Ólafur Arnalds - Living Room Songs (Complete Film)

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  • In celebration of Ólafur Arnalds' recent BAFTA nomination for his score work on Broadchurch, Erased Tapes are streaming his 2011 Living Room Songs film in full; including behind the scenes footage which has previously only been available as part of the special edition CD/DVD set.
    The mini album with the same title is still available for free download via livingroomsongs.olafurarnalds.com and in physical form via the Erased Tapes online store and shops worldwide: www.erasedtapes.com/store/inde...
    Get tickets: olafurarnalds.com/tour-dates/
    Shot by Gunnar Guðbjörnsson and Bowen Staines
    Edited by Bowen Staines
    erasedtapes.com
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  • @nuggetsrawesomexx124
    @nuggetsrawesomexx124 9 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    I love the subtle creaking noises in his songs. They add a unique touch to give the listener a sense of lonely melancholiness.

    • @sawpaaduegulusf
      @sawpaaduegulusf 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Matt Nuguid yep, it is fantastics!

    • @AndrewBlumer
      @AndrewBlumer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Matt Nuguid A sense of nearly-forgotten analog days, perhaps?

    • @elainebrackin
      @elainebrackin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree. Such a great touch

    • @RSProdism
      @RSProdism 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Una Corda, nils frahm & Spitfire Audio, the VST has a mode where you can select pianist on, and it makes all these constant creaks that you hear in this automatically

  • @1earflapping
    @1earflapping 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Day Song Begins
    1 Fyrsta 1:03
    2 Near light 6:59
    3 Film credits 11:52
    4 Tomorrow's song 17:33
    5 Ágúst 21:24
    6 Lag fyrir Ömmu 26:16
    7 This place is a shelter 31:49

    • @adunkley92
      @adunkley92 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you (:

  • @memememe-jy4df
    @memememe-jy4df 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Is this the best neighbor imaginable or what? Can just imagine sitting at home and listening to beautiful music being played live across the hall.

  • @natashagrimm8329
    @natashagrimm8329 9 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Simple is beautiful. Only a few composers can make something like this happen.

    • @skemsen
      @skemsen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I didn't know how to express this properly. You just did it so poignant and...simple! :-)

  • @madylove8948
    @madylove8948 9 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    I love when you buy this album it's the live version, because I love hearing the pedal and the soft lift of his hands off the keys, I'm a sucker for live acoustic performances so this is perfect. Thank you Olafur Arnalds for coming into this world and gifting us with the pleasure of listening to your beautiful creations!

  • @RCSDominoToppling
    @RCSDominoToppling 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    For the song about his grandmother, I thought the slow pan the camera made to reveal all the string players was brilliant. It caught me completely off-guard, and it made the song so much more emotionally impactful. I'm not at all ashamed to say that I teared up a little bit. Given Olafur's motivation for the song, I thought it was so sweet to suddenly have a whole room full of people playing along with him. It's one of the most powerful songs I've ever heard/seen.

  • @PianoHaiku
    @PianoHaiku 9 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    He called Near Light "the happiest" piece... are you serious? Whenever I listen to that one it totally destroys me emotionally... yet I keep coming back for more.

    • @noresantiago2372
      @noresantiago2372 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I thought the exact same thing... For me, it's a heartbreaking song, yet an extremely beautiful piece.

    • @BelleTheSkyEgg
      @BelleTheSkyEgg 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ***** I'm sure it comes from the uplifting 'hope' that one feels with the faster pace of the piece. c:

    • @sashapentovmusic
      @sashapentovmusic 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      What I think he meant is that the song's resolutions are the most positive. In the end, the song ends on the most major note, showing that the tensions involved were released. The piece is very emotional, yes, but we are assured that freedom will come.

    • @marekvanmnkeberg3916
      @marekvanmnkeberg3916 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +PianoHaiku
      I think compared to the other songs of the album, it's really the happiest piece in my opinion as well ^^

    • @blinkenlightsmagic
      @blinkenlightsmagic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +PianoHaiku I agree, the song is haunting... but I'm not always sure if it's despair or joy or both that go through me when I hear Near Light. I love it.

  • @MORindie
    @MORindie 10 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Something about Ólafur's music is just too perfect. Gratz for the BAFTA nomination, can't wait for whatever is next

  • @RobertMichaelTodd
    @RobertMichaelTodd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This album is the first set of non-vocal classical-esque music that has ever made me weep. I've never been touched by music so much. Thank you for your offering.

