Kjartan Sveinsson
BioKjartan Sveinsson (born 1978) is since 1998 keyboardist of the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He plays flute, tin whistle, oboe and even the banjo, as well as many of the unorthodox instruments that contribute to Sigur Rós's distinctive sound.
Kjartan Sveinsson composed the score for short and feature films such as: Academy Award nominated short film The Last Farm, Ramin Bahrani's Plastic Bag, Neil Jordan's Ondine and Rúnar Rúnarsson's Volcano, winner of Best Directing Award at Transilvania IFF 2011.