Background
O’Halloran was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and spent most of his childhood in Hawaii and Los Angeles.
O’Halloran was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and spent most of his childhood in Hawaii and Los Angeles.
O'Halloran composes scores for film and TV, and forms half of the collaboration A Winged Victory for the Sullen. While studying art at Santa Monica College, he met singer Sara Lov, with whom he founded indie rock band Devics in 1998. When the group signed with Bella Union in 2001, they relocated to Romagna, Italy, where O'Halloran lived for seven years.
In 2004, O'Halloran released his first record as a solo artist, Piano Solos. He has since released three more solo records, the latest of which is Lumiere (2011), which featured contributions by Peter Broderick and Adam Wiltzie (Stars of the Lid), and was mixed by Jóhann Jóhannsson. , his collaboration with Adam Wiltzie, O'Halloran has released two albums, A Winged Victory for the Sullen (2011) and Atomos (2014).
The latter is also the original score for the identically titled dance piece by choreographer Wayne McGregor and his company Wayne McGregor Random Dance. Since the release of Piano Solos Volumes 1 and 2 in 2004 and 2006, O’Halloran has gone on to score a number of films and TV shows. These include Sofia Coppola's 2006 film Marie Antoinette, and Drake Doremus’ Like Crazy (2011) and Breathe In (2013).
Dustin O'Halloran divides his time between Berlin and Los Angeles.