From their latest album
Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands Extended Soundtrack, from the official video game “Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Land” (out
now)
Norwegian Alternative
band Kalandra is excited to present a new video for the song “Mørke Skoger”,
meaning dark forests, composed for the game Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands.
Kalandra
comment: "In the game you're travelling from scene to scene by horse,
often through various landscapes and forests so we wanted something to capture
the atmosphere of this mystical journey. The music video is shot in various
locations and rehearsal rooms in Oslo including session musicians Kenneth Lien
on tagelharpa and John Stenersen (Wardruna) on hurdy-gurdy (nyckelharpa). Shot
and directed by Thomas Bottolfsen."
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/WpWhmVpddVM
The song is featured in
Kalandra’s latest album Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands Extended Soundtrack, from the official video game “Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Land” (out
now)! The
album is available at:
EU/International: https://bynorsestore.com/
Digital:
https://orcd.co/kalandra_ktc
Composed as the original soundtrack for the game Kingdom Two
Crowns and its new world called Norse Lands, Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands
Soundtrack (Extended) is Kalandra’s second studio album and comes as a very
unique and different project from their debut album “The Line” (2020, By Norse
Music). Released to players on the 16th of November 2021, Norse Lands
takes place in an environment inspired by Norse Viking culture from year 1000
C.E. Players can unleash abilities drawn upon Norse Gods, control powerful
forces, building Viking-inspired armaments, solving challenging puzzles
etc.
To transform the original game
soundtrack into this new album, the band has extended some tracks and given
them a new mix, for the purpose of giving the listener (and non-players) a more
holistic experience of the music. The band has collaborated with local
Norwegian Folk musicians such as John Stenersen and Kenneth Lien, using old
instruments like Hurdy-Gurdy, Nyckelharpa and Moraharpa.
Kalandra
states: “We’ve long been interested in taking on a project like this, and we
were intrigued by the possibility to expand our musical horizons. This has been
an immensely fun project to be a part of, and we've embraced all the challenges
that came with trying to fit our own sound into a game series with an already
solid fanbase and existing mythos. We hope both new and old listeners will
enjoy our contribution as much as we've enjoyed making it”.
Kalandra
is an alternative Nordic pop band spearheaded by four Norwegian/Swedish musicians
(Jogeir Daae Mæland, Katrine Stenbekk, Florian Döderlein Winter and Oskar
Johnsen Rydh) weaving ethereal melodies into raw and eerie musical landscapes.
After
«balancing rocks» as band members for a decade already, 2020 was the year from
which they could finally enjoy the fruits of their labor with the release of
their acclaimed debut album ‘The Line’ (2020, By Norse Music).
Kalandra is
scheduled to join Wardruna and Lindy-Fay Hella & Dei Farne on a tour
through Europe during the summer 2022.
Tracklist:
1.
Eikthyrnir (Extended)
2.
Ferden (Extended)
3.
Drømmefanger (Extended)
4.
Veiviseren (Extended)
5.
Skogtroll (Extended)
6.
Mørke Skoger (Extended)
7.
Synnavind (Extended)
8.
Helheim (Extended)
9.
Nordlys (Extended)
10.
Greed (Extended)
11.
Hrimfaxi (Extended)
12.
Valkyrja (Extended)