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Chernobyl - Music From The HBO Miniseries

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Evacuation
1 The Door
2 Bridge Of Death
3 Turbine Hall
4 Vichnaya Pamyat
5 Pump Room
6 Clean Up
7 Dealing With Destruction
8 Waiting For The Engineer
9 Gallery
10 12 Hours Before
11 Corridors
12 Liour
13 Evacuation
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Based on an untold true story, "Chernobyl" is a five-part miniseries airing on HBO. Writer, creator and executive producer Craig Mazin began researching the Chernobyl disaster in 2014, using a wide variety of materials, including several books, government reports from inside and outside of the Soviet Union and first-person accounts. He spoke to nuclear scientists to learn how a reactor works and interviewed former Soviet citizens to gain a better sense of the culture in 1986. The haunting score is by Hildur Guðnadóttir, Icelandic composer, cello player, and singer, who has composed a number of film scores for films.

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    Posted At: January 2, 2023 12:00 AM
    Cate Blanchett’s character visits Juilliard to tackle the big questions about art, life and music-world rivalry. The New York Times - A.O. Scott writes…..When Lydia Tár arrives at the Juilliard School to teach a master class in conducting, we know her about as well as the students do. Like them, we are aware — about 20 minutes into the film that bears her name — of her fame and exalted status. They, of...
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  • Composer Hildur Gunadottir on scoring Sarah Polley's drama 'Women Talking' / FILMMAKER
    Posted At: December 15, 2022 12:00 AM
    Academy Award winning Hildur Guðnadóttir is an Icelandic composer, cello player, and singer who has been manifesting herself at the forefront of experimental pop and contemporary music. In her solo works she draws out a broad spectrum of sounds from her instrument, ranging from intimate simplicity to huge soundscapes. Her work for Film and Television includes “Sicario: Day of the Soldado”, “Mary Magdalene”,...
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  • Hildur Gunadottir nominated for a 2023 Golden Globe / ICELAND REVIEW
    Posted At: December 13, 2022 12:00 AM
    Academy Award winning Hildur Guðnadóttir is an Icelandic composer, cello player, and singer who has been manifesting herself at the forefront of experimental pop and contemporary music. In her solo works she draws out a broad spectrum of sounds from her instrument, ranging from intimate simplicity to huge soundscapes. Her work for Film and Television includes “Sicario: Day of the Soldado”, “Mary Magdalene”,...
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  • Hildur Gunadottir scored some of 2022s most powerful stories and is Consequence Film: Composer of the Year
    Posted At: December 12, 2022 12:00 AM
    The Icelandic composer brings us into her process for creating two of the year's best scoresConsequence Film's Liz Shannon Miller writes… Our 2022 Annual Report continues with the announcement of Hildur Guðnadóttir as our Composer of the Year. As the year winds down, stay tuned for more awards, lists, and articles about the best music, film, and TV of 2022. Plus, check out our Top 25 Films of 2022 list here...
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  • Music From and Inspired By The Motion Picture TAR gets 'a closer listen - 2022 Best Film Scores'
    Posted At: December 10, 2022 12:00 AM
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  • 'Tar - Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture' is the 90.1WRTI: Album of the Week
    Posted At: December 6, 2022 12:00 AM
    “If it’s a good movie,” quipped Alfred Hitchcock, “the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on.”WRTI's Zeviel Kane writes…. While it’s nearly impossible to imagine Psycho without Bernard Herrmann’s bone-chilling violin screeches or The Birds without its terrifying chorus of wing flaps and squawks, Todd Field, the writer and director of Tár, seems to h...
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  • Cello playing robot part of 'Symbiotic Seeing' exhibition / theStrad
    Posted At: March 19, 2020 12:00 AM

    A cello playing robot features among the artworks on display at the Kunsthaus Zurich gallery in Switzerland, part of a solo exhibition by artist Olafur Eliasson called Symbiotic Seeing. The exhibit of spacial works ‘invite us to think about us, our perception and important issues of our time,' the artist says. The cello music has been created in collaboration with Icelandic cellist-composer...
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  • Why experimental artists are crossing over to film / ELECTRONIC BEATS
    Posted At: February 13, 2020 12:00 AM

    In the age of digitization and streaming, film scoring allows artists to stake their creative agency and make money in the process In one of Joker‘s pivotal scenes, Arthur flees into a shabby bathroom, churned up from committing his first homicides. He realizes what just happened and channels his agitation into a spontaneous, graceful dance-it's the Joker's spiritual awakening. The power and po...
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  • Southern California 89.3KPCC - Oscar Special includes 'Joker' composer; Hildur Guonadottir
    Posted At: February 8, 2020 12:00 AM

    John Horn is joined by Jacqueline Coley, editor at Rotten Tomatoes to break down the Oscar races and debate how members of The Academy may vote for best picture. There are excerpts of John Horn's conversations with nominated actors Renee Zellwegger, Charlize Theron, Cynthia Erivo, Antonio Banderas and Adam Driver as well as interviews with filmmakers Greta Gerwig ("Little Women"), Taika Waititi ("Joj...
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  • Hildur Guonadottir wins 2020 GRAMMY Award 'Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media' for 'Chernobyl'
    Posted At: January 27, 2020 12:00 AM

    Based on an untold true story, "Chernobyl" is a five-part miniseries airing on HBO. Writer, creator and executive producer Craig Mazin began researching the Chernobyl disaster in 2014, using a wide variety of materials, including several books, government reports from inside and outside of the Soviet Union and first-person accounts. He spoke to nuclear scientists to learn how a reactor works and intervie...
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  • Hildur Guonadottir is The Reykjavik Grapevine - 2020: Artist Of The Year
    Posted At: January 10, 2020 12:00 AM

    "Yeah, how do I explain it?" composer Hildur Guðnadóttir ponders aloud over the phone. She's currently in Berlin, sitting in her studio. "This year, just by complete accident, both projects that I worked on-the reception of them-went beyond my wildest dreams. It's been quite incredible." The projects in question are two soundtracks: one for the HBO miniseries ‘Chernobyl' ...
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  • Hildur Gudnadottir makes history at 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards / The Washington Post
    Posted At: January 5, 2020 12:00 AM

    "Joker" composer Hildur Guðnadóttir made history by becoming the first woman in 19 years to win best original score at the Golden Globes, where Elton John and Bernie Taupin finally won a major award together after collaborating for 52 years. "This is truly - I'm speechless," Guðnadóttir said onstage Sunday. She was the sole female nominee, besting Randy Newman ("Marriage Story")...
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  • Hildur Guonadottir - Chernobyl selected for 2020 GRAMMY nomination
    Posted At: November 20, 2019 12:00 AM

    Hildur Guonadottir - Chernobyl selected for 2019 GRAMMY nomination for Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media. Based on an untold true story, "Chernobyl" is a five-part miniseries airing on HBO. Writer, creator and executive producer Craig Mazin began researching the Chernobyl disaster in 2014, using a wide variety of materials, including several books, government reports from inside and outside of t...
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