Film

Björk: Voltaïc

2009 · 1h 32m · Music

IMDb

8.8

Leave it to Björk to make a concert release that can be treated as part of her regular body of work rather than a side note. While Björk fans have occasionally complained about the amount of repackaging of her albums, Voltaic reaffirms just how important the live aspect is to her music, and provides a couple of different perspectives on it as well. Volta sparked a particularly inspired and lavish tour that, arguably, ended up being bigger than the actual album was, but tapped into the most dramatic, primal, and elegant aspects of Björk's art overall. It's fitting, then, that the chronicles of the Volta tour are just as thoughtfully crafted as the shows were.

Björk

Self

Mark Bell

Beats, electronics (self)

Aðalheiður Þorsteinsdóttir

Choir, Alto Vocals (self)

Guðrún Finnbjarnardóttir

Choir, Alto Vocals (self)

Sólveig Samúelsdóttir

Choir, Alto Vocals (self)

Hugi Jónsson

Choir, Bass Vocals (self)

Brynja Guðmundsdóttir

Choir, Soprano Vocals (self)

Inga Harðardóttir

Choir, Soprano Vocals (self)

Margrét Sigurðardóttir

Choir, Soprano Vocals (self)

Guðmundur Vignir Karlsson

Choir, Tenor Vocals

Þorbjörn Sigurðsson

Choir, Tenor Vocals (self)

Chris Corsano

Drums, Percussion (self)

Bergún Snæbjörnsdóttir

French Horn (self)

Særún Ósk Pálmadóttir

French Horn (self)

Jónas Sen

Piano, Harpsichord, Organ (self)

Sigrún Jónsdóttir

Trombone (self)

• Russell ThomasDirector
• BjörkDirector
• Andy DerbyshireProducer

Release date

June 30, 2009

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Music