Northern Lights: Fire and Ice
Matthew Sweet looks at film, music, and Iceland and is joined by the award-winning composer Johann Johannsson, whose scores include The Theory of Everything and Sicario.
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Deception
Matthew Sweet shares film music inspired by deception ahead of the release of 'Mercy'.
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Marc Streitenfeld
Prometheus (2012) - A Planet
Conductor: Marc Streitenfeld. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Sony.
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Andrew Lockington
Journey to the Centre of the Earth (2008) - Storm
Conductor: Andrew Lockington. Orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra.- Silva Screen.
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Alexandre Desplat
Tree of Life (2011) - Emergence of Life
Conductor: Alexandre Desplat. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- LAKESHORE.
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Patrick Doyle
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) - He Was My Father
Conductor: David Snell. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Epic.
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Mychael Danna
The Snow Walker (2003) - Snow Walker 20
Conductor: Mychael Danna. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- KRM.
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Henry Mancini
White Dawn (1974) - Theme
Conductor: Henry Mancini. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- RCA.
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John Barry
A View to a Kill (1985) - Snow Job
Conductor: John Barry. Orchestra: John Barry.- EMI.
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Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Children of Nature (1991) - Titles
Performer: Stefan Orn Arnarson. Performer: Szymon Kuran. Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.- TOUCH.
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Jóhann Jóhannsson
The Miner's Hymns (2010) - The Cause of Labour is the Hope of the World
Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.- FatCat Records.
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Jóhann Jóhannsson
Prisoners (2013) - Through Falling Snow
Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.- WATERTOWER.
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Jóhann Jóhannsson
Sicario (2015) - Convoy
Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.- VARESE SARABANDE.
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Jóhann Jóhannsson
The Theory of Everything (2014) - Domestic Pressures
Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.- BLACK LOT MUSIC.
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Jóhann Jóhannsson
The Theory of Everything (2014) - The Whirling Ways of the Stars That Pass
Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.- BLACK LOT MUSIC.
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Jóhann Jóhannsson
The Theory of Everything (2014) - Cambridge, 1963
Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.- BLACK LOT MUSIC.
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Damon Albarn
101 Reykjavic (2000) - Theme
Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.- EMI.
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Craig Armstrong
Victor Frankenstein (2015) - Finale
Conductor: Craig Armstrong. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- LA LA LAND.
Broadcast
- Sat 5 Dec 201515:00BBC Radio 3
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