Although MovieScore Media and Screamworks Records hail from Sweden, we rarely release music from our own backyard - but here is a rare example of a Swedish horror score that stands out as a truly exciting genre work second to none of the better known Hollywood musical chillers. Psalm 21, a stylish psychological horror film with an abundance of religious motifs, standout visual effects and an eerie atmosphere, features a colourful orchestral score by Christer Christensson, a composer who wrote a lot of music for stage plays before writing this, his first full-blown feature film score. It’s an impressive debut where a lot of experimental techniques and ideas are used throughout the score but where the backbone of the music is thematic and melodic. One of the stand-out cues is called “Adagio: Words of Love”, where the strings build slowly and with great passion into the grand finale of the score. First edition of the CD is limited to 500 copies.
Swedish horror film Psalm 21, directed by Fredrik Hiller and starring Jonas Malmsjo, Julia Dufvenius and Per Ragnar (Let the Right One In), tells the story of beloved young priest Henrik Horneus who learns that his father, also a priest, has been found drowned in a lake in Hammerdal. He drives alone, in the middle of the night, to his father’s hometown. On his way there mysterious events occur and a frightening story where the young priest encounters both his own and other demons unfold.
The colourful orchestral score for the Psalm 21 was written by film music newcomer Christer Christensson. Swedish films are usually sparsely scored, but Psalm 21 is different. There is a lot of room for the music to contribute to the storytelling and pacing. ”As I’ve been working with Fredrik a lot before I knew that there was going to be a lot of music in the film. I noticed as I came in, very early in the process, that he had a clear vision of what the music should bring to the movie. Then, even before it was shot, we went through the script and had a lot of talking about the scenes and his vision. We discussed different ways of how the music should be approached in ways of instrumentation, live orchestra or not and talking about different composers etc. We arrived at the conclusion that we should try to have Hollywood approach but in a Swedish way and I don’t know if that is what came out of it, but it has a more international appeal than the typical Swedish film.
Christer previously worked with the director in theatre. “For me it was a very natural transition because I think that I’ve always approached my scoring for the theatre in a very cinematic way,” Christer says. “The main difference is that theatre is live. Even if it’s really well rehearsed, it’s always different from the night before. For me it means that the tempo, for example, is slightly different from night to night. Also, dialogue in a play is usually with acoustic voices which has its consequences for the music in terms of getting the desired dramatic effect without drenching the actors’ voices.”
Christer says that he is influenced by a lot of different musicians and composers “from almost any genre.” “To name a few there is Steve Reich, Keith Jarrett, Arvo Part, Bjork, Henryk Gorecki, Peter Gabriel, igor Stravinsky, Samuel Barber, Bernard Herrmann… and a lot of others.” --レーベルより
トラックリスト
1. Introitus 1:33 2. O Father, Why Have You Left? 1:17 3. Out in the Forest and Into the Mind 4:23 4. Cantus Confessione 1:36 5. The Little Girl 1:19 6. Requiem for a Victim 1:40 7. Nightmare Elegy 2:16 8. A Call from the World Outside 2:09 9. What Is Truth? 2:00 10. What Do You Want From Me? 2:05 11. Romance for a Wounded Soul 3:07 12. Psalmus Unico 1:57 13. Miserere Patris, Miserere 7:02 14. Why, Henrik, Why? 3:35 15. In Pace 1:56 16. Reconciliation 4:13 17. Adagio: Words of Love 6:27 18. Hymnus 0:57
両親の死の謎を追う神父の前に立ちはだかる怪異と驚愕の真実を描いたホラー。音楽は新鋭クリスター・クリステンセン。限定500枚。
トラックリストそこは悪魔の棲む森。両親の死の謎を追う神父に立ちはだかる真実とは？
答えは旧約聖書 詩篇21篇にある-。
心の奥深くまで恐怖が沁みわたる、最恐のオカルトホラー！
凍てつく北欧の風景、最高のVFXスタッフの描く映像が、さらなる恐怖を盛り上げる！
『エクソシスト』のメリン神父の出身地であるスウェーデンを舞台に、北欧ならではの厳粛かつ寒々とした森林地帯は、いかにも霊が棲みついている不気味さを漂わせている。
