Reclaiming the Blade Information
Reclaiming the Blade is a documentary produced by Galatia Films on the topic of swords, focusing on cinematic choreography of swordsmanship.
Notable interviewees from the film industry include Viggo Mortensen, Karl Urban, Richard Taylor, Bob Anderson (fencing instructor to Errol Flynn). Interviewed as an expert on swordmaking was bladesmith Paul Champagne (died in April 2009).
Narration is by British actor John Rhys-Davies. The documentary was produced with the support of Peter Jackson, Weta Workshop, Skywalker Sound and the Royal Armouries. The soundtrack features both an original orchestral score by composers David James Nielsen and W. Robert Pearce and rock hits from the Doves, Yo La Tengo, The Dandy Warhols, and Juliana Hatfield.
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack was released by Lakeshore Records on November 23, 2009. The track listing is as follows:
- "LSD - DLS" - Toshak Highway, Adam Franklin
- "Birth and Death of the Day" - Explosions In The Sky
- "Cymru" - Daniel McNicoll
- "Unmasking Days of Sleep" - Aurah
- "LSD - Playground" - Toshak Highway, Adam Franklin
- "Wedding Bells" - Triskela
- "LSD - Baroque" - Toshak Highway, Adam Franklin
- "Reclaiming The Blade: Main Title" (Score) - David James Nielsen
- "Call to Arms" (Score) - David James Nielsen
- "Forged in Freedom" (Score) - David James Nielsen
- "Shadows of Antiquity" (Score) - David James Nielsen
- "Fire and Steel" (Score) - David James Nielsen
- "Thirteen Centuries Old" (Score) - David James Nielsen
- "Lost in Time" (Score) - David James Nielsen
- "Ex Tenebris Lux" (Score) - David James Nielsen
- "Becoming History" (Score) - David James Nielsen
- "Truth of the Sword" (Score) - David James Nielsen
See also
External links
- Official website
- Reclaiming the Blade at the Internet Movie Database
- Reclaiming the Blade at Allrovi
- Reclaiming the Blade at Rotten Tomatoes
Categories: English-language films | 2009 films | American documentary films | Documentary films about the film industry | Independent films
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