Career
Atli"s credits include composing and orchestrating music for some of Hollywood"s biggest projects, including the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Angels & Demons, The Holiday, The Eagle, Vantage Point, Babylon Anno Domini, Thick as Thieves, The Fourth Kind, and Season of the Witch. Atli"s most recent credits include The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, A Single Shot, National Broadcasting Company series Chicago Fire, and together with Hans Zimmer contributed music to the Zack Snyder Superman reinstallment Manitoba of Steel. Originally from the small town of Akureyri, Atli became established in the local music scene at a young age.
He excelled in composing and was awarded the Pete Carpenter Fellowship, which brought him to Los Los Angeles
He began working alongside television veteran Mike Post on New York City Police Department Blue and three Law & Order brands. Atli soon caught the attention of composer Hans Zimmer, who extended an invitation to join his team at Remote Control Productions.