Emilíana Torrini

Wednesday night, darkness dwells outside and the days get shorter. But in my darkness i listen to Emilíana Torrini. I rediscovered her music the other day and i have been playing here albums nonstop.

Her new ambum – Me And Armini is growing on me, but still, Love in the time of science from 1999 remains my favorite. It was while watching the end titles of The Lord Of The Rings – The Two Towers that i heard her special voice. Gollum’s Song is magnificent, Leonard Rosenman soundtrack is perfect!

I decided to rip my Emilíana CD to my iTunes Library and i have been enjoying her silk soft innocent scandinaviani-sch voice since. Now playing Baby Blue from – Love in the time of science this is a brilliant track!

When i first hear this song i was thinking to myself that she is riding the Björk wave, postmodern angst alá Torrini but now i think she’s a true and recognized artist.

Emiliana Torrini – Love in the time of science, 1999

01. To Be Free
02. Wednesday’s Child – Written-By – Alan Griffiths , Roland Orzabal
03. Baby Blue, Drums – Percussion – Clive Deamer , Siggi Baldursson Written-By – Alan Griffiths , Roland Orzabal
04. Dead Things
05. Unemployed In Summertime
06. Easy
07. Fingertips Drums, Percussion – Siggi Baldursson
08. Telepathy Keyboards, Written- By – Johann G Johannsson
09. Tuna Fish Drums, Percussion – Siggi Baldursson
10. Summerbreeze Guitar, Written- By – Mark Abis
11. Sea People

Producer – Eg White , Emiliana Torrini Recorded By – Eg White.

Emilíana Torrini Davíðsdóttir was born May 16, 1977, is an Icelandic singer, best known for her 1999 album Love in the Time of Science and for performing “Gollum’s Song”, during the ending credits of Peter Jackson’s film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

Torrini grew up in Kópavogur, where, at the age of 7, she joined a choir as a soprano, until she went to opera school at the age of 15. In 1994, she became well-known in Iceland after winning the song competition of junior colleges in Iceland (Icelandic: Söngkeppni framhaldsskólanna), at the age of 17, singing “I Will Survive”. Her father is Italian and her mother Icelandic. She grew up with her parents in Iceland. Her father owns and operates a well-known Italian restaurant in Iceland, where she once worked as a waitress.