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Fálkar is the soundtrack to Falcons
Falcons (film)
Falcons , was the seventh film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. This film, released in 2002, is mostly in English language and therefore this drama is considered to be a film of both domestic and international appeal....

(Fálkar for Icelandic

Icelandic language

Icelandic is a North Germanic language, the main language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese.Icelandic is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages. Historically, it was the westernmost of the Indo-European languages prior to the...

), which was directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson

Friðrik Þór Friðriksson

Friðrik Þór Friðriksson , sometimes credited as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, is an Icelandic film director....

in 2002. With 12 tracks, this album contains a variety of Icelandic artists, from Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson , also known as HÖH , is a musician, an art director, and allsherjargoði of Ásatrúarfélagið ....

, who was in charge of the music composition of the soundtrack, to Mínus

Mínus

Mínus is an Icelandic alternative rock/hardcore band from Reykjavík. They are signed to the record label Smekkleysa. Mínus have shared the stage with, among others, Metallica, Foo Fighters, and Queens of the Stone Age...

, Múm

Múm

múm are an experimental Icelandic musical group whose music is characterized by soft vocals, electronic glitch beats and effects, and a variety of traditional and unconventional instruments.- History :...

, and Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson

Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson

Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson is an Icelandic solo artist, and a lead singer of the bands GusGus, Nýdönsk and Esja.Daníel Ágúst has been part of the local and international music scene since he started his career with Icelandic pop sensation Nýdönsk some 20 years ago.In 1989 he participated in the...

(former member of Gus-Gus), among others.

Megas

Megas

Megas , is a rock and roll singer, songwriter and writer who is well-known in his native country of Iceland.-Interest in music:...

appears in this album with the song "Edge and Over", his first English song which counted with the accompaniment of his long-time collaborator, Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson

Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson

Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson , guitar player and engineer. He is a mathematician, an inventor, a practising polytechnic engineer, lecturer and the author of several scientific papers....

in guitars. The film protagonist, Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Keith Ian Carradine is an American actor who has had success on stage, film and television. In addition, he is a Golden Globe and Oscar winning songwriter. As a member of the Carradine family, he is part of an acting "dynasty" that began with his father, John Carradine.-Early life:Keith...

is featured here with two tracks of "Northern Light", one of them instrumental.

Track listing

Track	Title	Artist	Length	Lyrics	Audio clips
01	Descent	Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson , also known as HÖH , is a musician, an art director, and allsherjargoði of Ásatrúarfélagið ....	02:17	-	-
02	Grasi Vaxin Göng	Múm Múm múm are an experimental Icelandic musical group whose music is characterized by soft vocals, electronic glitch beats and effects, and a variety of traditional and unconventional instruments.- History :...	04:57	-	-
03	Northern Light	Keith Carradine Keith Carradine Keith Ian Carradine is an American actor who has had success on stage, film and television. In addition, he is a Golden Globe and Oscar winning songwriter. As a member of the Carradine family, he is part of an acting "dynasty" that began with his father, John Carradine.-Early life:Keith...	04:14	instrumental	-
04	Chimera	Mínus Mínus Mínus is an Icelandic alternative rock/hardcore band from Reykjavík. They are signed to the record label Smekkleysa. Mínus have shared the stage with, among others, Metallica, Foo Fighters, and Queens of the Stone Age...	02:28	-	-
05	Edge and Over	Megas Megas Megas , is a rock and roll singer, songwriter and writer who is well-known in his native country of Iceland.-Interest in music:...	04:24	-	-
06	Epitaph	Leaves Leaves -History:Vocalist Arnar Gudjonsson was formerly the guitarist with Mower, and he was joined by Hallur Hallsson , Arnar Ólafsson , Bjarni Grímsson , and Andri Ásgrímsson . Late in 2001 they played with Emiliana Torrini and drew early praise from the New York Times...	05:12	-	-
07	Something Wrong	Bang Gang Bang Gang Bang Gang is a melodic pop band from Iceland founded by songwriter/producer Bardi Johannsson . The band was formed in 1996, in Johannsson’s hometown of Reykjavik...	02:54	-	-
08	Terra Firma	Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson , also known as HÖH , is a musician, an art director, and allsherjargoði of Ásatrúarfélagið ....	02:53	-	-
09	Virgin	Atingere	04:58	-	-
10	Sparks Fly	Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson is an Icelandic solo artist, and a lead singer of the bands GusGus, Nýdönsk and Esja.Daníel Ágúst has been part of the local and international music scene since he started his career with Icelandic pop sensation Nýdönsk some 20 years ago.In 1989 he participated in the...	03:47	-	full
11	Northern Light	Keith Carradine Keith Carradine Keith Ian Carradine is an American actor who has had success on stage, film and television. In addition, he is a Golden Globe and Oscar winning songwriter. As a member of the Carradine family, he is part of an acting "dynasty" that began with his father, John Carradine.-Early life:Keith...	04:47	-	-
12	Ascent	Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson , also known as HÖH , is a musician, an art director, and allsherjargoði of Ásatrúarfélagið ....	02:11	-	-

Credits

Music composed, arranged and produced by: Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson , also known as HÖH , is a musician, an art director, and allsherjargoði of Ásatrúarfélagið ....
Guitar: Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson
Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson
Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson , guitar player and engineer. He is a mathematician, an inventor, a practising polytechnic engineer, lecturer and the author of several scientific papers....

, Jón Þór Birgisson
Jón Þór Birgisson
Jón “Jónsi” Þór Birgisson is the guitarist and vocalist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He is known for his use of a cello bow on guitar and his falsetto voice. He is also blind in his right eye and is openly gay. His boyfriend Alex Somers has done much of the graphic design for...

, Kristján Edelstein, and Orri Hardarson
Bass: Georg Bjarnason, and Tómas Magnús Tómasson
Percussion: Birgir Baldursson
Cello: Stefán Örn Arnarson
Sound Engineers: Georg Bjarnason, and Tómas Magnús Tómasson

Music recorded at the People’s Studio, Reykjavík

Reykjavík

Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...

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