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Last and First Men is Jóhann Jóhannsson’s poetic swansong. The Icelandic composer was working on the score of his magnum opus at the time of his death in February 2018, distilling and intensifying the symphonic soundworld that he had premiered at Manchester International Festival (MIF) little more than six months earlier. Jóhannsson devised the multimedia work’s visual concept, travelled to the former Yugoslavia to shoot footage of isolated locations and futuristic war memorials, then set about marrying haunting images to music. The final version of the film, which tells the story of the extinction of humanity, was completed by Norwegian cinematographer Sturla Brandth Grøvlen. It is narrated by Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton, and features performances by several of Jóhannsson’s regular musical collaborators, including members of Theatre of Voices, and the Academy Award-winning Hildur Guðnadóttir on vocals, cello and percussion.
Last and First Men received its world premiere this week on 25 February at the 2020 Berlinale Film Festival. The audio album of the original score is released digitally to streaming services today. The film will then be released on Blu-ray, packaged together with the original score recording on CD on March 27; the Blu-ray will also be released on March 27 (USA: April 10) as part of a Limited Deluxe Vinyl Art-Edition, which also comprises three art prints.
- Release:
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- UPC: 00028948374106
- Article Number: 132207000
Prelude
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Viktor Orri Árnason, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Viktor Orri Árnason & Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
A Minor Astronomical Event
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Colin Stetson
A Move to Neptune
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Viktor Orri Árnason, Paul Corley, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Viktor Orri Árnason & Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Physical Description of the Last Human Beings
Hildur Guðnadóttir, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Yair Elazar Glotman, Else Torp, Viktor Orri Árnason, Kate Macoboy, Liam Byrne, Viktor Orri Árnason & Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, Budapest Art Orchestra
Architecture
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman, Ólafur Björn Ólafsson, Samuli Kosminen, Else Torp, Kate Macoboy, Erik Enocksson, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Viktor Orri Árnason, Viktor Orri Árnason & Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, Budapest Art Orchestra
Supreme Monuments
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Telepathic Unity
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Sam Slater, Rutger Hoedemaekers, Wouter Rentema
Childhood / Land of the Young
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Else Torp, Viktor Orri Árnason, Kate Macoboy, Viktor Orri Árnason & Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, Budapest Art Orchestra
The Navigators
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman, Else Torp, Viktor Orri Árnason, Kate Macoboy, Viktor Orri Árnason & Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, Budapest Art Orchestra
The Sun
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Yair Elazar Glotman, Else Torp, Kate Macoboy, Viktor Orri Árnason, Viktor Orri Árnason & Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
A New Doom
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Viktor Orri Árnason, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Viktor Orri Árnason & Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, Morris Kliphuis
Task No. 1: The Scattering of Seeds
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Ólafur Björn Ólafsson, Samuli Kosminen
Task No. 2: Communicating with the Past
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Colin Stetson, Viktor Orri Árnason, Viktor Orri Árnason & Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, Budapest Art Orchestra
The Last Office of Humanity
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Viktor Orri Árnason, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Colin Stetson, Viktor Orri Árnason & Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, Budapest Art Orchestra
Slow Destruction of Neptune
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Else Torp, Kate Macoboy, Viktor Orri Árnason, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Viktor Orri Árnason & Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, Morris Kliphuis
The Few that Prevail
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Viktor Orri Árnason, Yair Elazar Glotman, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Viktor Orri Árnason & Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
The Last Men
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Viktor Orri Árnason, Yair Elazar Glotman, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Liam Byrne, Else Torp, Sara Fors, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Viktor Orri Árnason & Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, Budapest Art Orchestra
Remembrance of the Past
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
The Universal End
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Epilogue
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe