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Ólafur Arnalds
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Today is winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. So I got together with my lovely band and director krassasig to create this tribute
to brighter days ahead. Wishing you all wonderful holidays. Get 'some kind of peace' here: https://mkx.lnk.to/OASKOP Directed by
krassasig Produced by Árni Þór Árnason & krassasig Director of Photography: Ninna Pálmadóttir 1st AC: Heiða Gunnarsdóttir Grip:
Hákon Hjartarson Editing & Colour Grading: krassasig Set Design: krassasig Set Build: Eysteinn Aron, Erla Sverrisdóttir, Hlynur Helgi &
Jón Nordal Piano: Ólafur Arnalds Vocals: JFDR String Quartet: Karl Pestka, Sigrún Harðardóttir, Sólveig Vaka Eyþórsdóttir & Unnur
Jónsdóttir Audio Engineer: Hafsteinn Þráinsson Audio Mix: Ólafur Arnalds Thanks: Hugar, Kukl, Mark Wilkinson, Mercury KX & Pétur
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abdulla akeel1 month ago

Amid everything happening over the world, your album literally gave us “some kind of
peace” we are forever grateful for your art ..
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bigbufobufo1 week ago

I feel like the camera man was also a “musician” in this piece.
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Markus Fürst1 month ago

I cried listening to this music, it exactly paints this undescribable beauty of Iceland. I called it
home for the last 4 years, moved out in june. The longer i am away the more it rips my heart
apart. I left the biggest part of me behind...
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Scott Kungha Drengsen1 day ago

Back to the Sky...Evokes everyone I have loved , and everyone who has died..
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Moe Jawich2 weeks ago

I've been in such a dark place lately, my whole life and dreams of which I was building with
the person I loved had been shattered to absolute pieces, after everything came to a halt
and we separated, and eventually I plunged into depression. Right now I'm going through
such a stressful time with finals at medical school, and between therapy and
antidepressants, friends and family support, and the best of my abilities, I'm trying to get
myself together through this. It isn't easy, and I've learnt to never judge people for what
they're going through and to be kinder with everyone on their own journeys. I'm trying my
absolute best to grasp any form of light through this maze that I'm in, I'm trying to see a
different reality or to get excited about different sorts of things on my own, however, it
really is hard. This piece has been such a solace for me during these times and I'm absolutely
grateful for such a delicacy. I can't and won't be able to control anything other than myself.
This is a humbling lesson that life gave me as of late.
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Francois Fourie1 month ago

How long you have slept How long you have dreamt in the veils of pure starlight What
dreams have you wrought in the forges of the night? Drops of silver moon on a restless sea.
Elsewhere a majestic silence neath flickers of aeons past. Floating on waves in time I have
memories looping in my thoughts Gathering stardust. Neurons to nowhere Everything
beautiful, is... far away.
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Eric Klaszus1 month ago

Incredible in every way — the music, the space, the light, the filming. I really enjoyed this,
and will return to it often.
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