Ever since his indie rock group Hjaltalín exploded onto the scene in 2007, Högni has been one of the best known musicians in Iceland. A multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer, he was soon recruited by famed electronic group GusGus for songwriting, singing and touring - resulting in a strong international following. In 2017, he released his eclectic first solo album Two Trains. Alongside his performance work, Högni has become well established as a composer for concert music, film, television and theatre. He has written scores for Moving Art Iceland (Netflix), the cutting-edge dance installation 'Project XO' (New Movement Collective), Hannah Felicia (Danskompaniet Spinn), The Heart of Robin Hood (The Royal Shakespeare Company) and Angels of the Universe (Icelandic National Theatre), The feature films Alma as well as the documentaries Third Pole and Against the Current, to state a few. In the summer of 2021, Netflix released the volcanic thriller "Katla" by Baltasar Kormákur, where Högni composed the for, which was performed by the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Composer and producer
- 8 on MovieCove
Known for
What are Högni Egilsson's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
- Other1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Högni Egilsson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Högni Egilsson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
8 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Apex(2026)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
King & Conqueror(2025)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Touch(2024)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Alma(2021)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Katla(2021)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Against the Current(2020)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Under the Tree(2017)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 8 MovieCove titles from 2017 to 2026.
How do Högni Egilsson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the sound and music 72/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Högni Egilsson's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Högni Egilsson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Högni Egilsson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Baltasar Kormákur shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Baltasar KormákurShared titles: Apex (2026), King & Conqueror (2025), Touch (2024), Katla (2021)See all 4 shared titles with Baltasar Kormákur
Actors
- Þorsteinn BachmannShared titles: King & Conqueror (2025), Katla (2021), Under the Tree (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Þorsteinn Bachmann
- Haraldur StefanssonShared titles: Alma (2021), Katla (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Haraldur Stefansson
Cinematographers and editors
- Sigurður EyþórssonShared titles: Apex (2026), Touch (2024), Katla (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Sigurður Eyþórsson
- Bergsteinn BjörgúlfssonShared titles: King & Conqueror (2025), Touch (2024), Katla (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson
Producers
- Sindri Páll KjartanssonShared titles: King & Conqueror (2025), Touch (2024), Katla (2021), Under the Tree (2017)See all 4 shared titles with Sindri Páll Kjartansson
- Magnús Viðar SigurðssonShared titles: Apex (2026), Katla (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Magnús Viðar Sigurðsson
- Agnes JohansenShared titles: Touch (2024), Katla (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Agnes Johansen