Sunday, 12 September 2010

Debate rages on the internet about the Wallander theme tunes: England vs Sweden!

Kenneth Branagh as Wallander. Photograph: BBC/Left Bank Pictures/Phil Fisk/BBC/Left Bank Pictures/Yellow Bird

This article appeared in today's Observer online: Observer Article.
It's about the popularity of Swedish crime fiction in British society and the roots of the genre.
It seems people feel so passionate about the subject there are even debates over the different theme tunes used!...

Debate even rages on the internet about the merits of one Wallander theme tune over the other, let alone about the actors. Some argue that the British theme tune, Nostalgia, performed by Emily Barker and The Red Clay Halo, is pure Mankell, while others claim that the song Quiet Night, by Anna Ternheim, used on the Swedish show is the essence of all things Nordic. There is also some contention over which of the two shows has the best mobile phone ringtone (Branagh's was apparently composed especially for the series).

Anna Ternheim- may the best woman win!

Just jokes, what a beautiful song it is...

1 comments:

  1. While it is a beautiful piece, it lacks the fullness of your song and the simple complexities that "Nostalgia" evokes in the tonal harmonies...

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