The Northman

Composers Robin Carolan (Tri Angle records) and Sebastian Gainsborough (Vessel) were given a task of epic proportions when director Rob Eggers (The VVitch, ...

There's no risk of that happening when you only have a few primary instruments to draw upon," Robin remarked. TODAY they're sharing a glimpse of the soundtrack with "Storm at Sea / Yggdrasill." 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.

Exclusive: Alexander Skarsgård talks about how his time as Eric on True Blood helped inspire him to become The Northman.

The True Blood scene that Skarsgård seems to likely be referring to is from the second season, which aired in 2009 and featured a flashback to Eric’s transformation into vampirism on an ancient Norse battlefield. “The harshness and stark nature.” This eventually led Skarsgård, who was by then working with Hereditary producer Lars Knudsen, to first approach Eggers about making a movie centered on men from the true North. So I said, ‘Well, I have a Viking movie for you,’ even though I didn’t really.” “Shooting that flashback on True Blood 10 years ago, I think it triggered something where I was having an amazing time. Truly, he is quick to point out that his childhood country home in Sweden was surrounded by runestones, which were typically medieval memorials for long gone Vikings who fell in glorious battle.

The film takes inspiration from Scandinavian folklore and Shakespeare, and looks to be one of 2022's grittier movies.

“The sagas often read like action movies from the Eighties in their fight scenes. “I only allude to sexual violence, I don’t show it. As the UK entered lockdown days before the start of the main shoot, the team had to recreate the Scandinavian look and feel of the film in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as well as rethinking locations and set building. “You really have to consider every choice you’re making very carefully,” he says. Set in Iceland at the turn of the 10th century, Amleth witnesses the murder at the hands of his evil uncle as a child, and is unable to let the crime go unpunished. The cast of The Northman is filled with Hollywood stars, including Alexander Skarsgard who is playing the role of Amleth, and helped create the movie with director, Robert Eggers.

Robert Eggers' film stars Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe.

The Northman hits U.S. theaters on April 22. The first offering from the soundtrack is the new song “Storm at Sea / Yggdrasill,” which you can hear below. 09 The Land of the Rus

The score for Robert Eggers' anticipated new film 'The Northman' was composed by Robin Carolan (Tri Angle records) and Sebastian Gainsborough (Vessel) ,and ...

We've partnered with the label for an exclusive variant on green and tan splatter vinyl that's limited to 300 copies. The Northman soundtrack will be out digitally on April 22 to coincide with the film, and physically on July 1 via Sacred Bones records. The 43-track, double vinyl gatefold set comes with a poster and full color inner sleeves. 41. Cut the Thread of Fate 9. The Land of the Rus 39. The Gates of Hel / Slain by Iron 22. To The Games 38. The Wolf has Grown 18. Follow The Vixen's Tail 2. The King 3. Entering the Temple The Northman OST tracklist:

Robert Eggers' "The Northman" is almost here, and the early buzz is that it's a bloody and brilliant epic that will delight fans of the director's previous ...

"One of the pieces we wrote was intended to emulate the sound of a bullroarer; an ancient, relatively humble looking instrument used in sacred rituals, or in battle to intimidate enemies. Eggers is a research-heavy director who likes to make sure that the historical worlds he builds feel authentic, and he tasked the composers with using as many traditional instruments as possible to bring "The Northman" to life. "The Northman" is a violent, heart-pounding Viking saga, so it makes sense that the music is equally intense.

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As for what to expect, this vicious tale of revenge focuses on Prince Amleth, whose father is killed when he’s on the cusp of adulthood. No, it’s pretty miserable all of the time.” While fans were expecting another horror effort, he instead shifted genres, offering a historical epic that promises to be his most ambitious yet.

The digital release coincides with 'The Northman's theatrical release. Alexander Skarsgard and Anya Taylor-Joy The Northman social Image via Focus Features.

A retelling of one of Europe's most influential folktales — which was most likely also the basis for Shakespeare's Hamlet — The Northman will certainly prove to be a disturbing and entertaining experience for viewers, like Eggers' previous work. You can get your hands on the soundtrack in its physical form when it's released on July 01, 2022, via Sacred Bones Records. The physical release includes a blood-red vinyl record, posters, and cover art that includes images from the film. "One of the pieces we wrote was intended to emulate the sound of a bullroarer; an ancient, relatively humble-looking instrument used in sacred rituals, or in battle to intimidate enemies. The Northman soundtrack comes from composers Robin Carolan and Sebastian Gainsborough. Eggers chose the two composers specifically to create a unique and authentic soundtrack for the story of Viking revenge. The Northman tells the story of Amleth (Alexander Skarsgård), a Viking prince who embarks on a mission to avenge his murdered father. There’s no risk of that happening when you only have a few primary instruments to draw upon." The Northman soundtrack will be made available on Digital on April 22, 2022, and the film will be released in theaters on the same day. For this we attempted to do the same thing, but the twist being that we used a huge, 40 piece string ensemble in order to do so. The unsettling tone of the soundtrack is perhaps one of the most consistent features of the film and its construction. Both composers previously worked almost exclusively in electronic music, so their work on The Northman served as a stark departure. Of the adjustments made for the film's soundtrack, Carolan stated, "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. Of the tone of their soundtrack, Carolan and Gainsborough stated, "Robert 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."

The director of The Witch and The Lighthouse works on his biggest canvas yet for a brutal, beautiful tale of vengeance.

It features both see-it-to-believe-it “fuck yeah!” gruesomeness in its 10th Century tale and the kind of historical and mythical attention to detail to be expected from Eggers, the A24-endorsed, indie genre virtuoso of The Witch and The Lighthouse as he plays in a $90 million sandbox for the first time. Regardless, The Northman is still a lot of fun scene by scene, even without a strong through line connecting them all. The Northman offers a lot to enjoy in what is a lot of movie. By comparison, the simplistic script by Eggers and Swedish poet and writer Sjón (Lamb) avoids going too deeply into its characters’ untamed urges while its story taps the same well that Shakespeare drew from for Hamlet. A sequence of high-octane drama ensues between mother and son, as Kidman and Skarsgård stage the most bizarre Big Little Lies reunion imaginable. From Icelandic family sagas to Norse legends to supernatural myths, Eggers plays with the rich material at his disposal with a wide-eyed enthusiasm that’s both disarming and awe-inspiring.