Fordl芒ndia

by J贸hann J贸hannsson

Fordl芒ndia cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 3 November 2008
  • Label: 4AD
  • Country: Iceland
  • Length: 1:07:09
  • Community rating: 3.62/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conceptually inspired by Henry Ford's failed utopian rubber plantation in the Brazilian Amazon, this breathtaking modern classical album explores themes of industrial ambition and environmental decay. The Icelandic composer seamlessly merges sweeping string orchestration with subtle, pulsing electronic undercurrents. The cinematic, highly emotional record established him as a premier voice in 21st-century instrumental composition.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, orchestral, suite, instrumental, conceptual, strings, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Fordl芒ndia (13:42)
  2. melodia - i (1:56)
  3. The Rocket Builder (Lo Pan!) (6:24)
  4. melodia - ii (1:48)
  5. Fordl芒ndia - Aerial View (4:32)
  6. melodia - iii (3:12)
  7. Chimaerica (3:22)
  8. melodia - iv (2:45)
  9. The Great God Pan is Dead (4:55)
  10. melodia - Guidelines for a Propulsion Device based on Heim's Quantum Theory (9:03)
  11. How We Left Fordl芒ndia (15:24)

Credits

  • Marc Atkins - cgi artist [rocket image manipulation]
  • The City Of Prague Philharmonic Choir - chorus
  • Gu冒ni Franzson - clarinet
  • Miriam N臎mcov谩 - conductor
  • Gu冒mundur Sigur冒sson - organ [pipe organ]
  • Matth铆as M.D. Hemstock - percussion, electronics
  • Greta Gu冒mundsd贸ttir - strings
  • Gu冒mundur Kristmundsson - strings

More from J贸hann J贸hannsson: full discography