The Haxan Cloak

Bobby Milan Krlic (born 20 December 1985), known by his stage name The Haxan Cloak, is a British composer, artist, music producer and musician.

He has released two full-length albums (2011's The Haxan Cloak and 2013's Excavation). As a producer, Krlic has worked with artists including Björk, Father John Misty, Khalid, Troye Sivan, Goldfrapp, serpentwithfeet and The Body. He has also composed several soundtracks, credited under his real name, including Ari Aster's films Midsommar, Beau Is Afraid and Eddington, and the television series Beef, Snowpiercer, Angel of Darkness and Reprisal.

Early life and education Krlic was born and raised in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. He is of Serbian descent. He studied music and visual arts at the University of Brighton.

Music career

The Haxan Cloak releases Krlic's first release as The Haxan Cloak was the Observatory E.P., landing as a cassette via Aurora Borealis on Halloween 2010. A year later, Krlic recorded his first album, The Haxan Cloak, in his parents' shed using strings, mics and a laptop, playing every instrument himself. The second LP, Excavation, was released in 2013, and has a more electronic feel, using samples and heavy bass, along with distorted field recordings made by Krlic.

In 2012, The Haxan Cloak released a limited edition, one track, 27-minute live recording, The Men Parted the Sea to Devour the Water, as a part of Southern Records' Latitudes series.

Krlic has also released remixes of songs by other artists under The Haxan Cloak, including Father John Misty, Foals, and Björk.

Production credits In 2014, Krlic teamed up with American sludge metal band The Body to produce their 2014 album I Shall Die Here. In the same year he produced Victim by noise rock band HEALTH.

Krlic also collaborated with Björk as a co-producer on her album Vulnicura, released in January 2015. Since then, he has produced serpentwithfeet's E.P. Blisters, Goldfrapp's 2017 album Silver Eye, Heaven by Khalid from 2019's Free Spirit, and by Troye Sivan's 2018 single Animal. He also produced Father John Misty's cover of Fallin' Rain. and co-produced his 2020 singles To S. / To R.

Scoring work Krlic was invited by Academy Award-winning film composer Atticus Ross to work with him on Michael Mann's film Blackhat, which was released in 2015. In 2016, Krlic continued his work with Ross, co-scoring Triple 9, directed by John Hillcoat, and the soundtrack to Almost Holy, a documentary directed by Steve Hoover.

In 2019, Krlic scored Ari Aster's second feature horror film Midsommar, He also scored Ari Aster's following film Beau Is Afraid.

Within television, Krlic has scored a number of major network shows including TNT's Snowpiercer and Angel of Darkness, Apple's Invasion, and Netflix's Beef and Seven Seconds.

In 2020 he collaborated with Swans on a Halloween Pass of Red Dead Redemption 2 by Rockstar Games. In 2021 he scored PlayStation 5's debut release Returnal.

Touring In 2014, The Haxan Cloak toured the United States visiting Washington, DC, New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. He performed at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple along with Robert Henke and his music and light show, Lumière, and in Los Angeles with Pharmakon. The New York Times called The Haxan Cloak's set "amorphous, ominous and immersive, a transcendent plunge into darkness and overwhelming pressure". The Haxan Cloak performed a solo show at Manchester International Festival in 2017. Bobby Krlic also joined Björk on her Vulnicura tour in the U.S. (including The Governor's Ball in New York) and Europe.

Musical style Krlic's music is almost entirely instrumental, and is often described as dark, carefully constructed, textured and atmospheric, with heavy bass and elements of drone metal. and critic Glenn Kenny of The New York Times stating that “The remarkable music score by Bobby Krlic aka The Haxan Cloak is also a major contributor to the uncanny feeling the movie creates. Top Stuff."

Awards 2019: Midsommar – Nominee, Breakthrough Composer of the Year – International Film Music Critics Association 2020: Midsommar — Winner, Best Original Soundtrack – Ivor Novello Awards 2022: Returnal – Winner, Best Music – BAFTA Games Awards 2022: Returnal - Nominee, Best Original Video Game Score - Ivor Novello Awards

Personal life Krlic moved from London to Los Angeles in 2015. As of 2016, he resides in the Silver Lake area.

Discography Albums

Extended plays and singles

Film soundtracks

Television and video game soundtracks Year Project Artist Details 2016–2018 Shooter Bobby Krlic Composer 2018 Seven Seconds Composer and music producer 2019 The Alienist: Angel of Darkness Red Dead Redemption 2 Reprisal 2021–2024 Snowpiercer 2021 Calls Returnal Composer 2022 Paper Girls 2023 Beef 2023–2025 Invasion

Songwriting and production credits Title Year Artist Album Songwriter Producer Primary Secondary Additional Vocal "To Carry the Seeds of Death Within In" 2014 The Body I Shall Die Here "Alone All the Way" "The Night Knows No Dawn" "Hail to Thee, Everlasting Pain" "Our Souls Were Clean" "Darkness Surrounds Us" "Like Chrome" Wife What's Between "Tongue" "Heart is a Far Light" "Salvage" "Dans Ce" "A Nature (Shards)" "Living Joy" "Fruit Tree" "Further Not Better" "Unites" Lost Under Heaven Spiritual Songs for Lovers to Sing "Family" 2015 Björk Vulnicura "Victim" Health Death Magic "I&I" 2016 Lost Under Heaven Spiritual Songs for Lovers to Sing "Beneath the Concrete" "Future Blues" "Someday Come" "$oro" "Here Our Moment Ends" "Loyalty" "Lost Under Heaven" "First Eye to the New Sky" "Lament" "The Great Longing" "Flickering" Serpentwithfeet Blisters EP "Blisters" "Four Ethers" "Penance" "Redemption" "Anymore" 2017 Goldfrapp Silver Eye "Tigerman" "Become the One" "Faux Suede Drifter" "Zodiac Black" "Moon in Your Mouth" "Ocean" "Animal" 2018 Troye Sivan Bloom "Fallin' Rain" Father John Misty "Heaven" 2019 Khalid Free Spirit "Heaven Hunters"2023Emile MosseriHeaven Hunters"Oklahoma Baby""My Greedy Heart""Home For The Summer""Some Kind Of Sting""All For The Bliss""Where The Waters Warm""Two Heaven Hunters""In The Shadows""Rosewater"