Olivier Alary

Known for
Sound
Born
May 4, 1975 (age 51)
Birthplace
Toulouse, France

Biography

A native of Toulouse, France, Olivier Alary is a Montreal-based musician and composer. After a degree in architecture, Alary moved to London to study composition. Olivier has released several albums and collaborated with numerous artists including Bjork, Cat Power and Lou Barlow amongst others. Since 2007, he has also provided soundtrack for several feature-length films and documentaries, some of which have received prestigious awards and screenings worldwide (Berlinale, Sundance, TIFF, Locarno, IDFA). Olivier has also composed music for several exhibitions at London's Victoria & Albert Museum and Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. He has also collaborated with several visual artists including Doug Aitken and Nick Knight.

Known For

Filmography

2026
The Cost of Heaven poster

The Cost of Heaven

Movie · Original Music Composer

2025
Kidnapping Inc. poster

Kidnapping Inc.

Movie · Music

2024
Measures for a Funeral poster

Measures for a Funeral

Movie · Original Music Composer

2024
Yintah poster

Yintah

Movie · Original Music Composer

2024
Friday Night poster

Friday Night

Movie · Original Music Composer

2023
Twice Colonized poster

Twice Colonized

Movie · Original Music Composer

2023
Frontiers poster

Frontiers

Movie · Music

2022
Trained to See – Three Women and the War poster

Trained to See – Three Women and the War

Movie · Music

2022
Mali Twist poster

Mali Twist

Movie · Original Music Composer

2021
Night of the Kings poster

Night of the Kings

Movie · Original Music Composer

2021
Perfecting the Art of Longing poster

Perfecting the Art of Longing

Movie · Music

2020
The Forbidden Reel poster

The Forbidden Reel

Movie · Original Music Composer

2019
A Brother’s Love poster

A Brother’s Love

Movie · Original Music Composer

2019
Malek poster

Malek

Movie · Original Music Composer

2019
The Great Darkened Days poster

The Great Darkened Days

Movie · Original Music Composer

2018
Lemonade poster

Lemonade

Movie · Original Music Composer

2018
Allure poster

Allure

Movie · Music

2018
First Match poster

First Match

Movie · Music

2017
Brave Overseas poster

Brave Overseas

Movie · Music

2017
Duterte's Hell poster

Duterte's Hell

Movie · Music

2017
A Time to Swim poster

A Time to Swim

Movie · Music

2017
Three Thousand poster

Three Thousand

Movie · Music

2017
Resurrecting Hassan poster

Resurrecting Hassan

Movie · Original Music Composer

2016
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes poster

The Prison in Twelve Landscapes

Movie · Original Music Composer

2016
Oh What a Wonderful Feeling poster

Oh What a Wonderful Feeling

Movie · Music

2016
In Pursuit of Peace poster

In Pursuit of Peace

Movie · Original Music Composer, Musician

2015
Corbo poster

Corbo

Movie · Music

2015
Felix and Meira poster

Felix and Meira

Movie · Original Music Composer

2015
Ville-Marie poster

Ville-Marie

Movie · Original Music Composer

2014
Juanicas

Juanicas

Movie · Sound Recordist, Music

2013
The Longest Kiss poster

The Longest Kiss

Movie · Music

2012
Buzkashi! poster

Buzkashi!

Movie · Music

2011
Jo for Jonathan poster

Jo for Jonathan

Movie · Original Music Composer

2009
Nollywood Babylon poster

Nollywood Babylon

Movie · Original Music Composer

2008
Up the Yangtze poster

Up the Yangtze

Movie · Music

2008
RiP!: A Remix Manifesto poster

RiP!: A Remix Manifesto

Movie · Original Music Composer

2006
Experiments in Advertising: The Films of Erwin Blumenfeld: Abstraction & Distortion

Experiments in Advertising: The Films of Erwin Blumenfeld: Abstraction & Distortion

Movie · Sound Designer

2006
Experiments in Advertising: The Films of Erwin Blumenfeld: Process & Surrealism

Experiments in Advertising: The Films of Erwin Blumenfeld: Process & Surrealism

Movie · Sound Designer

2006
Experiments in Advertising: The Films of Erwin Blumenfeld: Advertising & Layout

Experiments in Advertising: The Films of Erwin Blumenfeld: Advertising & Layout

Movie · Sound Designer

2003
Compulsive Viewing: The Films of Guy Bourdin poster

Compulsive Viewing: The Films of Guy Bourdin

Movie · Sound Designer