Icelandic composer Olafur Arnalds has revealed details of his score for the Hollywood film ‘Another Happy Day’.
Well, well…
Olafur Arnalds has been gathering attention for some time, matching a keen, forward thinking production sense with an emotional resonance. Now the composer has been recruited to provide a score for the Hollywood venture ‘Another Happy Day’ – starring heavyweights like Ellen Barkin and Demi Moore.
The soundtrack will gain a standalone release, with Erased Tapes due to release ‘Another Happy Day’ – the album – on February 27th. As a special preview, the label are streaming ‘Poland’ on their SoundCloud page.
Ólafur Arnalds – Poland by erasedtapes
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Issuing a short statement about the project, Olafur Arnalds had the following to say:
“In mid-December 2010 I was on a holiday in China when I received an email from Sam Levinson about the film. We got on the phone at like 4 in the morning Beijing time and ended up talking all through the night, instantly connecting. He told me that they had been listening to my music while making the film, so the film was already very influenced by my music. However, it was not until Ellen Barkin – the beautiful force that she is – had pestered the producers for a week, calling them every day about how I am the right one for this film, that they finally gave in. The only catch was that it had to be done two weeks later, in the first week of January. So I ended up scoring nonstop all throughout Christmas, making my mother mad in the process.”
‘Another Happy Day’ is due to be released on February 27th.
Photo Credit: Lisa Roze
