Fálkar (soundtrack)
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| Fálkar | |
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| Soundtrack album by miscellaneous | |
| Released | 2002 |
| Recorded | ??? |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 42:22 |
| Label | Smekkleysa |
| Producer | various |
Fálkar is the soundtrack to Falcons (Fálkar for Icelandic), which was directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson in 2002. With 12 tracks, this album contains a variety of Icelandic artists, from Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, who was in charge of the music composition of the soundtrack, to Mínus, Múm, and Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson (former member of Gus-Gus), among others.
Megas appears in this album with the song "Edge and Over", his first English song which counted with the accompaniment of his long-time collaborator, Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson in guitars. The film protagonist, Keith Carradine is featured here with two tracks of "Northern Light", one of them instrumental.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| Track | Title | Artist | Length | Lyrics | Audio clips |
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| 01 | Descent | Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson | 02:17 | - | - |
| 02 | Grasi Vaxin Göng | Múm | 04:57 | - | - |
| 03 | Northern Light | Keith Carradine | 04:14 | instrumental | - |
| 04 | Chimera | Mínus | 02:28 | - | - |
| 05 | Edge and Over | Megas | 04:24 | - | - |
| 06 | Epitaph | Leaves | 05:12 | - | - |
| 07 | Something Wrong | Bang Gang | 02:54 | - | - |
| 08 | Terra Firma | Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson | 02:53 | - | - |
| 09 | Virgin | Atingere | 04:58 | - | - |
| 10 | Sparks Fly | Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson | 03:47 | - | full |
| 11 | Northern Light | Keith Carradine | 04:47 | - | - |
| 12 | Ascent | Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson | 02:11 | - | - |
[edit] Credits
- Music composed, arranged and produced by: Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
- Guitar: Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Jón Þór Birgisson, Kristján Edelstein, and Orri Hardarson
- Bass: Georg Bjarnason, and Tómas Magnús Tómasson
- Percussion: Birgir Baldursson
- Cello: Stefán Örn Arnarson
- Sound Engineers: Georg Bjarnason, and Tómas Magnús Tómasson
Music recorded at the People’s Studio, Reykjavík
[edit] See also
- Falcons, the movie directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson.
[edit] External links
- Falcons at the Icelandic Film Corporation Web Site
- Page about Megas at Tónlist.com
- Official site of Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson
- Page about G. K. Óttarsson at Isound.com
- Page of G. K. Óttarsson at MySpace.com
- Official site of Orri Hardarson
- Official site of Birgir Baldursson
- Page of Tómas Magnús Tómasson - Fálkar’s sound engineer and bassist.
- Official site of Múm
- Official site of Mínus
- Official site of Leaves
- Page about Bang Gang
