Högni Egilsson

Ever since his indie rock group Hjaltalín exploded onto the scene in 2007, Högni has been one of the best known musicians in Iceland. A multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer, he was soon recruited by famed electronic group GusGus for songwriting, singing and touring - resulting in a strong international following. In 2017, he released his eclectic first solo album Two Trains. Alongside his performance work, Högni has become well established as a composer for concert music, film, television and theatre. He has written scores for Moving Art Iceland (Netflix), the cutting-edge dance installation 'Project XO' (New Movement Collective), Hannah Felicia (Danskompaniet Spinn), The Heart of Robin Hood (The Royal Shakespeare Company) and Angels of the Universe (Icelandic National Theatre), The feature films Alma as well as the documentaries Third Pole and Against the Current, to state a few. In the summer of 2021, Netflix released the volcanic thriller "Katla" by Baltasar Kormákur, where Högni composed the for, which was performed by the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra.