In December 1985 composer Ron Goodwin attended his very last film scoring session.
It was at Easy Sound Studio in Copenhagen, and the film his music was recorded for, was an ambitious Danish animated feature called “Valhalla”, based on Peter Madsen’s comics of the same name.

At the time of it’s release in 1986, “Valhalla” had become the most expensive film in Danish film history, and the 4 years of production chaos had taken it’s toll on the many devoted crew members, who had worked tirelessly to see the film come to life.

Now, some 30 years later, the film remains a classic in Denmark, and part of reason for it’s continued success is due to the wonderful symphonic score by legendary English composer Ron Goodwin.

Originally Danish composers Bent Hesselmann and Jussi Adler Olsen (now a famous author) were assigned with scoring the film and part of their music was incorporated into the score by Ron Goodwin.

After “Valhalla”, Ron Goodwin gave up film scoring, and focused on conducting instead. He remained active until the days before his death in January 2003.

PlantSounds are extremely proud to present this Anniversary release of the music from “Valhalla”, which includes:
* The score, as presented on earlier releases by Replay and Label X, but remastered for vinyl by Audioplanet for this release.
* 180 gram vinyl
* Extensive liner notes containing an in depth look at Valhalla, and the music. Written by Brian Iskov.

We hope you will join us in making this wonderful project happen.

Tracklist:
1. Introduction [2:14]
2. Thor’s Arrival [1:17]
3. Children’s Theme [0:58]
4. Thor’s Fishing Story [1:14]
5. Morning of Magic Hammer [1:21]
6. Farewell Theme [1:05]
7. The Rainbow Bridge [1:58]
8. At Thor’s & Sif’s Home [1:15]
9. Loke & Quark’s Arrival [0:39]
10. Thor’s Anger [1:07]
11. The Children in the Forest [2:22]
12. Building the Hut [4:50]
13. Whistling Theme* [0:51]
14. The Giants’ Theme [2:22]
15. The Eating Contest [2:29]
16. The Drinking Contest [0:32]
17. Thor and the Cat [1:20]
18. Elle’s Dance [2:45]
19. Tjalfe & Thor [2:11]
20. Giants’ Party [2:07]
21. Goodbye Quark [1:16]
22. Tjalfe Gets his Sword [1:44]
23. Valhalla Ending [5:17]

In December 1985 composer Ron Goodwin attended his very last film scoring session.
It was at Easy Sound Studio in Copenhagen, and the film his music was recorded for, was an ambitious Danish animated feature called “Valhalla”, based on Peter Madsen’s comics of the same name.

At the time of it’s release in 1986, “Valhalla” had become the most expensive film in Danish film history, and the 4 years of production chaos had taken it’s toll on the many devoted crew members, who had worked tirelessly to see the film come to life.

Now, some 30 years later, the film remains a classic in Denmark, and part of reason for it’s continued success is due to the wonderful symphonic score by legendary English composer Ron Goodwin.

Originally Danish composers Bent Hesselmann and Jussi Adler Olsen (now a famous author) were assigned with scoring the film and part of their music was incorporated into the score by Ron Goodwin.

After “Valhalla”, Ron Goodwin gave up film scoring, and focused on conducting instead. He remained active until the days before his death in January 2003.

PlantSounds are extremely proud to present this Anniversary release of the music from “Valhalla”, which includes:
* The score, as presented on earlier releases by Replay and Label X, but remastered for vinyl by Audioplanet for this release.
* 180 gram vinyl
* Extensive liner notes containing an in depth look at Valhalla, and the music. Written by Brian Iskov.

We hope you will join us in making this wonderful project happen.

Tracklist:
1. Introduction [2:14]
2. Thor’s Arrival [1:17]
3. Children’s Theme [0:58]
4. Thor’s Fishing Story [1:14]
5. Morning of Magic Hammer [1:21]
6. Farewell Theme [1:05]
7. The Rainbow Bridge [1:58]
8. At Thor’s & Sif’s Home [1:15]
9. Loke & Quark’s Arrival [0:39]
10. Thor’s Anger [1:07]
11. The Children in the Forest [2:22]
12. Building the Hut [4:50]
13. Whistling Theme* [0:51]
14. The Giants’ Theme [2:22]
15. The Eating Contest [2:29]
16. The Drinking Contest [0:32]
17. Thor and the Cat [1:20]
18. Elle’s Dance [2:45]
19. Tjalfe & Thor [2:11]
20. Giants’ Party [2:07]
21. Goodbye Quark [1:16]
22. Tjalfe Gets his Sword [1:44]
23. Valhalla Ending [5:17]

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Having worked primarily as a composer for film and TV in his native Denmark, as well as the UK and Russia, his music has been used in countless audiovisual productions around the world, and his concert music has been performed in many European countries by both soloists and ensembles.

His current project 'Images of Winter' will be released worldwide on February 28th, and will mark his first release as an artist, outside the world of filmmusic.
On 'Images of Winter' Jesper Hansen (piano) is joined by world class guest soloists like Pedro Eustache (Chinese flute), Mathias Heise (Hamonica), Perry Stenbäck (Nyckleharpa), Morten Grønvad (Percussion) and Jullie Hjetland (Vocals), as well as the acclaimed string quartet LiveStrings.

The album can best be described as a neo-classical work full of lyrical melodies and Nordic melancholy.

Valhalla (Original Score)

Ron Goodwin
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