Wallander

€ 25.60

Code:	KR200232
Stock:	Available
Composers:	Adam Norden
Category:	Original soundtrack
Format:	CD Audio
Record Labels:	Kritzerland

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Descrizione del Prodotto

Believe it or not, it didn’t all start with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. No, Nordic crime novels, movies, and TV shows had been around long before. One of the most successful of the Nordic crime authors was Henning Mankell with his series of Wallander books – they were beautifully written and seemed like naturals for movies and TV and so we first got a series of Kurt Wallander movies based on the books that had been written to that point in the 1990s – those starred the wonderful actor Rolf Lassgard. Then the decision came that Wallander would start up again, this time as a TV series (with occasional movie releases), called, simply enough, Wallander. That was great news for Wallander fans. This time we got a new Wallander, Krister Henriksson. As good as Lassgard had been, Henriksson was even better, perfectly embodying the character. The first series consisted of thirteen ninety-minute films and was shot in 2005/2006.

The composer of all series one’s thirteen films was Adam Norden. A prolific composer, he really captured the essence of the films and the characters with his evocative and perfect music. His music is a key element in making those films unique. The scoring usually consists of recurring themes for Kurt and Linda, and the approach to orchestration is usually spare and filled with interesting textures and melodic invention, somehow capturing perfectly the loneliness, the cold, the sordidness of some of the crimes, the despair. Most of the music is contemplative in nature, but there’s some wonderful action music, too, especially in the “Mastermind” film.

While some of the music has been available as downloads only and only outside the United States it has never had a proper CD release. The show now has so many fans, thanks to its being aired in the UK and elsewhere (and now on DVD) that doing a CD release seemed like a no-brainer. The selections as presented here were personally chosen and assembled by Norden (who also contributes to the liner notes) and are from his masters, which he owns.

If you’re a fan of the Wallander films, especially of that brilliant first series, then this will be a lovely souvenir of the music that made that series so memorable. If you haven’t seen the series, the music stands perfectly well on its own and is a wonderful listening experience.

Tracklist

1. Before the Frost – Kurt’s Theme

2. Before the Frost – Anna’s Theme

3. Before the Frost – Linda’s Theme

4. Before the Frost – A Prayer

5. Before the Frost – Anna Dies

6. The Container – Press Conference

7. The Overdose – Collapse

8. The Overdose – Father and Daughter

9. The Overdose – The Hospital

10. The Castle Ruins – Piano Theme

11. The Tricksters – At the Beach

12. The Tricksters – The Wife

13. The Village Idiot – At the Bank

14. The Village Idiot – The Café

15. The Black King – Anki is Dead

16. The Black King – Linda Is On the Blacklist

17. The Photographer – Dinner with Tom

18. The Photographer – Stefan and Linda

19. Mastermind – Action Suite

20. Mastermind – Wrong Mailman

21. Mastermind – The Silos

22. Mastermind – Piano Theme

23. Mastermind – Piano Theme 2

24. Mastermind – The Hospital

25. Mastermind – Vendetta

26. Mastermind – The Martinsson Family

27. The Secret – Burning Photos

28. Before the Frost – End Credits (Adagio)