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The scene in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou where Sigur Rós's "Starálfur" bubbles up on the soundtrack is one of my favorite goosebump moments of the past decade of film, proof positive that the exact right match of song and visual can elevate even a mess of a movie like that one.So credit Irish writer/director Neil Jordan, the guy who made The Crying Game and Interview With the Vampire, with some truly savvy instincts. As Sigur Rós announced on their website last week, Jordan has enlisted the band's keyboardist, Kjartan Sveinsson, to write the score for his forthcoming film Ondine. A few songs from Sigur Rós will also appear on the soundtrack.In The Life Aquatic, Sigur Rós's particular brand of airy mystery worked beautifully in fantastical deep-sea scenes. From the looks of things, Jordan may have similar uses in mind for the band. IMDB describes Ondine's plot thusly: "The story of an Irish fisherman who discovers a woman in his fishing net who he believes to be a mermaid." So magical-realist Splash, basically. Nice! Also, Colin Farrell plays a character named Syraceuse, and that guy killed it in In Bruges, so this movie could be really good.
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Sigur Rós: Stream Sigur Rós Valtari
submitted by Nick May 18th 2012 12:00 am (stereogum.com)
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We’ve already heard a gang of songs from Valtari, the much-anticipated new album from Icelandic swoon-rock architects Sigur Rós. And right now, at this exact moment, the thing is streaming at the band’s website. So go! Hurry! Listen to it! It’ll make a good dinner soundtrack, we promise! It’s here. Valtar...
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Sigur Rós: Sigur Ros Holding Global Listening Party
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Sigur Ros are planning a very special listening party
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Sigur Rós: Sigur Ros to debut new album in worldwide listening event
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Band will stream 'Valtari' at 7pm in every global time zone on Thursday (May 17)
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Sigur Rós: – “Dauðalogn”
submitted by Nick May 11th 2012 03:00 pm (stereogum.com)
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The new Sigur Rós album Valtari is imminent, and we’ve already heard the early tracks “Ekki Múkk,” “Kvistur,” and “Varúð.” Last night, another new song called “Dauðalogn” debuted on the season finale of The Vampire Diaries, a CW undead-teenager melodra...
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Sigur Rós: Sigur Ros frontman: 'I love David Guetta, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna'
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Singer Jonsi Birgisson reveals Icelandic group's love for pop music
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