Odin's Raven Magic

Odin's Raven Magic
Soundtrack album by
Sigur Rós, Steindór Andersen, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir
Released4 December 2020 (2020-12-04)
Recorded2004
Genre
Length65:31
LanguageIcelandic
LabelKrúnk
Sigur Rós chronology
Kveikur
(2013) 		Odin's Raven Magic
(2020) 		Átta
(2023)
Singles from Odin's Raven Magic
  1. "Dvergmál"
    Released: 23 October 2020
  2. "Stendur æva"
    Released: 13 November 2020
  3. "Spár eða spakmál"
    Released: 4 December 2020

Odin's Raven Magic is a 2002 orchestral setting to the Icelandic poem Hrafnagaldr Óðins. The composition was a collaboration by Sigur Rós, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Steindór Andersen, Páll Guðmundsson and Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir. It was premiered at the Barbican Centre in London on 21 April 2002[1] and then performed at the Reykjavík Arts Festival on 24 May 2002.[2][3] Video of the production can be viewed in the documentary Screaming Masterpiece or Gargandi snilld, by Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon.

In October 2020, the band announced that a recording of Odin's Raven Magic would be released on December 4, 2020.[4]

Track listing

Adapted from MusicBrainz.[5]

All tracks are written by Jón Þór Birgisson, Georg Hólm, Orri Páll Dýrason, Kjartan Sveinsson, Steindór Andersen, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir

No.TitleLength
1."Prologus" ("Prologue")5:54
2."Alföður orkar" ("Allfather Works")7:48
3."Dvergmál" (the language of the dwarves, lit. "Dwarf Talk")7:37
4."Stendur æva" ("Stands forever")9:47
5."Áss hinn hvíti" ("The White god")5:10
6."Hvert stefnir" ("Where is (it) Heading?")9:57
7."Spár eða spakmál" ("Prophecies or Wisdom")7:42
8."Dagrenning" ("Dawn")11:35
Total length:65:31

Charts

Chart performance for Odin's Raven Magic
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 62
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 174

References

  1. ^ "Sigur Rós & Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and Steindór Andersen: Odin's Raven Magic". Barbican Centre. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. ^ "sigur rós - press releases". sigur-ros.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  3. ^ "sigur rós - press releases". sigur-ros.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  4. ^ Hussey, Allison (23 October 2020). "Sigur Rós announce new album Odin's Raven Magic, Share Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Release "Odin's Raven Magic" by Sigur Rós with Steindór Andersen, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sigur Rós with Steindór Andersen, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir – Odin's Raven Magic" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sigur Rós with Steindór Andersen, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir – Odin's Raven Magic" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2020.