  • @charlesrae3793
    @charlesrae3793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As soon as he mentioned his grandmother, that was it. I was sobbing too-my mother passed away at the end of November, and this just got to me. What a sensitive, beautiful guy Arnalds is.If we had more like him in the world, it would sure be a much better place.

  • @alipaulstagram
    @alipaulstagram 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That story about your Grandma was so beautiful. I won't listen to that song in the same way again.

  • @writeronthestormkyushu565
    @writeronthestormkyushu565 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Almost a decade later, my heart soars and I cry every time I listen and watch. It feels like a kind of renewal each and every time.

  • @HinamizawaMYTH
    @HinamizawaMYTH 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I love how my favorite song by him (which leaves me breathless every time I hear it, I swear) was written in an hour at the last minute. And he wasn't even sure about it. I am so glad he decided to go with it instead of something else!!

  • @isalmeida222
    @isalmeida222 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you for inviting me to your house!!!! Great moment!!!

  • @agusmakkie
    @agusmakkie 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    After his concert, I came to Oli and I said, I am Agus from Jakarta Indonesia, He recognize me coz' we've been email each other... and then He said, give me 5 minutes and meet me back there. I am so happy to meet and talk for an hour with Olafur Arnalds at KEX Hostel back in Iceland Airwaves 2012.

  • @sutash9043
    @sutash9043 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    He's so absolutely adorable and such an amazing musician! So so talented and so sweet and humble...

  • @adrienb9260
    @adrienb9260 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Probably the most beautiful thing I've ever heard. I listen to this for months now. Thank you Ólafur Arnalds and live in peace.

  • @jennyruiz9091
    @jennyruiz9091 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i was soooo privileged to see him on a live show in Brooklyn steele, New York and I was just amazed and so happy to hear his songs....he played my favorite: only four winds and near light...love love his music. listening now while I work. thank you

  • @k-barnes
    @k-barnes 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    beautifully peaceful, I often listen to this when studying

  • @peterpowis4145
    @peterpowis4145 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Olafur is a genius....love to watch this video when I need to unwind...music for the soul

  • @rogerdellerba6986
    @rogerdellerba6986 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    because......he's really humble. The sound of gentle electricty through my heart and mind. Very beautiful. Thank you for sharing your talent and passion.

  • @jeremiaslabarbera9439
    @jeremiaslabarbera9439 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So beautiful. Thank you.

  • @SvalbardSleeperDistrict
    @SvalbardSleeperDistrict 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for putting this up.

  • @wall7446
    @wall7446 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Ólafur! Beautiful as always.

  • @esaupeters3934
    @esaupeters3934 ปีที่แล้ว

    I´m grateful with the day I listened Olafur Arnalds for the first time, changed my life, every note, every song goes beyond magic!

  • @yeseniagarcia1734
    @yeseniagarcia1734 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    You and your music are always such an incredible pleasure to enjoy and this was just beyond that!

  • @JuliaHoepffner
    @JuliaHoepffner 8 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Is no one going to talk about his adorable teddy bear?

    • @sutash9043
      @sutash9043 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Julia Corrêa I hadn't noticed. So cute!!!

    • @mlzellers
      @mlzellers 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i was just going to comment on that lol

    • @wisekraks
      @wisekraks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Teddy bears love melancholic music.

    • @AndreasDelleske
      @AndreasDelleske 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      wisekraks they get all this love and then thrown in a corner, no wonder.

    • @margaridaferreira8029
      @margaridaferreira8029 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      and the knitting!

  • @pacozatarain
    @pacozatarain 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Im not a music expert, but I've been listening this music for over a year and everytime I play it is a wonderful experience. thanks Olaf .

  • @fpatrocinio
    @fpatrocinio 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing. Just love everything about living room songs

  • @anankastic4335
    @anankastic4335 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Still relevant, needed. I love listening to stories about how music is made. So far listening to this album I felt like I had come home after a long absence, now I know why.

  • @seduccionfemeninaguiacompl4900
    @seduccionfemeninaguiacompl4900 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank u so much for your work. I have recommended your music to everyone I know. That's art, high quality art.

  • @nommnnom
    @nommnnom 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    simply beautiful

  • @Breeelax
    @Breeelax 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely beautiful and soothing. This album is love.

  • @_christastrophe_
    @_christastrophe_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is my all time favourite album. I can't begin to explain how many times I've listened to the whole album and it still continues to move me.

  • @stephennorth5518
    @stephennorth5518 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing every time I listen. Bought the album several years ago.

