Band
Holds writing credit on 48 of 48 tracks
Completely. All 48 tracks across the four albums are written by band members with no outside writer anywhere in the catalogue. Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir is credited on 44 of them and Ragnar Þórhallsson on 41, with drummer Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson on 25.
Across all 48 tracks: how many Of Monsters and Men wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Share of all 48 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Percentage of all 48 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.
| Member | Period | Lyrics | Music | Production | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir | 2010-present | 92% |
92% |
0% |
0% |
| Ragnar Þórhallsson | 2010-present | 85% |
85% |
0% |
0% |
| Brynjar Leifsson | 2010-present | 6% |
6% |
0% |
0% |
| Kristján Páll Kristjánsson | 2010-present | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson | 2010-present | 52% |
52% |
0% |
0% |
| Árni Guðjónsson | 2010-2012 | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
Of Monsters and Men's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where Of Monsters and Men sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
None of the signature songs above fall in this category.
Record / Republic
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Skarkali
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Of Monsters and Men48 tracks
13Peter Katis, 13 tracks
AA11Aron Arnarsson, 11 tracks
JK11Jacquire King, 11 tracks
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. RC Rich Costey · AA Aron Arnarsson · JK Jacquire King
Data Insight
Every one of the band's 48 tracks is written by band members and nobody else, across four albums and fourteen years. The share inside the band moves though. Ragnar Þórhallsson is on 9 of the 11 debut tracks against Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir's 7, and from Beneath the Skin onward she is on every song the band releases. Drummer Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson writes on 25 tracks, guitarist Brynjar Leifsson on 3.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
A closed writing room: four albums, 48 songs, not one outside name.
The Story
Of Monsters and Men formed in Garðabær, Iceland in 2010 and won the country's Músíktilraunir battle of the bands the same year. "Little Talks" took them worldwide in 2011. Four studio albums have followed, the most recent after a six-year gap.