Kritzerland is pleased to present a new world premiere limited edition soundtrack CD:
WALLANDER Music from the original Swedish TV series Music Composed and Conducted by Adam Norden
Believe it or not, it didn’t all start with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. No, Nordic crime novels, movies, and TV shows had been around long before. One of the most successful of the Nordic crime authors was Henning Mankell with his series of Wallander books - they were beautifully written and seemed like naturals for movies and TV and so we first got a series of Kurt Wallander movies based on the books that had been written to that point in the 1990s - those starred the wonderful actor Rolf Lassgard. Then the decision came that Wallander would start up again, this time as a TV series (with occasional movie releases), called, simply enough, Wallander. That was great news for Wallander fans. This time we got a new Wallander, Krister Henriksson. As good as Lassgard had been, Henriksson was even better, perfectly embodying the character. The first series consisted of thirteen ninety-minute films and was shot in 2005/2006.
The composer of all series one’s thirteen films was Adam Norden. A prolific composer, he really captured the essence of the films and the characters with his evocative and perfect music. His music is a key element in making those films unique. The scoring usually consists of recurring themes for Kurt and Linda, and the approach to orchestration is usually spare and filled with interesting textures and melodic invention, somehow capturing perfectly the loneliness, the cold, the sordidness of some of the crimes, the despair. Most of the music is contemplative in nature, but there’s some wonderful action music, too, especially in the “Mastermind” film.
While some of the music has been available as downloads only and only outside the United States it has never had a proper CD release. The show now has so many fans, thanks to its being aired in the UK and elsewhere (and now on DVD) that doing a CD release seemed like a no-brainer. The selections as presented here were personally chosen and assembled by Norden (who also contributes to the liner notes) and are from his masters, which he owns.
If you’re a fan of the Wallander films, especially of that brilliant first series, then this will be a lovely souvenir of the music that made that series so memorable. If you haven’t seen the series, the music stands perfectly well on its own and is a wonderful listening experience.
Wallander is limited to 1000 copies only. --レーベルより
8月上旬発売予定・ご予約受付中！
トラックリスト
1. Before the Frost - Kurt’s Theme 2. Before the Frost - Anna’s Theme 3. Before the Frost - Linda’s Theme 4. Before the Frost - A Prayer 5. Before the Frost - Anna Dies 6. The Container - Press Conference 7. The Overdose - Collapse 8. The Overdose - Father and Daughter 9. The Overdose - The Hospital 10. The Castle Ruins - Piano Theme 11. The Tricksters - At the Beach 12. The Tricksters - The Wife 13. The Village Idiot - At the Bank 14. The Village Idiot - The Cafe 15. The Black King - Anki is Dead 16. The Black King - Linda Is On the Blacklist 17. The Photographer - Dinner with Tom 18. The Photographer - Stefan and Linda 19. Mastermind - Action Suite 20. Mastermind - Wrong Mailman 21. Mastermind - The Silos 22. Mastermind - Piano Theme 23. Mastermind - Piano Theme 2 24. Mastermind - The Hospital 25. Mastermind - Vendetta 26. Mastermind - The Martinsson Family 27. The Secret - Burning Photos 28. Before the Frost - End Credits (Adagio)
刑事ヴァランダーが、粘り強い捜査で残虐な事件に挑む、スウェーデン発のミステリドラマのサウンドトラック。日本ではAXNミステリーチャンネルで放送。限定1000枚。
トラックリスト全世界で2500万部を売り上げ、35ヶ国以上もの言語に翻訳されているスウェーデンのミステリ作家、ヘニング・マンケルのベストセラー、<刑事クルト・ヴァランダー・シリーズ>を映像化。スウェーデンの現代社会の暗部とその背景に起こる残虐な事件、そして、それを捜査する“執念の男”ヴァランダー刑事の活躍を描く。出演：ロルフ・ラッセゴード。1995-2008年スウェーデン。
Kritzerland is pleased to present a new world premiere limited edition soundtrack CD:
WALLANDER
Music from the original Swedish TV series
Music Composed and Conducted by Adam Norden
Believe it or not, it didn’t all start with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. No, Nordic crime novels, movies, and TV shows had been around long before. One of the most successful of the Nordic crime authors was Henning Mankell with his series of Wallander books - they were beautifully written and seemed like naturals for movies and TV and so we first got a series of Kurt Wallander movies based on the books that had been written to that point in the 1990s - those starred the wonderful actor Rolf Lassgard. Then the decision came that Wallander would start up again, this time as a TV series (with occasional movie releases), called, simply enough, Wallander. That was great news for Wallander fans. This time we got a new Wallander, Krister Henriksson. As good as Lassgard had been, Henriksson was even better, perfectly embodying the character. The first series consisted of thirteen ninety-minute films and was shot in 2005/2006.
The composer of all series one’s thirteen films was Adam Norden. A prolific composer, he really captured the essence of the films and the characters with his evocative and perfect music. His music is a key element in making those films unique. The scoring usually consists of recurring themes for Kurt and Linda, and the approach to orchestration is usually spare and filled with interesting textures and melodic invention, somehow capturing perfectly the loneliness, the cold, the sordidness of some of the crimes, the despair. Most of the music is contemplative in nature, but there’s some wonderful action music, too, especially in the “Mastermind” film.
While some of the music has been available as downloads only and only outside the United States it has never had a proper CD release. The show now has so many fans, thanks to its being aired in the UK and elsewhere (and now on DVD) that doing a CD release seemed like a no-brainer. The selections as presented here were personally chosen and assembled by Norden (who also contributes to the liner notes) and are from his masters, which he owns.
If you’re a fan of the Wallander films, especially of that brilliant first series, then this will be a lovely souvenir of the music that made that series so memorable. If you haven’t seen the series, the music stands perfectly well on its own and is a wonderful listening experience.
Wallander is limited to 1000 copies only. --レーベルより
8月上旬発売予定・ご予約受付中！
1. Before the Frost - Kurt’s Theme
2. Before the Frost - Anna’s Theme
3. Before the Frost - Linda’s Theme
4. Before the Frost - A Prayer
5. Before the Frost - Anna Dies
6. The Container - Press Conference
7. The Overdose - Collapse
8. The Overdose - Father and Daughter
9. The Overdose - The Hospital
10. The Castle Ruins - Piano Theme
11. The Tricksters - At the Beach
12. The Tricksters - The Wife
13. The Village Idiot - At the Bank
14. The Village Idiot - The Cafe
15. The Black King - Anki is Dead
16. The Black King - Linda Is On the Blacklist
17. The Photographer - Dinner with Tom
18. The Photographer - Stefan and Linda
19. Mastermind - Action Suite
20. Mastermind - Wrong Mailman
21. Mastermind - The Silos
22. Mastermind - Piano Theme
23. Mastermind - Piano Theme 2
24. Mastermind - The Hospital
25. Mastermind - Vendetta
26. Mastermind - The Martinsson Family
27. The Secret - Burning Photos
28. Before the Frost - End Credits (Adagio)