A Winged Victory for the Sullen is an ambient music project formed by composers Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie and Dustin O’Halloran, long‑time collaborators associated with Redbird Music. The two musicians first met in Italy and initially intended the project to be a one‑off recording. Instead, the collaboration developed into an ongoing partnership, resulting in multiple full‑length albums and EPs since the project’s formation in 2011. The duo’s work is characterized by a blend of modern classical composition, minimalism and atmospheric sound design, often built around piano, strings and processed textures. Their music has been widely used in contemporary dance, film and large‑scale stage productions. A major milestone came in 2013, when choreographer Wayne McGregor commissioned them to compose the score for his dance work Atomos. The material created for this production became the foundation of their second album, Atomos (2014, Erased Tapes). In 2015, A Winged Victory for the Sullen performed at the BBC Proms at the invitation of broadcaster Mary Anne Hobbs, marking one of their most high‑profile concert appearances. In 2019, the duo were commissioned to write the score for Invisible Cities, a large site‑specific theatrical production premiered at the Manchester International Festival. Their soundtrack for the project was released in 2021 on Artificial Pinearch Manufacturing, followed by the EP All Our Friends Are Vampires in 2023. As of 2026, A Winged Victory for the Sullen remain active and continue to tour internationally, presenting their work in concert halls, festivals and multidisciplinary performance settings.
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The Celestial City
Boiler Room
Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears
Prologue Iris
Ti Prego Memory Man
The Rhythm Of A Dividing Pair
All farewells are sudden
Atomos I
Atomos VIII
A Symphony Pathetique
The Undivided Five 2019 Full Album