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CAROLAN,ROBIN / GAINSBOROUGH,SEBASTIAN - O.S.T.

Carolan, Robin & Gainsborough, Sebastian - O.S.T. - Northman OST

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Artist: CAROLAN,ROBIN / GAINSBOROUGH,SEBASTIAN - O.S.T.

Album: northman (Original Soundtrack)

Rob wanted the world of The Northman to feel harsh and uncomfortable, and for

everything to feel like it was caked in mud and dry blood, so it was crucial for the

score to mirror that. Composers Robin Carolan (Tri-Angle Records) and Sebastian

Gainsborough (Vessel) were given a task of epic proportions when director Rob Eggers

(The VVitch, The Lighthouse) asked them to create the score for his ambitious and highly

anticipated new film The Northman, releasing on April 22nd. They needed to make a

score that both honored the immense research that had gone into the authenticity of this

Viking era period piece and complimented the cinematic maximalism of the film for a

modern audience. The artists stretched themselves to the depths of their creativity and the

resulting album is a gorgeous sonic tableaux that places the listener right in the center of

the film.

While arranging the score the composers consulted musician and ethnographer Poul

Høxbro for inspiration and insight into the history of Viking music. Having backgrounds

in left field electronic music, Robin and Sebastian felt liberated by the constraint of using

a small selection of musical tools for this piece. "Electronic music has almost limitless

potential when it comes to making sounds and that's obviously an incredible thing, but

you can also go down the wormhole and get lost in it sometimes. There's no risk of

that happening when you only have a few primary instruments to draw upon." Robin

remarked.

They utilized traditional instruments such as the tagelharpa, langspil, kravik lyre, and

säckpip to build the cinematic world of The Northman but they also took creative

freedoms in adding instruments likes drums, which some academics believe wouldn't

have played a big part in Viking musical culture, simply due to the lack of archaeological

evidence of actual drums. "One of the pieces we wrote was intended to emulate the sound

of a bullroarer; an ancient instrument used in sacred rituals or in battle to intimidate

enemies. It makes a really disorienting roaring vibrato sound and low frequencies capable

of traveling insane distances." Robin says when asked about one of the more unique

aspects of the score. Everyone involved put so much effort into both their research and

their creativity and this richness is evident in every track. The album as a whole is a

cinematic masterpiece of sound and ambiance, both gorgeous and disturbing, like the

film it so beautifully accompanies.

UPC/ISBN: 843563151372

Release Date: 07/22/2022

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