Dustin O’Halloran is an award-winning American pianist who has enjoyed a prolific career composing for film and TV scores. Now based between Reykjavík and LA, he started out in the late 90s in indie duo Devics, before his debut solo collection, Piano Solos, appeared in 2004. He’s since released a number of albums, most recently 2021’s Silfur and 2024’s 1 0 0 1 for renowned classical label Deutsche Grammophon. He’s one half of A Winged Victory for the Sullen with Adam Wiltzie, who have four studio albums, as well as two soundtracks to their name.

Piano Solos led to work for Sofia Coppola on 2006’s Marie Antoinette, with subsequent commissions including Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Like Crazy (2011), before he was awarded an Emmy in 2015 for the main theme to Joey Soloway’s Transparent. Afterwards, he teamed up with Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) for Garth Davis’ Lion (2016), whose six Oscar nominations included one for Best Original Score, and they’ve continued to work together alongside their solo work, with 2020’s Ammonite and 2022’s ITVX mini-series, A Spy Among Friends, among multiple other credits.

O’Halloran’s further collaborations include producing the final track on Katy Perry’s Witness (2017), appearing on Leonard Cohen’s posthumous Thanks For The Dance (2019), as well as writing with veteran Scandinavian chart-topper Ane Brun and for American artist Slater Bradley. In addition, A Winged Victory for the Sullen’s Atomos (2010) stemmed from work for the resident choreographer of London’s Royal Ballet, Wayne McGregor’s dance company. O’Halloran’s latest album, 1 0 0 1, an electronic, four movement composition, was first written for choreographer Fukiko Takase as a three-piece dance production.

In late 2024, O’Halloran scored two films back-to-back: Bridget Jones Diary: Mad About the Boy (2025), and Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut Eleanor the Great.