinstallment Man of Steel.^[1][2][3]

Born (1970-07-07) 7 July 1970 (age 55)

OriginAkureyri, Iceland

GenresFilm scores

Occupations

• Composer
• conductor
• musician
• songwriter

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Atli Örvarsson
Atli Örvarsson conducting in a recording session in 2024
Background information
Born	(1970-07-07) 7 July 1970 (age 55)
Origin	Akureyri, Iceland
Genres	Film scores
Occupations	Composer conductor musician songwriter
Instruments	Percussion keys
Years active	2000–present
Website	atlimusic.com

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Originally from the small town of Akureyri, Atli became established in the local music scene at a young age. He earned three platinum and two gold records as a member of the Icelandic band Sálin hans Jóns míns before studying film composing at Berklee College of Music and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He excelled in composing and was awarded the Pete Carpenter Fellowship, which brought him to Los Angeles. He began working alongside TV veteran Mike Post on NYPD Blue and three Law & Order brands. Atli soon caught the attention of composer Hans Zimmer, who extended an invitation to join his team at Remote Control Productions.