Arnór Dan Arnarson
Arnór Dan Arnarson (often credited as Arnór Dan) is an Icelandic musician best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock band Agent Fresco, as well as for his collaborations with Icelandic multi-instrumentalist Ólafur Arnalds. He was selected male vocalist of the year at the Icelandic Music Awards in 2016.[1]
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Arnór Dan performing with Agent Fresco at Complexity Fest, Haarlem, 2017 | |
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Born | Reykjavík, Iceland | July 29, 1985
Origin | Iceland |
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Associated acts | Agent Fresco, Ólafur Arnalds |
Website | arnordan |
Career
Arnór Dan got his musical start in a high-school band called Rosa. In 2008, he helped found the progressive rock band Agent Fresco, which has since released two studio albums and one EP. He has frequently collaborated with fellow Icelandic musician Ólafur Arnalds. He contributed vocals on four tracks of the 2013 Ólafur Arnalds album For Now I Am Winter, and in 2015 he contributed vocals to the songs ("So Close", "So Far", and "Take My Leave of You") on the Broadchurch soundtrack, also composed by Arnalds. Arnór Dan was featured on several songs of the soundtrack for the 2014 TV Anime Terror in Resonance.[2] In 2018, Arnór Dan released his debut solo single, titled "Stone by Stone", which was co-written with Janus Rasmussen (Kiasmos) and Sakaris Emil Joensen.[3]
Discography
Solo work
Singles
- "Stone by Stone" (2018)
Contributions
- "Út" Föstudagurinn Langi (Úlfur Úlfur, 2011)
- "For Now I Am Winter" For Now I Am Winter (Ólafur Arnalds, 2013)
- "A Stutter" For Now I Am Winter (Ólafur Arnalds, 2013)
- "Reclaim" For Now I Am Winter (Ólafur Arnalds, 2013)
- "Old Skin" For Now I Am Winter (Ólafur Arnalds, 2013)
- "No. Other" For Now I Am Winter (Ólafur Arnalds, 2013)
- "Von" Terror in Resonance OST (Yoko Kanno, 2014)
- "Birden" Terror in Resonance OST (Yoko Kanno, 2014)
- "Bless" Terror in Resonance OST (Yoko Kanno, 2014)
- "Akkeri" Tvær Plánetur (Úlfur Úlfur, 2015)
- "So Close" Broadchurch OST (Ólafur Arnalds, 2015)
- "So Far" Broadchurch OST (Ólafur Arnalds, 2015)
- "Say My Name" (Destiny's Child cover) Late Night Tales: Ólafur Arnalds (Ólafur Arnalds, 2016)
- "Waves" Waves - Single (Hugar, 2016)[4]
- "Take My Leave of You" Broadchurch - The Final Chapter (Music from the Original TV Series) (Ólafur Arnalds, 2017)
References
- "Winners of Iceland Music Awards". icelandreview.com. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- Inc, Aniplex. "Original Soundtrack". TVアニメ『残響のテロル』公式サイト (in Japanese).
- Murray, Robin (10 August 2018). "Arnór Dan's 'Stone by Stone' Is a Graceful Debut". clashmusic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- Dedman, Remfry (11 April 2017). "Hugar ft. Arnór Dan: Ethereal euphonies from the Nordic tundra". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2019.