Olafur Arnalds - Island Songs

Olafur Arnalds - Island Songs

Olafur Arnalds teams up with Mercury Classics to bring you a unique and evolving audio-visual portrait of his home country of Iceland.

This project is on a scale that has never been attempted in the classical music world before.

Island Songs is the innovative brainchild of BAFTA award winning composer Olafur Arnalds, alongside acclaimed film director Baldvin Z (BBCs Trapped, Life in a Fish Bowl).

Olafur traveled to 7 towns across Iceland where he collaborated with 7 local artists, and at each location he created, recorded and performed a new composition with the artist. He delivered the audio and video the following day. Mercury Classics released one audio track and one live performance video each Monday.

Island Songs is a real-time interactive project that will evolve in the digital space, hosted via a bespoke website. Arnalds dedicated fanbase was able to follow him on his travels via Facebook live-streams, Snapchats, Instagram, Twitter and Apple Connect.

Olafurs journey was also be chronicled by acclaimed film director Baldvin Z. The 7-week period resulted in an hour-long music film, including conversations exploring music, history and identity, to create a powerful musical portrait of their native land.

This is the most ambitious project that Olafur has ever undertaken, creatively and logistically.
Country USA
Brand MERCURY
Manufacturer Mercury Classics
Binding Vinyl
ItemPartNumber 4812861
ReleaseDate 2016-11-18
UnitCount 1
UPCs 028948128617
EANs 0028948128617

Country	USA
Brand	MERCURY
Manufacturer	Mercury Classics
Binding	Vinyl
ItemPartNumber	4812861
ReleaseDate	2016-11-18
UnitCount	1
UPCs	028948128617
EANs	0028948128617

Olafur Arnalds - Island Songs

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