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Creations
TORUK
Création
Expérience
Odyssey
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Vocalists & Songs
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The composers lugged their equipment out in the woods to record the beats
for the show’s soundtrack in order to achieve as natural and organic a sound
as possible. Instead of using drumsticks to compose the different rhythmic
patterns, the composers used objects or phenomena in nature – footsteps on
dry leaves, a stick hitting the trunk of a tree, a branch slapping the ground,
etc. Many of the beats recorded in the woods were used as is, and not as mere
samples doctored in the studio.
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Composers and Musical Directors Bob & Bill had to meet the challenge of
creating otherworldly music that captures the vibe of Pandora, in addition
to composing cinematic-sounding transitions between scenes that blend
perfectly with the “Na’vi” sound.
In addition to coming up with an overall show sound, Bob & Bill created a
specific signature for each of the five clans, each with its own theme, timbre,
instruments and voices. For the forest-dwelling Omaticaya, wood instruments,
flutes and the everyday sounds of the village were used to create beats.
World renowned countertenor Daniel Taylor lent his voice to create the
signature sound of the noble Anurai. Hollow sticks were used to create beats
associated with these hunters who live in an animal sanctuary littered with
animal bones. Even the fierce predator Toruk has its own unmistakable two-note theme.
The composers turned to Paul Frommer – the linguistics expert who invented
the Na’vi language – to translate into Na’vi the
lyrics to all of the songs written for the show. Bob & Bill also drew inspiration
from the musical instruments and theory explained in-depth in the Pandorapedia,
James Cameron’s official field guide to the world of AVATAR.
[ Vocalists •
Songs ]
| • Cumie Dunio | — | Creation |
| • Priscilia le Foll | — |
Nov.12.2015 - Mar.26.2017 (Bossier City to Dayton);
Sep.01.2017 - Jun.30.2019 (Christchurch to London) |
| The Storyteller | Omaticaya Clan |
| Omaticaya Clan | Omaticaya Clan/Lu Aw Navi |
| The Game | Omaticaya Clan/Lu Aw Navi |
| Inside Hometree | |
| Weaving Song | |
| Shaman's Story | Shaman Story |
| Earthquake! | |
| The Vision | |
| The Clearing | |
| Tree of Voices | |
| The Tawkami Clan | Tawkami Clan |
| River & Desert | |
| The Anurai Clan Sanctuary | The Anurai Clan Sanctuary |
| Viperwolves | Viperwolves/Timpani Clan |
| The Tipani Clan | Viperwolves/Timpani Clan |
| Direhorses | Direhorses |
| The Kekunan Clan | Kekunan Clan |
| Hallelujah Mountains | Hallelujah Mountains |
| TORUK | The Toruk |
| Lava & Flood | |
| The First Toruk Makto | |
| The Luminous Reunion | Luminous Reunion |
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