Jóhann Jóhannsson Retrospective II (8-CD + DVD)

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CD Details

  • Number of Discs: 9
  • Released: November 20, 2020
  • Originally Released: 2016
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Description by OLDIES.com:

Honoring Icelandic composer and innovator of sound Jóhann Jóhannsson, DG celebrates his life and musical legacy with the release of volume two of his sought-after RETROSPECTIVE. The deluxe hardcover book edition includes a comprehensive selection of his multi-award-winning and most influential scores & studio albums .The collection also features his original soundtracks for The Theory of Everything, The Mercy, his outstanding DG debut album Orphée, 12 Conversations with Thilo Heinzmann and his remastered early masterwork and milestone recording Englabörn including the corresponding Variations featuring Vikingur Ólafsson, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ambient-Duo A Winged Victory for a Sullen et al. With previously unreleased tracks (including a NEW Víkingur Ólafsson re-work of Jóhann Jóhannsson’s most successful streaming track Flight from the City (37M streams), two new essays by Wyndham Wallace and John Schaefer, a Bonus-DVD documenting his memorable concert at Funkhaus Berlin in December 2016, and a large number of rare photographs offering deep insights into Jóhann’s biography and music.

Tracks on Disc 1:

  • 1.Cambridge, 1963
  • 2.A Song For Europa (From Orphée)
  • 3.A Sparrow Alighted Upon Our Shoulder (From Orphée)
  • 4.Chalkboard
  • 5.Cavendish Lab
  • 6.Collapsing Inwards
  • 7.A Game Of Croquet
  • 8.A Deal With Chaos (From Orphée)
  • 9.Through Falling Snow (From Prisoners)
  • 10.Flight From The City (From Orphée)
  • 11.Part 1 / IBM 1401 Processing Unit (From IBM 1401, A User's Manual)
  • 12.A Spacetime Singularity
  • 13.Englabörn (From Englabörn)
  • 14.A Normal Family
  • 15.Credits
  • 16.Rowing (Alternative Version)
  • 17.Camping
  • 18.Coma
  • 19.The Spelling Board
  • 20.The Voice Box
  • 21.A Brief History Of Time
  • 22.Daisy, Daisy
  • 23.A Model Of The Universe
  • 24.The Theory Of Everything
  • 25.London, 1988
  • 26.Epilogue
  • 27.The Whirling Ways Of Stars That Pass

Tracks on Disc 2:

  • 1.Armoured Vehicle
  • 2.The Beast
  • 3.The Border
  • 4.Drywall
  • 5.Explosion
  • 6.Desert Music
  • 7.Target
  • 8.Convoy
  • 9.The Bank
  • 10.Surveillance
  • 11.Reflection
  • 12.Melancholia
  • 13.Night Vision
  • 14.Tunnel Music
  • 15.Fausto
  • 16.Balcony
  • 17.Soccer Game
  • 18.Alejandro's Song

Tracks on Disc 3:

  • 1.Arrival
  • 2.Heptapod B
  • 3.Sapir-Whorf
  • 4.Hydraulic Lift
  • 5.First Encounter
  • 6.Transmutation At A Distance
  • 7.Around-The-Clock-News
  • 8.Xenolinguistics
  • 9.Ultimatum
  • 10.Principle Of Least Time
  • 11.Hazmat
  • 12.Hammers And Nails
  • 13.Xenoanthropology
  • 14.Non-Zero-Sum Game
  • 15.Properties Of Explosive Materials
  • 16.Escalation
  • 17.Decyphering
  • 18.One Of Twelve
  • 19.Rise
  • 20.Kangaru
  • 21.Hannah
  • 22.Epilogue

Tracks on Disc 4:

  • 1.Flight From The City
  • 2.A Song For Europa
  • 3.The Drowned World
  • 4.A Deal With Chaos
  • 5.A Pile Of Dust
  • 6.A Sparrow Alighted Upon Our Shoulder
  • 7.Fragment I
  • 8.By The Rose, And By The Hinds Of The Field
  • 9.The Radiant City
  • 10.Fragment II
  • 11.The Burning Mountain
  • 12.De Luce Et Umbra
  • 13.Good Morning, Midnight
  • 14.Good Night, Day
  • 15.Orphic Hymn
  • 16.A Perfect Machine At The Centre Of Time
  • 17.The Markovian Parallax Denigrade
  • 18.Flight From The City (Víkingur Ólafsson Rework)

Tracks on Disc 5:

  • 1.Flares
  • 2.Boating For Beginners
  • 3.The Good Ship Teignmouth Electron
  • 4.A Sparrow Alighted Upon Our Shoulder (From Orphée)
  • 5.Terra Firma
  • 6.Into The Wide And Deep Unknown
  • 7.Good Morning, Midnight (From Orphée)
  • 8.A Sea Without Shores
  • 9.Karen Býr Til Engil (From Englabörn)
  • 10.Innocence (From Free The Mind)
  • 11.The Doldrums
  • 12.Meditation (From Free The Mind)
  • 13.The Horse Latitudes
  • 14.Radio (From Free The Mind)
  • 15.The Furious Sea Of Fogs And Squalls
  • 16.Three Thousand Five Hundred And Ninety One Benches (From Copenhagen Dreams)
  • 17.The Captain's Log
  • 18.The Mercy
  • 19.She Loves To Ride The Port Ferry When It Rains (From Copenhagen Dreams)
  • 20.The Radiant City (From Orphée)
  • 21.A Pile Of Dust (From Orphée)
  • 22.At 19°41'10.40 North 79°52'37.83 West, Lies The Shadow

Tracks on Disc 6:

  • 1.Odi Et Amo
  • 2.Englabörn
  • 3.Jói & Karen
  • 4.Þetta Gerist Á Bestu Bæjum
  • 5.Sálfræðingur
  • 6."Ég Sleepi Þér Aldrei"
  • 7.Sálfræðingur Deyr
  • 8.Bað
  • 9."Èg Heyrði Allt Án Þess Að Hlusta"
  • 10.Karen Býr Til Engil
  • 11.Englabörn - Tilbrigði
  • 12."Ég Átti Gráa Æsku"
  • 13.Krókódíll
  • 14."Ég Ég Hefði Aldrei..."
  • 15....Eins Og Venjulegt Fólk
  • 16.Odi Et Amo - Bis

Tracks on Disc 7:

  • 1."Ég Heyði Allt Án Þess Að Hlusta" (A Winged Victory For The Sullen Rework)
  • 2.Odi Et Amo (Jóhannsson/Donadello Rework)
  • 3.Englabörn (Víkingur Ólafsson Piano Version)
  • 4.Jói & Karen (Ryuichi Sakamoto Rework)
  • 5.Holy Thursday ("Ég Heyði Allt Án Þess Að Hlusta") (Theatre Of Voices Version)
  • 6.Englabörn (Viktor Árnason Rework)
  • 7.Odi Et Amo - Bis (Alex Somers Rework)
  • 8.Sálfræðingur Deyr (Hildur Guðnadóttir Rework)
  • 9.Odi Et Amo - Bis (Jóhannsson/Donadello Rework)
  • 10....Eins Og Venjulegt Fólk (Paul Corley Rework)
  • 11.Odi Et Amo (Theatre Of Voices Version)

Tracks on Disc 8:

  • 1.Manifest
  • 2.Low
  • 3.Stuk
  • 4.Shell
  • 5.Zurich
  • 6.Harm
  • 7.Lacrimosa
  • 8.Pol
  • 9.Form
  • 10.Arc
  • 11.Danse
  • 12.Gold

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