catalogue

NOLAN, CLIVE

SONG OF THE WILDLANDS (CRIME RECORDS)

NOLAN, CLIVE - SONG OF THE WILDLANDS 148891
format:
2 LP
release:
05.11.2021
label:
CRIME RECORDS
item ID:
148891
barcode:
7090035890373
Clive Nolan is a British musician, composer and producer who has played a prominent role in the recent development of progressive and symphonic rock.

He has been a regular keyboard player in bands such as Pendragon, Arena, Shadowland, Strangers on a Train and Caamora.

He is the lyricist and composer of numerous rock albums and musicals, including the Arena catalogue, a monumental rock opera "She" and two Victorian inspired Steampunk musicals, "Alchemy" and "King's Ransom".

'Song of the Wildlands' by Clive Nolan's is a secular oratorio with elements of rock, progressive rock, folk and classical music.

The story is based on one of the oldest English poems "Beowulf", which is an account of life and heroic deeds by the mighty warrior protecting the land from the vicious monsters.

The album was recorded during the 2020 pandemic and features vocalists and instrumentalists from the UK and Norway playing a variety of rock and Nordic folk instruments, as well as a 200-voice choir recorded distantly by singers from all over the world singing in Old English (Anglo-Saxon).

'Song of the Wildlands' is the biggest music venture from Clive Nolan so far.
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. THE STORY BEGINS
  • 1.2. THERE'S A THREAT
  • 1.3. CROSSING THE OCEAN
  • 1.4. BEOWULF'S PROMISE
  • 1.5. GRENDEL ATTACKS
  • 1.6. CELEBRATION
  • 1.7. THE HAG'S REVENGE
  • 2.1. JOURNEY
  • 2.2. UNDERWATER CAVERN
  • 2.3. REWARDS
  • 2.4. BEOWULF, THE KING
  • 2.5. DRAGON FIRE
  • 2.6. THE WARRIOR DIES
  • 2.7. FUNERAL PYRE
  • 2.8. THE STORY ENDS