329. Hildur Guðnadóttir

(April 2021) Episode 329 is HILDUR GUÐNADÓTTIR, a contemporary cellist and composer from Iceland.  Her neo-minimalist solo works are my favorite, but she is a frequent collaborator with a wide range of artists from electro-pop to drone metal. Guðnadóttir has focused on soundtracks recently, such as the Chernobyl miniseries and Joker (for which she won an Oscar).  One constant is that most everything in her music seems to resonate off the sober deep tone of a cello.

Favorite solo piece: Leyfðu Ljósinu 

Favorite collaborative album: In Transmediale  (with Angel)

Favorite soundtrack: Chernobyl

Compared to expectations: same