Chernobyl | Original Television Soundtrack

On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, Soviet Union suffered a massive explosion that released radioactive material across Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and as far as Scandinavia and western Europe . Writer, creator and executive producer Craig Mazin began researching the Chernobyl disaster in 2014, using a wide variety of materials, including several books, government reports from inside and outside of the Soviet Union and first-person accounts. He spoke to nuclear scientists to learn how a reactor works and interviewed former Soviet citizens to gain a better sense of the culture in 1986. The result of Mazin’s endeavours is this 5-part hit (and recently Emmy-nominated) miniseries on HBO, Chernobyl. Creating the perfect sonic backdrop to Chernobyl is Icelandic cellist-composer Hildur Guðnado´ttir. While critically lauded in her native homeland, Hildur has an international CV which includes soundtracks for the upcoming Joker, Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018), Strong Island (2017) and Mary Magdalene (2018). She has also performed live and recorded music with Mu´m, Ryuichi Sakamoto, The Knife, Fever Ray and Jo´hann Jo´hannsson. Further, Hildur has released four critically acclaimed solo albums: Mount A (2006), Without Sinking (2009), Leyfou Ljosinu (2012) and Saman (2014).

Tracks

1~1~The Door
1~2~Bridge Of Death
1~3~Turbine Hall
1~4~Vichnaya Pamyat
1~5~Pump Room
1~6~Clean Up
1~7~Dealing With Destruction
1~8~Waiting For The Engineer
1~9~Gallery
1~10~12 Hours Before
1~11~Corridors
1~12~Líður
1~13~Evacuation

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Hildur Gunadttir
Release Date: 09 August 2019
Genre: Classical Music
Label: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON (IMP)
Distributor: Universal Music