RANGERS OF THE LOST RING

Original score from the 2023 family adventure feature film (original title: Pertsa ja Kilu: Faaraon sormus) directed by Taavi Vartia, starring Pauli Kesala, Leon Ruokola and Alina Tomnikov, produced by Taavi Vartia Tuotannot and released by Nelonen Media (Finland).

THE STORY: A movie about the power of friendship and courage during an exciting and thrilling adventure. A story about growing up, the fear of loss and finding yourself.

THE SCORE: “I’m always looking for new angles to take on in film scores, so when director Taavi Vartia suggested I use an electric guitar on Rangers of the Lost Ring, I had a ton of fun going on a journey from modern rock through 80s action movies, to even the Bond movies of the 60s. And then with the Budapest Art Orchestra beautifully performing many of our soaring adventure moments, I really got to play with many wonderful timbres in this score.” ? Panu Aaltio

THE COMPOSER: Rangers of the Lost Ring marks the twelfth MovieScore Media release with Panu Aaltio for whom the label released the acclaimed Tale of a Forest (2012), Tale of a Lake (2016) and Tale of the Sleeping Giants (2021), all three of which won the Best Original Score for a Documentary award of the IFMCA. The string of collaborations include The Home of Dark Butterflies (2009), Finland’s official submission for the 2009 Academy Awards and the epic Dawn of the Dragonslayer (2009), the adventure scores for The Island of Secrets (2015) and Finders of the Lost Yacht (2021), as well as Super Furball (2018) and its sequel, Super Furball Saves the Future (2022). Training as a cellist since the age of six, Aaltio also studied music technology and classical composition at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and film music at the USC where he received the Harry Warren scholarship for Excellence in Film Scoring.

Official CD-R pressings

1. Pirate Treasure
2. The Finders
3. Newspaper Ad
4. Alone in the World
5. Unknown Language
6. I Choose Revenge
7. Airplane
8. Growing Up Alone
9. Landing Gear
10. The Legend of the Ring
11. Grand Adventure
12. Mystery Island
13. The Last Summer of Our Childhood
14. We Are Close
15. She's On Our Tail
16. Bunny Phobia
17. Explanations and Goodbyes
18. Bittersweet Reunion
19. Mystery Never Ends