| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file) |
| Contents |
Flight from the city (6:31) -- A song for Europa (2:34) -- The drowned world (2:21) -- A deal with chaos (2:06) -- A pile of dust (4:51) -- A sparrow alighted upon our shoulder (2:27) -- Fragment I (1:25) -- By the roes, and by the hinds of the field (2:39) -- The radiant city (3:31) -- Fragment II (2:12) -- The burning mountain (2:46) -- De luce et umbra (2:29) -- Good morning, midnight (3:18) -- Good night, day (3:58) -- Orphic hymn (3:27) |
| Summary |
Johann Johannsson, known for the film scores of Sicario and The Theory of Everything, releases his DG debut album, his first studio album in six years. The album is a melancholic, yet optimistic musical journey inspired by the Orpheus myth. Johannsson's score captures many facets of his previous works including intimate string quartet pieces, large string orchestra works, electronics, drones, organ, piano, choir, as well as enigmatic shortwave broadcasts to create an evocative & immersive sound |
| Notes |
Editions recorded: Mute Song Limited (ASCAP) |
| Credits |
Written and produced by Jóhann Jóhannsson; arrangments and orchestrations by Jóhann Jóhannsson; additional orchestrations: Anthony Weeden, Owen Roberts |
| Performer |
Jóhann Jóhannsson, piano, electronics, pipe organ, electric organs ; Hildur Guðnadóttir, cello ; American Contemporary Music Ensemble (Yuki Numata Resnick, Caleb Burhans, violin, Ben Russell, viola, Clarice Jensen, cello) ; AIR Lyndhurst String Orchestra, Anthony Weeden, conductor ; Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier, conductor |
| Event |
String orchestra recorded At AIR studios, Lyndhurst Hall. London |
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Pipe organ recorded At Sct. Lukas Kirke, Copenhagen |
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Choir recorded At Danmarks Radio, Copenhagen |
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String quartet, cello, organ and piano recorded In various studios in Copenhagen, Berlin and Reykjavík, between 2009 and 2016 |
| Notes |
Orphic hymn sung in Latin |
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Hard copy version record |
| Subject |
Piano and electronic music.
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Organ and electronic music.
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Electronic and cello music.
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String orchestra music.
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Electronic music.
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Piano with string ensemble.
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String quartets.
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Cello with string ensemble.
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Vocal ensembles, Unaccompanied.
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Cello with string ensemble.
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Electronic and cello music.
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Electronic music.
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Organ and electronic music.
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Piano and electronic music.
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Piano with string ensemble.
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String orchestra music.
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String quartets.
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Vocal ensembles, Unaccompanied.
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| Genre/Form |
Streaming audio
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| Form |
Streaming audio
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| Author |
Hildur Guðnadóttir, instrumentalist.
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Weeden, Anthony, conductor, arranger of music.
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Hillier, Paul, conductor.
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American Contemporary Music Ensemble, instrumentalist.
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Lyndhurst Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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Theatre of Voices, singer.
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