KRONOS RECORDS proudly presents the soundtrack to the multiple award winning film THE GRAVEDIGGER'S WIFE (aka GULED & NASRA) and also Somalia's first ever Oscar submission! Written and directed by Khadar Ayderus Ahmed and starring Omar Abdi, Yasmin Warsame and Kadar Abdoul-Aziz Ibrahim this 2021 film tells the story of Guled, a gravedigger from Djibouti whose life turns upside down when his wife falls seriously ill and finds himself thinking outside the box to be able to afford her treatment.
The award winning soundtrack is the work of our friend Andre Matthias (THE LIGHT THIEF, FOUR ASSASSINS, WISH YOU WERE HERE, GAZA MON AMOUR and FAREWELL GULSARY). Even though the music injects so much spirit in the film it does not "hijack" it, it is an essential part of the film. It feels very organic and sets the mood to a minimalistic, ethnic flavoured score, written for a small ensemble of musicians and voice. There are many subtle melodies but they never distract, rather they immerge you even deeper in the picture. It also works very well as a standalone work so it is definitely a must have for contemporary soundtrack lovers. A true champion of giving a musical soul to human dreams and dramas, the little joys and the big losses.
数々の賞を受賞し、ソマリア初のオスカー候補となった2021年の映画「The Gravedigger's Wife (別題：GULED & NASRA)」のサウンドトラック。この映画は、ジブチ出身の墓掘り人であるGuledの物語で、彼の妻が重い病気になったことで人生がひっくり返り、彼女の治療費を稼ぐために常識外の考えをすることになる、というものです。
トラックリスト音楽は非常に有機的で、音楽家と声楽家の小さなアンサンブルのために書かれた、ミニマルでエスニックな風味のスコアに雰囲気を合わせているように感じられます。微妙なメロディーがたくさんありますが、決して気を散らすことなく、むしろより深く映像に没入させてくれます。また、単体の作品としても非常によくできているので、現代のサウンドトラック好きにはたまらない一枚です。人間の夢やドラマ、小さな喜びや大きな喪失に音楽的な魂を与える、真のチャンピオン。限定300枚。
KRONOS RECORDS proudly presents the soundtrack to the multiple award winning film THE GRAVEDIGGER'S WIFE (aka GULED & NASRA) and also Somalia's first ever Oscar submission! Written and directed by Khadar Ayderus Ahmed and starring Omar Abdi, Yasmin Warsame and Kadar Abdoul-Aziz Ibrahim this 2021 film tells the story of Guled, a gravedigger from Djibouti whose life turns upside down when his wife falls seriously ill and finds himself thinking outside the box to be able to afford her treatment.
The award winning soundtrack is the work of our friend Andre Matthias (THE LIGHT THIEF, FOUR ASSASSINS, WISH YOU WERE HERE, GAZA MON AMOUR and FAREWELL GULSARY). Even though the music injects so much spirit in the film it does not "hijack" it, it is an essential part of the film. It feels very organic and sets the mood to a minimalistic, ethnic flavoured score, written for a small ensemble of musicians and voice. There are many subtle melodies but they never distract, rather they immerge you even deeper in the picture. It also works very well as a standalone work so it is definitely a must have for contemporary soundtrack lovers. A true champion of giving a musical soul to human dreams and dramas, the little joys and the big losses.
The CD is limited to 300 copies. ---レーベルより
1. Walking Home
2. Guled
3. The Journey Begins
4. The Village
5. Nasra
6. The Long Walk
7. A Stone on His Heart
8. Mahad
9. Their Story
10. Village Council
11. Guled's Decision
12. The End of the Journey