悪魔や心霊現象を巧みに映像化したのは、『ハリー･ポッターと秘密の部屋』『ライラの冒険黄金の羅針盤』といったハリウッド大作にも参加したVFXチームが担当！
【STORY】
ストックホルムの神父ヘンリクは、最近になって死んだ母親が出る悪夢に悩まされていた。
ある日、彼は幼い時に別れて以来、一度も会うことの無かった、同じ聖職者でもある父・ガブリエルが不可解な事故死を遂げた事を知る。
父の不可解な死の真相を知るべく、自身の故郷である人里離れた村へと赴く。
暗い森が支配するこの地で、ヘンリクは両親の死にまつわる驚愕の事態と対峙する事に・・・。
Although MovieScore Media and Screamworks Records hail from Sweden, we rarely release music from our own backyard - but here is a rare example of a Swedish horror score that stands out as a truly exciting genre work second to none of the better known Hollywood musical chillers. Psalm 21, a stylish psychological horror film with an abundance of religious motifs, standout visual effects and an eerie atmosphere, features a colourful orchestral score by Christer Christensson, a composer who wrote a lot of music for stage plays before writing this, his first full-blown feature film score. It’s an impressive debut where a lot of experimental techniques and ideas are used throughout the score but where the backbone of the music is thematic and melodic. One of the stand-out cues is called “Adagio: Words of Love”, where the strings build slowly and with great passion into the grand finale of the score. First edition of the CD is limited to 500 copies.
Swedish horror film Psalm 21, directed by Fredrik Hiller and starring Jonas Malmsjo, Julia Dufvenius and Per Ragnar (Let the Right One In), tells the story of beloved young priest Henrik Horneus who learns that his father, also a priest, has been found drowned in a lake in Hammerdal. He drives alone, in the middle of the night, to his father’s hometown. On his way there mysterious events occur and a frightening story where the young priest encounters both his own and other demons unfold.
The colourful orchestral score for the Psalm 21 was written by film music newcomer Christer Christensson. Swedish films are usually sparsely scored, but Psalm 21 is different. There is a lot of room for the music to contribute to the storytelling and pacing. ”As I’ve been working with Fredrik a lot before I knew that there was going to be a lot of music in the film. I noticed as I came in, very early in the process, that he had a clear vision of what the music should bring to the movie. Then, even before it was shot, we went through the script and had a lot of talking about the scenes and his vision. We discussed different ways of how the music should be approached in ways of instrumentation, live orchestra or not and talking about different composers etc. We arrived at the conclusion that we should try to have Hollywood approach but in a Swedish way and I don’t know if that is what came out of it, but it has a more international appeal than the typical Swedish film.
Christer previously worked with the director in theatre. “For me it was a very natural transition because I think that I’ve always approached my scoring for the theatre in a very cinematic way,” Christer says. “The main difference is that theatre is live. Even if it’s really well rehearsed, it’s always different from the night before. For me it means that the tempo, for example, is slightly different from night to night. Also, dialogue in a play is usually with acoustic voices which has its consequences for the music in terms of getting the desired dramatic effect without drenching the actors’ voices.”
Christer says that he is influenced by a lot of different musicians and composers “from almost any genre.” “To name a few there is Steve Reich, Keith Jarrett, Arvo Part, Bjork, Henryk Gorecki, Peter Gabriel, igor Stravinsky, Samuel Barber, Bernard Herrmann… and a lot of others.” --レーベルより
1. Introitus 1:33
2. O Father, Why Have You Left? 1:17
3. Out in the Forest and Into the Mind 4:23
4. Cantus Confessione 1:36
5. The Little Girl 1:19
6. Requiem for a Victim 1:40
7. Nightmare Elegy 2:16
8. A Call from the World Outside 2:09
9. What Is Truth? 2:00
10. What Do You Want From Me? 2:05
11. Romance for a Wounded Soul 3:07
12. Psalmus Unico 1:57
13. Miserere Patris, Miserere 7:02
14. Why, Henrik, Why? 3:35
15. In Pace 1:56
16. Reconciliation 4:13
17. Adagio: Words of Love 6:27
18. Hymnus 0:57