  • @ctraltu
    @ctraltu 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the idea of this film - amazing

  • @JudithEllis-jd5ur
    @JudithEllis-jd5ur 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful, touching…lovely. Thank you for sharing your wonderful gift.❤

  • @AmazingTactics
    @AmazingTactics 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this so much. I love his songs and his personality is just so great. He is a really great inspiration. By the way: when he played the song he wrote for his grandmother, it started to rain here. Very beautiful. Thanks for the upload.

  • @jakebehan
    @jakebehan 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for uploading and sharing this, I never seen the series in it's entirety.

  • @corradococcia
    @corradococcia 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful music ... I have heard so many times this record and I was moved . Congratulations indeed for your inspiration .

  • @victoriagooner9907
    @victoriagooner9907 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always loved his Living Room Songs album. So original and creative right to the soul. Can't wait to see him live one day!

  • @deborahfox7698
    @deborahfox7698 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I truly love these ballads, they have a melancholy quality mimicking the highs and lows of this dance called life yet with such depth of emotion. Thankful

  • @elgajazzaccessory
    @elgajazzaccessory 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is amazing. Thank you!

  • @yakovsyskov191
    @yakovsyskov191 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beautiful in ways indescribable.

  • @DigisZone
    @DigisZone 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your music, it's very emotional and deep. It beats on the middle of the heart.
    Congratulations from the other side of the world, Argentina.

  • @druidavey
    @druidavey 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. So glad to have found this video for one of my all-time favourite albums. Thanks you for the music, thank you for the spaces, thank you for the sound and thank you for the silence. Play well my friend. Takk

  • @joshuah5447
    @joshuah5447 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed/heard anything more beautiful than this.

  • @04thmay
    @04thmay 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    simply amazing... gave me hope, grow two wings on my shoulders and let me fly... It really relax me . thank YOU

  • @marzialanfranchi8403
    @marzialanfranchi8403 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely stunning.

  • @Minjyy
    @Minjyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    For what it's worth, your grandma's song is my favourite in the whole world.
    Thanks for that !

  • @antbig1
    @antbig1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I saw Olafur on his recent tour in Birmingham. A sublime experience, I enjoyed every song and was especially delighted to hear some of the Broadchurch music through which I first became aware of this musical genius.. I have now ordered Living Room songs from Amazon. This film is beautiful.

  • @cipscu3668
    @cipscu3668 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What can I say after a shared a tear, Olafur? I know u for a couple years already and.. I am still getting amazed about ur stories like I.. will never forget "pictures" from Stefansson books. Thank you!

  • @Oakenshield213
    @Oakenshield213 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I really like the way you make music. I also like to sit at the piano in the evening at just let it flow. The strings give it a nice extra touch... I think I need to find some friends who can play :-). Anyway: Just ordered your album- keep going :-)!

  • @2littleladys
    @2littleladys 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Words fail me, thank you for sharing your gift

  • @mpwrk1
    @mpwrk1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So much music today is beautiful, but complicated. I really enjoy hearing this music that is simple and yet beautiful. Living in the north myself, I appreciate the calm winter night feeling of the music. With each hearing, I appreciate the music more. Thank you.

  • @sunbird7349
    @sunbird7349 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your music completes my experience of life, quite extraordinary discovering just how much your sound poetry means. Thank you.👌

  • @alrichmond4341
    @alrichmond4341 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I appreciate VERY MUCH how nobody in the audience coughs during the earned silence at the end of each piece (although glass-holding guy looks like he could go 'hic' at any moment). Thank you, Ólafur.

  • @garyodell8302
    @garyodell8302 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Big Fan, Your music takes me to so many places. beautiful!

  • @babiegirl1987
    @babiegirl1987 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ahhh he is so adorable !! Ég vil giftast þú ólafurrrr

  • @danavorillas1410
    @danavorillas1410 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great musician. Glad I found you. Listen to your music at work with my ear phones in. Very relaxing yet inspiring. Makes me want to buy my own piano 👍👍👍😐😐😐

  • @lisatauzin6855
    @lisatauzin6855 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm blown away by your music. It's so lovely. So glad I accidentally found you. I'll be playing your music in my yoga classes in the near future. I hope you never quit composing.

  • @MadameVonK
    @MadameVonK 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So adorable. Thank you. :)

  • @udomatthiasdrums5322
    @udomatthiasdrums5322 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    love your work!!

  • @haskerzin
    @haskerzin 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such a masterpiece!

