The unforgettable world of Polar is an imaginary place that the composer has been dreaming about for years and was finally able to bring to life through his music, joined by the Reykjavík Orkestra and conductor Viktor Orri Árnason.
Imagine a planet covered in ice, snow, and tundra, its mountains so vast they are visible from space. Then imagine traveling alone around its incredible landscape. You hear the haunting song of whales but find no human life. Apart from that are the traces of a mysterious lost civilization, which has left behind only frozen monolithic pyramids. This is the world of Polar.
Accompanying the album is the special narrated version titled ‘Polar: Traveler’s Log’ which features a short story by the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling speculative fiction writer Rebecca Roanhorse (The Sixth Worldseries, Between Earth and Sky trilogy) which is read by Hera Hilmar, best known for her starring roles in the Peter Jackson-produced steampunk feature film Mortal Engines and alongside Jason Momoa in the Apple TV+ science-fiction drama series See.
Watch the video for the latest single Whale Overture below,
“I wanted to make a classical piece from that, and I melded it with my interest in video games as an art form. These days video games have beautiful artwork and complex stories. Music is created for a specific zone within a game. It creates the mood and you’re encapsulated by a sound world.” - Gabríel Ólafs
Polar is available for pre-order now and will be released on the 28th of February. Listen to the second single Whale Overture now.
