Posts Tagged: Sono Luminus
ACL 2023 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
This year’s Top 20 list is noteworthy for its variety, a reflection of the wealth of music on the market. For every 200 albums submitted to ACL, only one makes our final list. This makes it all the more remarkable
ACL 2023 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
This year’s Top 20 list is noteworthy for its variety, a reflection of the wealth of music on the market. For every 200 albums submitted to ACL, only one makes our final list. This makes it all the more remarkable
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
The year’s most beautiful music can be found here, from soft piano to soaring strings, humble ensemble to booming orchestra. This was a banner year for modern composition, which even recruited one of the world’s biggest post-rock bands into its
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
The year’s most beautiful music can be found here, from soft piano to soaring strings, humble ensemble to booming orchestra. This was a banner year for modern composition, which even recruited one of the world’s biggest post-rock bands into its
ACL 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Film Scores
In 2023, Hollywood strikes and the lingering effects of lockdown slowed the recovery of the movie industry. Audiences showed signs of superhero fatigue, though much of this had to do with scriptwriting. Indie films continued to gravitate to screening, while
ACL 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Film Scores
In 2023, Hollywood strikes and the lingering effects of lockdown slowed the recovery of the movie industry. Audiences showed signs of superhero fatigue, though much of this had to do with scriptwriting. Indie films continued to gravitate to screening, while
Eðvarð Egilsson and Páll Ragnar Pálsson ~ Skjálfti
Scoring for film means accepting certain limitations, the largest of which is the need to compose tracks that fit into small sonic spaces. After composing the score for the Icelandic film Skjálfti, Eðvarð Egilsson and Páll Ragnar Pálsson chose to
Eðvarð Egilsson and Páll Ragnar Pálsson ~ Skjálfti
Scoring for film means accepting certain limitations, the largest of which is the need to compose tracks that fit into small sonic spaces. After composing the score for the Icelandic film Skjálfti, Eðvarð Egilsson and Páll Ragnar Pálsson chose to
Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen ~ ARCHORA / AIŌN
Over the past decade, Anna Thorvaldsdottir has slowly and steadily become one of the world’s finest composers ~ and she’s done it the hard way, without soundtracks or singles. After patiently expanding her body of work, she’s now released “CATAMORPHOSIS” (on
Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen ~ ARCHORA / AIŌN
Over the past decade, Anna Thorvaldsdottir has slowly and steadily become one of the world’s finest composers ~ and she’s done it the hard way, without soundtracks or singles. After patiently expanding her body of work, she’s now released “CATAMORPHOSIS” (on
Iceland Symphony Orchestra ~ Atmospheriques Vol. 1
The best thing about Atmospheriques Vol. 1 is that it is only the first installment. With this set, Sono Luminus continues to shine a spotlight on Icelandic music, this time through the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, fresh from the success of triptych
Iceland Symphony Orchestra ~ Atmospheriques Vol. 1
The best thing about Atmospheriques Vol. 1 is that it is only the first installment. With this set, Sono Luminus continues to shine a spotlight on Icelandic music, this time through the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, fresh from the success of triptych
Iceland Symphony Orchestra ~ Occurrence
Occurrence is the conclusion of a masterful trilogy that began with 2017’s Recurrence and continued with 2019’s Concurrence. All three are published by Sono Luminus, who has captured lightning in a bottle with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra. Over the past two decades, Daniel Bjarnason
Iceland Symphony Orchestra ~ Occurrence
Occurrence is the conclusion of a masterful trilogy that began with 2017’s Recurrence and continued with 2019’s Concurrence. All three are published by Sono Luminus, who has captured lightning in a bottle with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra. Over the past two decades, Daniel Bjarnason
ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
Modern composition is arguably the most upscale of our categories, and often includes music composed for film, dance and theatre. The genre lends itself well to conceptual projects and is strong enough to incorporate a great deal of experimentalism without
ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
Modern composition is arguably the most upscale of our categories, and often includes music composed for film, dance and theatre. The genre lends itself well to conceptual projects and is strong enough to incorporate a great deal of experimentalism without
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