In Iceland the weather can change very quickly and can go from beautiful sunshine to a rainstorm and back again in a matter of minutes. There is a saying in Iceland, ‘If you don’t like the weather, just wait five minutes!’ and I feel I fully understand that now.
There’s a Storm Coming In – Instrumental Ambient Music Video, featuring the beautiful landscapes of Iceland.
Written, performed & produced by Stephen Caulfield. Taken from the album, To the Lighthouse. Available here:
Video directed and edited by Stephen Caulfield. All footage filmed on my phone in the beautiful country of Iceland. I hope you enjoy the Icelandic scenery and nature.
Specific locations featured:
- 00:00 – Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, South East Iceland – September 2017
- 00:17 – WWII US Navy LCM Shipwreck, Mjóifjörður, East Fjords, Iceland – September 2017
- 00:26 – Fjarðarheiði Mountain Pass, East Fjords, Iceland – September 2017
- 00:33 – Búðir, Snæfellsnes, West Iceland – September 2015
- 00:44 – Garðar BA 64 Shipwreck, Sauðlauksdalur, Westfjords, North West Iceland – September 2017
- 00:54 – Bjarnalón, Þjórsárdalur, South Iceland – September 2015
- 01:05 – Gaukshöfði, Þjórsárdalur, South Iceland – September 2015
- 01:15 – Súðavík, Álftafjörður, Westfjords, North West Iceland – September 2017
- 01:20 – Þingvellir National Park, Bláskógabyggð, South West Iceland – September 2015
- 01:30 – nr Hrafnseyri, Arnarfjörður, Westfjords, North West Iceland – September 2017
- 01:33 – Klifbrekkufossar, Mjóifjörður, East Fjords, Iceland – September 2017
- 01:39 – Hotel Rangá, Hella, South Iceland – October 2014
- 01:55 – Súðavík, Álftafjörður, Westfjords, North West Iceland – September 2017
- 02:07 – Faxi (Vatnsleysufoss), nr Reykholt, South Iceland – November 2016
Primary instrumentation used to create the music:
- Spitfire Audio Albion V
- Cinesamples Abbey Road Pianos
- Various field recordings made in Iceland
The following artists and labels were of particular inspiration when making To the Lighthouse:
Brian Eno, The Beatles, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ólafur Arnalds, Sigur Rós, Jónsi & Alex Somers, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Stars of the Lid, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Björk, Anne Dudley, Nils Frahm, Max Richter, Kiasmos, The 1975, Erased Tapes, Dirty Hit, Bella Union, One Little Indian, Deutsche Grammophon
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