The official soundtrack selection of Sword of the Sea.
Presented by Austin Wintory.
Sword of the Sea marks Austin's 3rd collaboration with Giant Squid, and 4th with its founder Matt Nava (who had been Journey's Art Director).
At the heart of this album was an electronic soundscape enveloping a piano. Then came vocals, which actually began as a joke when Matt found a podcast in which Werner Herzog speculates that he'd use Orthodox monk chanting as underscore were he to make a skating documentary. Austin began writing for children's choir (performed by the magnificent Phoenix Boys Choir), and the rest soon followed.
Many, many musicians from around the world ended up performing on this score and we're deeply indebted to them all.
View game pageContains 16 tracks. Total Time: 1hr, 24m
Composed and Produced by: Austin Wintory.
SOLOISTS:
Kristin Naigus: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Native American Drone Flutes
Tina Guo: Cello
Malukah: Vocals
Paul Cartwright: Violin, Viola
Tom Strahle: Electric Guitar, Electric Basses, Mandolin, Tagelharpa
VIOLA ENSEMBLE:
Bruce White, Reiad Chibah, Edward Vanderspar, Lydia Lowndes-Northcott, Nicholas Bootiman
LONDON VOICES CHOIR:
Ken Burton, Fraser Collins, Guy Cutting, Michael Dore, Edmund Hastings, Matthew Howard, Benedict Hymas, Timothy Murphy, Sam Oladeinde, Edmund Sadington, Andrew Tipple, Steve Trowell
Phoenix Boys Choir Artistic Director and Conductor: Herbert Washington
Phoenix Boys Choir Recording Coordinator: Ryan Gunderson
Phoenix Boys Choir Engineer: Aidan Briggs