KRISTIAN EIDNES ANDERSEN - 'Antichrist' (Dir. LARS VON TRIER) O.S.T.



CSR272LP (6 September 2019)
Eden Olive 12" etched vinyl. Ltd 250 copies via Cold Spring only! (DELETED).
Barcode: 0641871745401

CSR272LP (6 September 2019)
Black 12″ etched vinyl.
Barcode: 0641871745401



Cold Spring are proud to announce the official release of the soundtrack to Lars Von Trier's controversial film 'Antichrist', available on physical format for the first time.

Ten years after the film's initial release, the extreme, provocative performances from Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg in 'Antichrist' still have the power to shock, repulse and divide.

The sound design by Kristian Eidnes Andersen with Lars Von Trier, was composed using only natural sounds and samples (including internal body recordings). Each element was recorded specifically for the film and overseen by Von Trier, including a brand new, sombre performance of Händel’s ‘Lascia Ch’io Pianga’, recorded in Kastelskirken church in Copenhagen, 2009.

Award winning Danish composer Kristian Eidnes Andersen has produced music and sound design for films, television and documentaries for 30 years, notably working with Lars Von Trier on the films Antichrist, The House That Jack Built, Dancer In The Dark, Melancholia, and Nymphomaniac (Vol I & II). Kristian on IMDB.

ANTICHRIST: A grieving couple retreat to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage, but nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.

Nature Is Satan's Church. When nature turns evil, true terror awaits and chaos reigns.

Pressed onto heavyweight 180 gram vinyl with an etched B-Side. Housed in a heavy 350gsm card full colour sleeve featuring the original theatrical release artwork.

Track listing:

1. Intro 2. L’Ascia Ch’io Pianga Prologue
3. Train
4. Foetus
5. Attic
6. L’Ascia Ch’io Pianga Epilogue
7. Credits Part 1
8. Credits Part 2





Reviews:

"...the score feels like it was recorded in the bowels of hell and wants to break out. It's an interesting release and the pressing is clear with an excellent focus on low frequencies, which makes for a fascinating listen" (Moviedrone: This Month's Finest Film Soundtracks, September 2019 @ The Quietus)

"...a monster of a record...it certainly packs a punch. Andersen’s music here is rich, elemental and utterly terrifying. Heavy bass drones are smeared and slurred across the stereo spectrum. Quaking and crackling sounds will have you worrying for the integrity of your speakers... the un-music, the audiable, the hum of the world. Silence has never sounded so uncanny." (The Quietus)

"The uneasy viewing is matched by a similarly thought-provoking soundtrack, meaning this new vinyl release feels fresh, necessary and exciting... something that’s curiously familiar and yet utterly, unsettlingly alien... a subtle, enveloping experience that’s perfect for all those late-night meditations on sex, death, myth and the endless, aching power of loss." (Rue Morgue)

"Just like the film itself, Antichrist’s soundtrack is uncomfortable to listen to...The result is an ominous score that matches the sadomasochism that unveils itself onscreen; a thought-provoking soundscape of elements that have been meticulously layered and arranged to form something that has a sense of familiarity upon first listen for horror fanatics, but gradually reveals itself to be as unsettling and, perhaps, as polarising as the blood ejaculating visuals conjured from the mind of director/agitator Von Trier." (Attack From Planet B)