Lords of Chaos

[Stewie]

This has piqued my interest slightly

Sigur Rós Providing Music for Black Metal Movie, Starring Sky Ferreira

Does the soundtrack include new music or just older stuff with the obligatory Hoppípolla?

[hvalreki]

While I'm sure we'd all wish for it to be a completely original score, at the same time that would be yet another project getting in the way of finishing up LP8, so I'm torn as to what to hope for. Maybe it'll be like the Simpsons episode where the score was Olsen Olsen + stems of the as-of-then-unreleased Kveikur/Bláþráður.

[Eli]

Just watched the film. Its okay. Some times nice, some times silly, some times strange.
Its from same director of Sigur Rós' "Óveđur", right?
Well, about the score.... is not black metal, is really Sigur Rós. Old stuff. Parts of it (like "brennistein", "dauđalogn", "varđeldur", "eg anda", "all right", "flugufrelsarinn" and even "veröld ny og ođ"). Too incidental. Just for atmosphere. And nothing new. Nothing!

[rcikshakd]

Recently I have grown a bit out of my favourite bands music, so I asked around on the Radiohead subreddit what I should listen to next, and someone pointed me to Sigur rós. I listened to () and I love it so far. What album or song by theirs do you recommend for to listen to next? I'd love to delve a little bit deeper into this band's discography.

[Eli]

Hey! Welcome!
So, once you asked here and I am here right now, my opinion is that if you loved ( ) you are already on the right road! If ( ) is not the best Sigur Rós album is among the best for sure.
Well, that said, I think you should try Agaetis Byrjun. Its a little bit dated maybe but its still amazing and is side by side with ( ) as their best album. On other hand, I feel that the album Valtari, besides underrated, have the same mood that ( ) and so I believe you'll probably like very much also (indeed, for me Valtari have some vibe that reminds Radiohead's Moon Shaped Pool in the sound and even in the fact that a great part of the tracks are old stuff never released before).
Finally, after listen Agaetis Byrjun and Valtari most fans use to recommed to meet the album Takk... but I recommend to hear the douple EP Hvarf/Heim. This piece is basically a compilation of unrelease music and/or versions that gives you the most Sigur Rós album of Sigur Rós . Then, you'll be forever catched hehehe