“Hildur’s instrument kind of occupies the typical guitar frequencies, and it feeds back. She often calls it a Jimi Hendrix cello”: Osmium - a new collective featuring Hildur Guðnadóttir - talk self-built instruments and exploring wild frontiers of sound

Osmium.

One of the luminaries of modern soundtracking, Hildur Guðnadóttir’s distinctive scores are often the standout element of her varied projects. From the eerie, unnerving tension of Joker to the unyielding constriction of Chernobyl, Hildur’s cello-centric compositional approach has garnered accolades from all quarters. Among which, an Oscar and a couple of Grammys.

But Hildur’s latest venture finds the storied Icelandic composer join three similarly adventurous artists, investigating the outer fringes of sound - and relying on some extraordinary self-built instruments.