Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ CineMedia Promotions) Composer Atli orvarsson's Epic And Exciting Celtic-Flavored Score To
Kevin Macdonald's Roman Epic Adventure.
Based on Rosemary Sutcliff's classic novel The Eagle of the Ninth, the story is set in 2nd-Century Britain and follows two men on their dangerous and obsessive quest to solve the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in Scotland. Starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell and Donald Sutherland.
Atli orvarsson is rapidly joining the ranks of Hollywood's most dynamic young film composers. His recent film scores include Season of the Witch, The Code, Vantage Point and Babylon A.D.
In 2006, orvarsson joined Hans Zimmer's state-of-the-art musical "think tank" Remote Control Productions where he collaborated with Zimmer on several scores, including Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Angels & Demons, The Simpsons Movie, and The Holiday.
As winner of the renowned Pete Carpenter Fellowship for young composers, Atli moved to Los Angeles in 1998 to join Mr. Post's team as composer and orchestrator on all three Law and Order series and NYPD Blue.
Atli orvarsson discusses working with director Kevin Macdonald:
"Handmade and authentic. These became the key words in my conversations with director Kevin Macdonald as we started working on the music for The Eagle. With a background in documentary film making, he had a deep desire for the music to feel "real and true" to the period and geography of the film... in Kevin I had the perfect collaborator who constantly encouraged me to seek out the unknown and challenged my "musical comfort zone." From recording Ram's horns, carnyx and stone whistles in an Edinburgh church, to finding the deeply talented Neff brothers on Myspace, to discovering the hauntingly beautiful Persian Kamancheh ... In the end I had the privilege to weave all these elements, along with my themes and an orchestra, into the tapestry that is this score."
Track Listing:
1. Testudo
2. Highlands
3. The Return Of The Eagle
4. The Ninth Legion
5. North of the Wall
6. Honourable Discharge
7. Out Swords!
8. May Your Souls Take Flight
9. The Seal People
10. Searching
11. Barbarians
12. I Will Return
13. Better Angry Than Dead
14. Eagle Lost, Honour Lost
15. Fleeing The Village
16. Edge of the World
17. Esca's Freedom
18. Beyond The Territories
CAT NO: SILCD1359
Digital Album: SILED1359
US Release Date: 22nd February 2011
