Grammy-winning composer, Austin Wintory, joins Giant Squid once again for their latest collaboration. This soundtrack features musicians from all over the world, lending their talents to create the ethereal and enchanting soundscape of Sword of the Sea.
Sword of the Sea marks Austin's 3rd collaboration with Giant Squid, and 4th with its founder Matt Nava (who had been Journey's Art Director).
At the heart of this album was an electronic soundscape enveloping a piano. Then came vocals, which actually began as a joke when Matt found a podcast in which Werner Herzog speculates that he'd use Orthodox monk chanting as underscore were he to make a skating documentary. Austin began writing for children's choir (performed by the magnificent Phoenix Boys Choir), and the rest soon followed.
Many, many musicians from around the world ended up performing on this score and we're deeply indebted to them all. As with all Giant Squid games, this became a deeply personal labor of love and we are all so grateful to have had the opportunity to be part of it.
Music composed and produced by: Austin Wintory
SOLOISTS
Kristin Naigus: flute, oboe, clarinet, Native American drone flutes
Tina Guo: Cello
Malukah: vocals
Paul Cartwright: violin, viola
Tom Strahle: Electric guitar, electric basses, mandolin, tagelharpa
Orchestrations by Austin Wintory
MIDI transcription: Dallas Crane and Shireen Ghosh
Copyist: Steve Juliani Music
Additional synth programming: Joris Hoogsteder
Custom VST design and additional synth programming: Shireen Ghosh
Additional synth programming: Nick Palmer
ProTools prep and music editor: Kevin Globerman
Score mixer: Austin Wintory
Soundtrack mastering engineer: Joris Hoogsteder
Album Art direction: Matt Nava
LONDON RECORDINGS
Viola ensemble contractor: Amy Ewen for Isobel Griffiths LTD
London Voices contractor and Choirmaster: Ben Parry
Conductor: Austin Wintory
Librarian: Jill Streater
Recording Engineer: Jake Jackson
Recorded at AIR Studios, Lyndhurst
VIOLA ENSEMBLE
Bruce White, Reiad Chibah, Edward Vanderspar, Lydia Lowndes-Northcott, Nicholas Bootiman
LONDON VOICES CHOIR
Ken Burton, Fraser Collins, Guy Cutting, Michael Dore, Edmund Hastings, Matthew Howard, Benedict Hymas, Timothy Murphy, Sam Oladeinde, Edmund Sadington, Andrew Tipple, Steve Trowell
Phoenix Boys Choir Artistic Director and conductor: Herbert Washington
Phoenix Boys Choir recording coordinator: Ryan Gunderson
Phoenix Boys Choir engineer: Aidan Briggs
PHOENIX BOYS CHOIR
David Acevedo, Rafael Aguirre, Noah Anderson, James Bruer, Jacob Crayton, Gavin Goats, Paul Harlow, Dylan Hernandez, Aaron Hollenback, Oliver Jones, Carlos Mendez, Adam Moneypenny, Santiago Morales, Macklin Murdoch, Nelson Newton, Oliver Nyman, Perry Elias Pauley, Asher Pearl, Alexander Perrin, Aristide Philippakis, Ryan Pinto, Leo Ponce, Hayden Purvis, Theo Potter, Ryan Reynolds, Aiden Ryan, Alston Smith, Jax Smith, Jackson Shapiro, Christopher Spurling, James Starbuck, Ezra Taylor, Peter Thurow, Jack Tracy, Timothy Swartz, Koos Van Leeuwen, Ezra Velasco-Medina, Yadian Washington, Oliver Williams
Lyrics by Steve Lerner
Translations by Patrick Quah and Matt Nava
Thai Percussion Ensemble produced by Seathencity
Recording Session Supervisor: Numpark Sribanditmongkol
Session Coordinator and Lead Percussionist: Pawarin Phiken
THAI PERCUSSIONISTS
Tossaporn Tassana, Worawan Worachat, Tinnapob Thanomthum, Chartchur Chursombol, Yanisa Wannawat
Recording Engineers: Sutthipat Kunakorn, Sahathai Khantee
Session Assistant: Isoon Khamduang
