Pianist/composer Dustin O'Halloran and composer/engineer Adam Wiltzie met through a mutual friend in 2007 and formed a Winged Victory for the Sullen, an outlet for what they've termed "harmonic Robitussin." Over the course of two years, O'Halloran (formerly of Devics and the composer of the score for Marie Antoinette, among other films) and Wiltzie (known most for his role as one-half of Stars of the Lid) worked on their self-titled album, released in 2011. It was one of the year's most impressive ambient neo-classical albums. Commissioned to provide the music for a piece by a dance company, Wayne McGregor Random Dance, the duo made Atomos, released in 2014. ~ Andy Kellman