Angel Heart, a music storybook

HAUNTING, GENTLE SPIRITS, DREAMS, AND LULLABIES
Haunting, gentle spirits from far-flung worlds meet in the pulsing sphere of dreams and lullabies that is Angel Heart, a music storybook. With an original tale by best-selling children’s fantasy writer Cornelia Funke, Angel Heart weaves an evocative original score by Luna Pearl Woolf with beloved songs by Irving Berlin, Lennon-McCartney, Jake Heggie, Engelbert Humperdinck, Gordon Getty, and others. An affecting narration by Academy Award-winning actor Jeremy Irons layers upon intoxicating performances by singers Frederica von Stade, Daniel Taylor, Lisa Delan, and Zheng Cao – all above a rich bed of cellos, Matt Haimovitz and his ensemble Uccello.


Exquisite images by the award-winning creative studio Mirada unfold the tale, and the boxed cd-and-story package includes a coloring poster, stickers and cards for sharing the magic. Originally released in 2013, and accompanied by premiere performances in Los Angeles and at Carnegie Hall in New York, this is the first international release of Angel Heart. ““Angel Heart” is a story designed to slip straight into the imagination of a young mind,” says The New York Times, “it has both the simplicity and the dark undertow of a fairy tale.” A forthcoming German version of the album will feature narration by the author.

    1. There! Do you hear it? (1:14)

    2. All Through the Night (Traditional) (5:04)

    3. But look! Who is that one? (1:10)

    4. Mother Nature's Son (Lennon-Mccartney) (2:29)

    5. Ah, how Rahmiel loves the world of men and beasts! (1:53)

    6. O Waly Waly (traditional) (3:20)

    7. So much sadness! (2:32)

    8. Je porte ma lanterne jolie (Traditional) (2:24)

    9. Rahmiel fills the night with laughter... (1:43)

    10. Danny Boy (Traditional) (4:33)

    11. Oh, this is too much pain. (1:39)

    12. The Adventurer (Getty) (2:44)

    13. Luna doesn’t look very strong... (2:17)

    14. 14 Angels (Humperdinck) (3:08)

    15. The witch that can heal broken hearts... (2:24)

    16. O Absalom (Traditional) (3:40)

    17. “Mistress!” the raven man says... (3:18)

    18. Unter Beymer (Olshanetsky) (2:59)

    19. The East is dressed in leaves... (1:16)

    20. Russian Lullaby (3:25)

    21. Oh the North. (1:07)

    22. Ho Ho Watanay (Traditional) (2:49)

    23. The West is even bigger than the raven man. (1:50)

    24. Sleep Baby Sleep (Traditional) (4:07)

    25. When the South sings her lullaby... (1:28)

    26. Tiefer und Tiefer (Getty) (2:30)

  • Release Date: December 7, 2018

    Label: PENTATONE Oxingale Series (PTC: 5186731)

    Artist:
    Lisa Delan, Frederica von Stade, Matt Haimovitz, Jeremy Irons, Zheng Cao, Caterina Lichtenberg, Mike Marshall, Michael Morgan, Daniel Taylor, Sanford Sylvan

    Composers: Story by Cornelia Funke. Music by Luna Pearl Woolf, with new and traditiona songs composed and arranged by Gordon Getty, Jake Heggie, Engelbert Humperdink, Lennon-McCartney, David Sanford, Lewis Spratlan and Luna Pearl Woolf.

    PRODUCTION TEAM
    Recorded July 27 – August 1, 2011 at Skywalker Sound, a Lucasfilm, Ltd., company, Marin County, CA.
    Producer David Frost
    Recording engineer Jean-Marie Geijsen
    Assistant engineer Dann Thompson

    September 17, 2011 at Opus Studios, Berkeley, CA
    Recording engineer David Luke

    October 26 – 27, 2011 at Piccolo Studios, Montreal, Quebec
    Recording engineer Richard King
    Assistant engineer Manuel Marie

    August 29, 2012 at Sync Sound, New York, NY, & Mayflower Studios in London, England
    Recording engineers John Bowen & Jonathan Rimas

    Editing David Frost
    Mixing & mastering Richard King

    Visual storytelling Mirada
    Graphic design Joost de Boo
    Product management Kasper van Kooten

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