Hildur Gudnadottir

ABOUT HILDUR GUDNADOTTIR

Icelandic composer who is best recognized for having won the Academy Award for her work on the film Joker . She is a classically trained cellist and has worked with Pan Sonic, Animal Collective , and Sunn O))).

She started her career as a solo artist in 2006 after releasing her debut album Mount A. She started gaining international attention in 2018 after she scored the film Sicario: Day of the Soldado .

She is also known for having won the Primetime Emmy and Grammy for her work on the HBO series Chernobyl .

She married fellow composer Sam Slater and together they have a son.

She at one point shared a studio with collaborator and fellow composer Johann Johannsson .