{"id":19437,"date":"2022-09-16T13:36:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T11:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/?p=172176"},"modified":"2022-09-16T13:56:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T11:56:15","slug":"who-has-written-the-music-for-frozen-planet-ii","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/who-has-written-the-music-for-frozen-planet-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Who has written the music for Frozen Planet II?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Michael Beek\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 16 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It was in 2011 that the BBC first unveiled Frozen Planet<\/em>, its latest epic series following in the weighty footsteps of Blue Planet <\/em>and Planet Earth <\/em>all presented by the irreplaceable David Attenborough<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Given the massive popularity of both Blue Planet II<\/em> and Planet Earth II<\/em>, it was no surprise that the team would bring us Frozen Planet II<\/em> as well.<\/p>\n

The six-part series, which premiered on BBC One on Sunday 11 September, once again gives us a window into life in the extreme cold at either ends of the Earth. It\u2019s a series that (as we\u2019ve come to expect) not only celebrates the wonders of these icy worlds and their inhabitants, but reveals the knife-edge they live on thanks to climate change.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\""font-weight:\">Such drama always inspires big music, and <em>Frozen Planet II<\/em> is no exception. Like the prior sequel series\u2019, the BBC turned to Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer and his cohort of dynamic composers at Bleeding Fingers Music to provide the show\u2019s musical backdrop. For this latest venture, Zimmer has brought in Australian-born, LA-based composer Adam Lukas and British composer James Everingham.<\/p>\n<section class=\""highlight\"><div class=\""highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> \n<ul><li><strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/tv\/how-to-watch-frozen-planet-2\/"\">How to watch\u00a0Frozen Planet II<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/tv\/best-david-attenborough-documentaries\/"\">Best David Attenborough documentaries to watch<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p> <\/p><\/div> <\/section><p style=\""font-weight:\">Lukas and Everingham have worked together on television projects together before, including Nat Geo\u2019s <em>Expedition Everest<\/em> and music for the telecast of <em>Super Bowl LVI<\/em>. Everingham has co-composed with Zimmer before, too, his music featuring in 2020\u2019s <em>Planet Earth \u2013 A Celebration<\/em> for the BBC and <em>Apollo: Mission to the Moon<\/em> for Nat Geo. Lukas is no stranger to the BBC\u2019s Natural History Unit, having composed the score for the recent series, <em>Primates<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\""font-weight:\">Both composers have worked on notable projects away from the screen, with Lukas composing solo piano works and a 2015 Gloria, as well as music for the stage. Everingham released a debut album called <em>Leviathan<\/em> in 2020 and undertook a massive project to sample the Royal Albert Hall\u2019s mighty pipe organ as part of its 150th birthday celebrations.<\/p>\n<p style=\""font-weight:\">For <em>Frozen Planet II <\/em>Zimmer, Lukas and Everingham join forces to create the kind of thrilling, evocative musical palette we have come to expect from these blockbuster series. Zimmer\u2019s touch is perhaps most evident in the main theme, which captures both the majestic and delicate nature of our planet\u2019s frozen worlds. Like any Zimmer production, though, you can hear his sonic influence throughout, especially in the more grandiose, anthemic music.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\""font-weight:\"><strong>Who is singing in the score for <em>Frozen Planet II<\/em>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\""font-weight:\">One important element of the score is the ethereal vocals. These are performed by 26-year-old Norwegian singer-songwriter AURORA. She made a memorable appearance at this year\u2019s \u2018Earth Prom\u2019 at the BBC Proms. It featured a preview of <em>Frozen Planet<\/em> and the live premiere of \u2018Take Me Back Home\u2019, performed by AURORA with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ben Palmer. The song was written for the series\u2019 extended trailer, by Hans Zimmer with global superstar singer Camila Cabello.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\""AURORA\" live=\"\" from=\"\" bbc=\"\" proms=\"\" take=\"\" me=\"\" back=\"\" home=\"\" frozen=\"\" planet=\"\" ii=\"\" width=\""200"\" height=\""113"\" src=\""https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8R7NziepC4A?feature=oembed"\" frameborder=\""0"\" allow=\""accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p style=\""font-weight:\"><strong>Where and when can I buy the music from <em>Frozen Planet II<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\""font-weight:\">An official soundtrack album for <em>Frozen Planet II, <\/em>featuring the music by Hans Zimmer, Adam Lukas and James Everingham, will be available to stream and download from 7 October courtesy of Silva Screen Records. A two-CD release is set to appear on 21 October, with plans to make the music available as a triple-vinyl release next year.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Michael Beek Published: Friday, 16 September 2022 at 12:00 am It was in 2011 that the BBC first unveiled Frozen Planet, its latest epic series following in the weighty footsteps of Blue Planet and Planet Earth all presented by the irreplaceable David Attenborough. 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