The stunning music from our new series Our Planet II is available to stream – you can listen to the 36-track album by Jasha Klebe and Thomas Farnon on digital platforms here.
The score was composed over 6 months, and features over 200 musicians, 300+ different instruments, and 45 singers from across the world.
“It was clear from the very first images that ‘Our Planet II’ would be a fresh and bold new perspective for a nature documentary series. With a show focused on extraordinary migrations and animal movement, we set out to create a propulsive score that felt emotionally electrifying and portrayed the epic grandeur of a world on the move,” says Klebe and Farnon.
They continue, “Inspired to capture the visceral feeling of movement, we crafted colorful soundscapes influenced by the animals’ motions. Deep synth and percussive rhythms captured the thundering vibrations of herds of Pronghorn; airy overblown woodwinds and fluttering palm fronds were synced with the flapping of migrating cranes; sliding strings and ricocheting jawharps mimicked billions of locusts; and a five note, rippling motif was threaded across the series, to provide a constant moving, breathing, tapestry.
Uniquely, ‘Our Planet II’ never shies away from the impact of humans on the natural world through the imagery of cities, highways, and plastic waste. To encapsulate this, we used solo vocals and choir prominently throughout the score. This ranged from the lyrical melody of the opening titles (featuring the artist Empara Mi) to low booming grunting vocals for Buffalos, and to breathy, undulating textures for Grey Whales. All of which, is woven amongst the leading voice that is Sir David Attenborough.”
Our Planet II (Soundtrack From the Netflix Documentary Series)
Track-listing
- World On The Move
- Cape Buffalo
- Our Planet
- Desert Locust
- Murrelet Chick
- Laysan Albatross
- Turtle Hatching
- Olive Ridley
- Tiger Shark vs Albatross
- Honey Bee
- Humpback Whale
- Patagonia Puma
- Puma’s Journey
- Tawaki Penguin
- Jungle Shuffle
- Sockeye Salmon
- Red Crabs
- Pronghorn
- Highways
- Elephant Seals
- Walrus
- Arctic
- Snow Geese
- Gentoo Penguins
- Leopard Seals vs Penguin
- Cranes
- Lions
- Mara River
- City Elephants
- Arctic Hunt
- Polar Bear Cubs
- Lynx
- Grey Whale
- Army Ants
- Whale Migration
- A Changing Planet