MTG Music has released a soundtrack album for the Norwegian historical drama Narvik (Kampen om Narvik). The album features the film’s original music composed by Christine Hals. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Narvik is directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg and stars Carl Martin Eggesbø, Kristine Hartgen, Stig Henrik Hoff and Kari Bremnes. The movie tells the true story of two dramatic months in the spring of 1940, when Norwegian and allied soldiers fought side by side against the Wehrmacht to prevent the Germans from taking control of the iron ore, vital for Hitler’s war machine.
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‘Pioneer’ to Feature Music by Air
The French electronic music duo Air is currently scoring the upcoming Norwegian conspiracy thriller Pioneer (Pionér). The film is directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg (1997’s original Insomnia, Prozac Nation) and stars Aksel Hennie, Wes Bentley, Stephen Lang, Stephanie Sigman, André Eriksen and Jonathan LaPaglia. The movie is set in the early 80s and centers on the risky experiments and shady dealings that led to the birth of the Norwegian oil-drilling industry. Christian Fredrik Martin (Headhunters) is producing the project for Friland Films. Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Duncke who form Air have previously scored Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides and their music was also featured in numerous other films including Coppola’s Lost in Translation and Marie-Antoinette.