  • @PunkSponge2013
    @PunkSponge2013 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    absolutely pure and beautiful

  • @Ash-yc6ql
    @Ash-yc6ql 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Goosebumps from head to toe ❤️👌

  • @er1chkad0w
    @er1chkad0w 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A fabulous idea beautifully expressed. I revisited this after watching some of the new Island Songs Olafur has been posting. Really impressed with the musical qualities he is able to produce and the atmosphere of place captured on film

    • @KiloPage777
      @KiloPage777 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's weird how after listening to Island songs these songs got exponentially better too

  • @res5849
    @res5849 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    his work is timeless. so many compositions undiscovered ---- its unfortunate however we will savor and I will share this with my children. hopefully they can pass it on and so on. this culture must- not die.

  • @frided67
    @frided67 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Outstanding, beautiful!

  • @mrxosemendoza
    @mrxosemendoza 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hermoso! Thank you for sharing!

  • @ikkeverdikke8931
    @ikkeverdikke8931 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    So beautiful !!!!!!!

  • @Kaijuliini
    @Kaijuliini 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    So beautiful music!

  • @paulmartin0
    @paulmartin0 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent!
    Congratulations!

  • @ryantanakalauber
    @ryantanakalauber 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    the one and only reason why my life is worth living...listening to your music olafur. as a lonley guy, your music sounds like a smooth touch of a woman you would never let go....

  • @dane_pow
    @dane_pow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just when I didn't think it'd be possible to admire Ólafur anymore, I notice at 8:33 he has the Bo' Selecta boxset. What an absolute hero.

  • @alysonh.covington1183
    @alysonh.covington1183 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is amazing!

  • @emafrnk
    @emafrnk 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is beautiful.

  • @szurheal
    @szurheal 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The commentary added such depth and meaning to this album. It was always one of my favs but even moreso now.
    P.S. Was I the only one who saw two violins in the last song? Perhaps he got his wish after all ☺

  • @jorgeescalera9515
    @jorgeescalera9515 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You’re the best brooo

  • @flongc2289
    @flongc2289 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    touching music, thanks for your sharing.

  • @JamesLongPDX
    @JamesLongPDX 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really great stuff here!

  • @martinmark5100
    @martinmark5100 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful...

  • @zaxar7683
    @zaxar7683 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I so love Ólafur's music :)

  • @Mykin7
    @Mykin7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I cried
    So much beauty wow

  • @sonniahferracinidemalagoni972
    @sonniahferracinidemalagoni972 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excelente, um virtuoso.
    Músicas divinas.
    GRATIDÃO .
    São Paulo- BRASIL.

  • @GabrieleDAlonzoOfficial
    @GabrieleDAlonzoOfficial 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fabulous!

  • @alpradoreis
    @alpradoreis 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing!

  • @jordansullivan5764
    @jordansullivan5764 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this idea.

  • @teeniebeenie6338
    @teeniebeenie6338 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is great!

  • @Chrispy01a
    @Chrispy01a 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really spooky that creation would be something that only exists in living rooms the world over today. Beautiful, natural compositions and sounds to sooth the soul - the room ambience adds the 100's and 1000's on top.

  • @minjiehuang6605
    @minjiehuang6605 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When listening his chord, wanna find somewhere to release depressed emotion. When a song is finished, wanna take a deep breath not applause

  • @juanjots
    @juanjots 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Why such a small country as Iceland has so many talented musicians?

    • @muttley9520
      @muttley9520 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      *cough* and footballers ;).

    • @chitwnhood
      @chitwnhood 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ikr

    • @muttley9520
      @muttley9520 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And strongmen...as in Worlds Strongest Man.

    • @chitwnhood
      @chitwnhood 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Muttley haha lol. sooo true

    • @Andrea-cy9pn
      @Andrea-cy9pn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      that´s because they treasure their culture, they´ve got a good education, and like in Finland children are introduced to musical instruments from a very young age. ALso the fact of livng in an island may make a difference.

  • @yyyyysun
    @yyyyysun 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful music!! BTW, nice poster on the wall!

  • @kaueseoane6885
    @kaueseoane6885 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't explain what happens into my soul when I hear this songs, too deep.

  • @maniwi01
    @maniwi01 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy is so so beautiful when is playing piano. Is like an Angel.

  • @jt9967
    @jt9967 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    OUTFREAKING STANDING!!!
    GREAT TALENT ALWAYS WANTED TO PLAY THE PIANO IT SEEMS SO PERSONAL IN MY OPINION

  • @AxCYeR
    @AxCYeR 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    divine!

  • @user-kh5cr3xr2i
    @user-kh5cr3xr2i 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful

  • @longinovaal
    @longinovaal 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazingly !!!!

  • @isabelletjonck7274
    @isabelletjonck7274 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant.