EIRIK MYHR

Since I'm a friend of Eirik's, I'm kinda biased here, but I dig this score -- it's like a cross between Morricone and the KICK-ASS soundtrack, but with its own unique voice as well.

Eirik, have you ever thought about doing a straight "orchestral" rendition of the main theme without the drum kit? I don't know, I think it would lend itself easily to that to get a more classical, heroic feel. Maybe it's present elsewhere in the score?

PS. Perhaps the moderators could change the headline to EIRIK MYHR? He needs his own thread.

Good idea.
Changed the title from "Pling Kong Recordings presents: DE TØFFESTE GUTTA (THE TOUGH GUYS)" to the composer name.

I personally LOVE CDs... But you're right - sadly, there is no way to justify the cost involved for such a small label as mine. And selling CDs in Norway is almost impossible these days (let alone a film score CD), streaming has taken over the entire market here...

The iTunes version includes a lovely 4-page digital booklet though, with liner notes and everything

Second teaser is out now: http://snd.sc/16ZGbgq

Review of De Tøffeste Gutta

I want to think about the possibility of releasing the CD. I think a 500 piece run would sell out.
Tom

should I contact a distributor here or is he already on top of all of that?
Tom

Tom, I'll alert him to this thread.

Hello people, and thanks for the review Thomas!
Actually I had not yet watched Kick-Ass while working on this film. Although at certain points, one or two Kick-Ass-cues were used in the temp score, as you may have guessed. But actually 90% of the temp score was my own from the very beginning (like the main theme and the suite stuff), as I came fairly early into the process of this film.

And actually there is no real CD release as of today, there were just some CDRs I used as promotion copies.

By the way, since the last time I visited this forum, I have an all new website: http://eirikmyhr.no
AND an English twitter account free of Norwegian nonsense: http://twitter.com/eirikmyhr

I was pretty sure several temp tracks were used
but good to know about the rest

I'm going to try to be a bit more frequent on updating you about my stuff.

Right now I have a new album release in a week - a digital release only so far I'm afraid (yes, I'm a CD lover too). It's not a film score but actually a score for an experimental dance performance based on Henrik Ibsen's PEER GYNT. It's called PEER GYNT: UTFOR STUPET ("Peer Gynt: Off the Cliff"). The whole thing was performed five nights only on a crazy location in the middle of the Norwegian mountains, in the summer of 2012.

You can listen to the whole thing already, right here: http://eirikmyhr.no/off-the-cliff/

I saw that this was about to be released and am quite interested to hear it.

Thanks for the info on what the project is and the link to listen to it.

PlingKong Recordings (plingkong.com) is proud to present the soundtrack for the stageplay adaptation of Astrid Lindgren's seminal fantasy novel THE BROTHERS LIONHEART. Release: February 26th.

Astrid Lindgren's THE BROTHERS LIONHEART (1973) is a cornerstone of Scandinavian literature – a heartbreaking, bittersweet story about childhood and death. Young "Rusky" is fatally ill, but loses his big brother Jonatan before he himself succumbs to his illness. In the afterlife, they reunite in the mythological realm known as Nangijala – a fantasy world inhabited by orchards, quirky characters and evil rulers. In 2014, the novel was transcribed to stage at The Norwegian Theater in Oslo.

Eirik Myhr's music is delicate and melancholic, written for string quintet, wordless vocals and samples – with particular use of vibraphone, percussion, organ and harp. The score is organized around leitmotifs for the most prominent characters, with the lofty, ethereal theme for Nangijala as the centerpiece. Its harmonic language is firmly molded in the Nordic sensibilities of Edvard Grieg and Jean Sibelius, but also with more contemporary fairytale stylings in the tradition of Danny Elfman and Alexandre Desplat – all the while sounding like its own sound world as it tries to musically portray the inner life of the characters.

Eirik Myhr (b. 1982) has composed music for film, television and theatre since 2006, including the family films RAFIKI (2009) and THE TOUGH GUYS (2013). For more information, visit http://www.eirikmyhr.no.

Cover: http://plingkong.com/docs/l%C3%B8vehjarte-cover-500.jpg

Track listing:

1. Prolog (Prologue) 2:07
2. Ei snøkvit due (A white dove) 1:05
3. Nangijala (Nangijala) 3:53
4. Kavring og Jonatan (Rusky and Jonathan) 1:11
5. Sjå, Jonatan, eg rir! (Look, Jonathan, I’m riding!) 1:08
6. Sofia (Sophia) 1:47
7. Tengil av Karmanjaka (Tengil of Karmanjaka) 2:15
8. Paloma (Paloma) 1:29
9. Berre ein draum? (Only a dream?) 1:45
10. Rittet (The race) 2:02
11. Ein svikar i Kirsebærdalen (A traitor in the Cherry Valley) 2:17
12. Inn i Villrosedalen (Entering the Thorn Rose Valley) 2:13
13. Bianka (Bianca) 1:42
14. Mattisgarden (Mattias’ house) 2:39
15. Ransakinga (Ransacking) 2:41
16. All makt til Tengil (All power to Tengil) 3:10
17. Soga om Katla og Karm (The tale of Katla and Karm) 2:17
18. Under jorda (Underground) 0:56
19. Ein kveld for å ri langs elvar (A night to ride along rivers) 2:17
20. Sviket ved Karmafossen (Betrayal at the Karma Falls) 3:33
21. Slaget om Villrosedalen (Battle of the Thorn Rose Valley) 3:10
22. Katla si skjebne (Katla’s destiny) 1:45
23. Nangilima (Nangilima) 5:21

Total duration 52:48

Teaser:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL1S4MP05es

Listen or buy here:

http://phonofile.link/brornelovehjarte

So are we all (who have any kind of connection to the story or the 1977 film). I'm sure you have the brilliant Björn Isfält compilation that includes a couple of selections from the score? If not, you should seek it out -- although it's hard to come by.

However, Eirik made a point out of not listening to this when he worked on this project. I think that was a good idea. The theme is so iconic.

I can understand that.