The best concert films achieve a marriage of sound and image that feels effortlessly harmonious, and in that regard inni, a musical portrait of the icelandic band sigur ros, leaves most of. Its minimalistic, enchanting, a film of simple visuals with inserts from the bands past and it is all about the sound. First there is the dreamy, grainy dvd of the last concert they did together. Whereas that film positioned the enigmatic group in the context of their icelandic homeland, providing geographical, social, and historical perspectives on their otherworldly music, with uplifting results, inni focuses purely on the bands performance, which is artfully and intimately captured by frenchcanadian.
And while we can admire director vincent morrissets arcade fires mirroir noir approach for inni a document of sigur ros twonight stand at londons alexandra palace on. The concert footage was directed by vincent morisset and filmed at the alexandra palace in 2008. Inni hymns, italian for national anthems, inno delle nazioni disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title inni. They have been nominated for and received various awards throughout the years. Bewildering, disorienting, and claustrophobicsuch things describe sigur ros second film, and first true live album, inni. Inni is the collated result of two nights of live sets at the alexandra palace in london and features songs drawn from the bands long career and, as with the rest of the tour, is played by just the core quartet with no string section or extra musicians. Theatrical versions are also being shown around the world from late 2011. There is little new here for longtime fans of sigur ros, but thats no reason not to get it. Inni is sigur ross second live film following 2007s hugelycelebrated heima.
I recommend seeing it at a theater on a big screen where you will feel like youre in the middle of the most spectacular concert. Filmmaker vincent morisset captures live performances by the band sigur ros. Inni is sigur ros second live film following 2007s tour documentary heima. It comprises eight untitled tracks, divided into two parts. Sharing only a single song with the heima live movie, this should show the world why fans get just that little bit crazy about sigur ros performances. Having seen the show, it is both accurate and a new experience. Sigur ros documentarylive footage dvd inni is all set to be released on november 15th on xl recordings, but now sigur ros has also announced that the documentary will be going on tour, so to speak, and coming to a theater near you. The bands first foray into the visual medium, heima, was a breathtaking, beautiful cinematic experience that blended the bands music and personality with the absolutely stunning landscapes of their home country of iceland. Whereas that film positioned the enigmatic group in the context of their icelandic homeland, providing geographical. Whereas that film positioned the enigmatic group in the context of their icelandic homeland, providing geographical, social, and historical perspectives on their otherworldly music, with uplifting results, inni focuses purely on the bands performance, which is artfully and inni is sigur ross second live film following 2007. Whereas that film positioned the group in the context of their icelandic homeland, providing geographical, social and historical perspectives on their music, inni focuses purely on the bands performance, and stands as a stark counterpoint to heimas kaleidoscopic richness.
Inni is sigur ross second live film following 2007. With amiina, hildur arsaelsdottir, jon thor birgisson, orri p. It was released on 7 november 2011 on various formats, including vinyl, dvd, bluray and cd. Whereas that film positioned the enigmatic group in the context of their icelandic homeland, providing geographical, social, and historical perspectives on their otherworldly music, with uplifting results, inni focusses purely on the bands performance, which is artfully and intimately captured by french. The best concert films achieve a marriage of sound and image that feels effortlessly harmonious, and in that regard inni, a musical portrait of the icelandic band sigur ros, leaves most of its. Samskeyti from the album is used on the video 6am by film maker carmen vidal, winner of the 2006 student academy award.
For anyone thats seen heima, inni is nothing like it. Bluray provides the option of this clarity, and, for the most part, inni does not take full advantage of it, but it is my strong opinion that if this footage was as crystalclear as many blockbuster bluray titles are, it would severely detract from the dreamlike atmosphere so wonderfully created by the combination of sigur ros masterful. Honestly, there could have maybe been many possibilities that could have worked well to represent a visual experience to this groups other worldly, truly blessed by the multiverse type music, but the way it was cut and effected i found to be amazing and appropriate. Get inni movie showtimes, movie description and access to inni movie tickets at movie tickets and showtimes. The original is an ambient and ethereal little number popular with nature documentary fans, but chicane has added trancey beats and the hint of a crescendo to please, if. Not a good starting point, but definitely something most diehard sigur ros followers will want to have. Their manipulation of neoclassical and ambient sound into music that sounds like pure emotion has won them a huge fanbase, and introduced many to the emotional impact music can have.