Hlemmur (soundtrack)

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Hlemmur
Hlemmur cover
Soundtrack by Sigur Rós
Released August 20, 2007
Recorded 2002
Genre Electronica
Label Krúnk
Professional reviews

Pitchfork Media (6.1/10) link

Sigur Rós chronology
Rímur
(2000)
Hlemmur
(2002)
untitled 1 (A.K.A. Vaka)
(2003)
Alternate cover
Cover of limited edition DVD/CD double pack
Cover of limited edition DVD/CD double pack

Hlemmur is a soundtrack from 2002 by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós. It is an instrumental electronic score to the Icelandic documentary Hlemmur, which is named after Reykjavík's main bus terminal. It was first sold to the public in the spring 2003 European and American tours. It is composed of 19 tracks, some of which are variations of the same theme. The film and the soundtrack were released together in a limited-edition DVD-CD package in August 2007 on the band's own label Krúnk.


[edit] Tracklist

  1. "Jósef Tekur Fimmuna í Vinnuna" [Jósef Takes the Nr. 5 to Work] - 3:04
  2. "Hlemmur 1" - 1:38
  3. "Fyrsta Ferð" [The First Trip] - 2:35
  4. "Vetur" [Winter] - 1:48
  5. "Hvalir í Útrýmingarhættu" [Endangered Whales] - 3:00
  6. "Hlemmur 2" - 0:43
  7. "Þversögn" [Paradox] - 2:09
  8. "1970" - 1:14
  9. "Jósef Tekur Fimmuna í Vinnuna 2" - 1:47
  10. "Ég Mun Læknast!" [I Will Recover!] - 1:54
  11. "1993" - 1:12
  12. "Hlemmur 3" - 1:19
  13. "Síðasta Ferð" [The Last Trip] - 2:38
  14. "23:20" - 1:42
  15. "Byrgið" [The Shelter] - 1:36
  16. "Áfram Ísland" [Go Iceland] - 1:22
  17. "Allt Tekur Sinn Tíma!" [All in Due Time!] - 2:46
  18. "Hannes" [A Male Name] - 2:39
  19. "Óskabörn Þjóðarinnar" [Model Citizens] - 4:45