Altan Urag - MONGOL MOVIE
Mongol Director Sergei Bodrov says “…Altan Urag’s music distinctive vocal rhythms lend a sense of otherworldly strength to several scenes … I just fell in love with them. They have an amazing energy.”
Mongol was released in 2008 and has been nominated for several awards including best foreign language film for the 2007 Academy Awards. Mongol swept the Nika awards (2008) with six awards, won Best Sound Design at the Golden Eagle Awards (Russia), the Best Foreign Language Film at the National Board of Review (USA) was nominated at the European Film Awards (2008) and Image Awards (2009). Altan Urag featured on the official soundtrack, and music was in collaboration with Finnish composer Tuomas Kantelinen. The recording of this soundtrack took place in St. Petersburg, Russia along with the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra.