Bucks signs Snorri Hallgrímsson to worldwide deal

02 June 2025 - Press release

Icelandic composer and producer has recently signed with Deutsche Grammophon.

 

Bucks Music Group has signed Icelandic composer and producer Snorri Hallgrímsson to an exclusive worldwide publishing deal.

Hallgrímsson boasts an impressive list of credits as a solo artist, film composer and as a collaborator on a wide variety of projects, including the BAFTA-award winning score for 'Broadchurch' alongside Ólafur Arnalds.  

Growing up in a strong Icelandic choral tradition, Hallgrímsson began his career as a classical guitarist before falling in love with film music in his teens and going on to study composition at the Iceland Academy of the Arts and Berklee College of Music.  

His debut solo album, Orbit, was released in 2018 and was followed by double EP Landbrot in 2020-2021.

In 2022, Hallgrímsson scored Jaula/The Chalk Line, which was the No.2 most watched  (non-english language) film on Netflix for four consecutive weeks. He also received huge praise at the Venice Film Festival in 2022 for his score for the documentary Innocence, which went on to win Best OST at the Icelandic Music Awards.

His second full length album, I Am Weary, Don't Let Me Rest, was released in June 2023. It received three nominations at the Icelandic Music Awards and went on to win Production of the Year in 2024.

In that same year, Hallgrímsson signed with Deutsche Grammophon. His debut release on the famous label was the Longer Shadows, Softer Stones EP, released in October.

He has been nominated for three more Icelandic Music Awards in 2025 and currently boasts over 2.5 million streams per month across all platforms.

Hallgrímsson's score to the feature film Words of War, directed by James Strong (director of Mr Bates v The Post Office) was released on May 16. The film is at UK cinemas from June.  

His new single on Deutsche Grammophon is released today (May 30) along with a series of live shows in the Autumn across the UK and Europe, including the beautiful Kirche Neumünster venue in Zürich on 12th November.

Hallgrímsson will continue to release singles in the lead up to an EP release in September.

Howard Price, Head of Media at Bucks Music Group, said "We are delighted to be working with Snorri. He is a truly unique addition to our roster, working across mediums and whose music greatly moves me. This is a very exciting time to be working with Snorri in the build up to his next release on Deutsche Grammophon, live shows, and with the release of the feature film Words of War, scored by Snorri."

Snorri Hallgrímsson added: "I am incredibly grateful to join the Bucks Music Group family. Throughout my career I have prioritised working with good people who do their work for the right reasons. Working with Bucks aligns perfectly with my own values and vision for the future, and I can't wait for what's to come in our collaborations."

Hallgrímsson's manager, Tom Macpherson at Yes Artists, said: "Snorri is a special talent with a number of new and exciting forthcoming projects, and so we wanted to partner with a publisher that understood and supported our vision for the future. Howard and the team at Bucks Music have been fantastic to work with so far and share our ambition to put Snorri's music in front of as many people as possible."

Bucks' catalogue includes works written by David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, Procol Harum, DJ Fresh, James Blunt, Professor Green, Rudimental, Beyonce, CAN, Pete Doherty, Roni Size & Reprazent, David Arnold, Guy Chambers, Sacha Skarbek, Troy Miller, Seton Daunt, Ash Howes, James Dring, Erol Alkan, Little Barrie, Nadine Shah, Manpower, Erland Cooper, CATTY, Emma Blackery, The Heavytrackerz, Brooke Bentham, Molly Payton, Johnny Madden, Joshua Epithet, Rosbeh, Clavis7even, Murdo Mitchell and more.

Label publishing partners include: Heavenly, Nude, Full Time Hobby, Brownswood, Rekids and Arts & Crafts.