Biggi Hilmars - Icelandic film score composer

RECENT WORK FOR FILM & TELEVISION

An t-Eilean / The Island

2025
TV drama (4 episodes)
Director: Tom Sullivan
Producer: Black Camel Pictures
Composer: Biggi Hilmars

All Eyes On Me

2024

Feature film

Director: Pascal Payant

Producers: Y-US productions
& Fimbulvetur

Original score by
Biggi Hilmars

Awards:
Nominated – 'Best original score & album' in Film, TV & Theatre category at The Icelandic Music Awards 2024

Wild Scandinavia

2023 - 2024

Wildlife series (3 episodes)

Producer: BBC Natural History Unit

Directed by: Tuppence Stone
Ingrid Kvale, Poppy Riddle

Original score composed by
Biggi Hilmars

Narrated by Rebecca Ferguson

WILDING

2024

Feature documentary

Producer: Gaby Bastyra for
Passion Pictures

Directed by David Allen

Original score by Biggi Hilmars
and Jon Hopkins

Awards:
Zelda Penzel Giving Voice to the Voiceless Award, Hamptons International Film Festival 2023

Audience Award, Illuminate film Festival 2024

A Year in the Ice: Arctic Drift

2021

Full ft. adventure documentary

Producer: Fremantle & Wild Blue Media

Directed by Ashley Morris

Music supervision: Rachel Menzies for BMG

Composer: Biggi Hilmars

Awards:
Winner - Best Science documentary,
Grierson Awards 2022

Thin Ice

2020
Nordic TV drama (8 episodes)
Directors: Cecilie Mosli
Thale Persen, Gudjon Jonsson
Producers: Yellowbird & Sagafilm
Composer: Biggi Hilmars
Awards:
Nominated – Best original score & album in Film & TV category at The Icelandic Music Awards 2021
Nominated – International Panorama & Audience Award 2020, Series Mania (France)

The Last Igloo

2019

Feature documentary

Director: Christian Collerton

Producer: Swan Films for BBC FOUR

Music: Biggi Hilmars
Awards:
Winner – Natural History, Grierson Awards 2020
Gold Medal Winner – New York Film & TV Festival 2020

Fiennes: Return to the Nile
(aka Egypt with the World's Greatest Explorer (US)

2019

TV documentary series (3 episodes)

Director: Matt Dyas

Producer: Woodcut Media for
National Geographic

Theme music: Biggi Hilmars

Grenfell: Our Home

2018

Virtual Reality Documentary

Director: Jonathan Rudd

Producer: Parable and 59 Productions for Channel 4

Music: Biggi Hilmars
Awards:
Winner 'Best doc VR experience' - Raindance Film Festival 2018
Winner 'Alt. realities Audience Award' - Sheffield Doc/Fest 2018
Winner 2019 - The British Arrows Awards
Winner 'Creative VR Award' - Limina Awards 2018

Brash Young Turks

2016

Feature film (chrime thriller)

Director: Naeem Mahmood,
Ash Mahmood

Producer: Trailblazer Films

Music: Biggi Hilmars and Edwin Sykes
Awards:
Winner 'Best UK movie' - Movie video & Screen Awards 2016

Beeba Boys

2015

Feature film (crime drama)

Director: Deepa Mehta

Producer: Hamilton-Mehta Productions