Chernobyl (Music From The HBO Miniseries)

Creating the perfect sonic backdrop to Chernobyl, the award-winning five-part TV series, is Icelandic cellist-composer Hildur Guonadóttir.

Chernobyl dramatises the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in April 1986, one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history - and the sacrifices made to save Europe from unimaginable disaster. Hildur Guðnadóttir's tense, eerie soundtrack plays an integral role in Chernobyl's overwhelming, claustrophobic drama. Her Chernobyl soundtrack, in which melodies are woven from doors, pumps, reactor halls and turbine hall saws, has been praised for how it seamlessly integrates with the series. She spent an entire day on the site in protective clothing prior to filming, accompanied by Slater and Watson, a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire who's also known for his work the past two decades on David Attenborough's nature documentaries.

"Guonadóttir takes a cello and gentle voice and, through software manipulation, scales simple phrases up to celestial heights." The Wire Magazine "