To connect to Katla’s spirit, songwriter and composer Högni Egilsson took a deep dive into the volcano’s activity data with Iceland’s leading earthquake hazards coordinator, Kristin Jonsdottir. Voice of Katla turns seismic data into music – and Reykjavik into an eruption scene To promote the series, Reaktor Creative and Adventure Club set out to create a campaign that both honors the eerie atmosphere of the series and brings global audiences to its source: Icelandic nature and folklore. A year after the initial eruption of the subglacial volcano Katla, the few remaining inhabitants of the local community contend with the secrets emerging from the volcano’s crevasses. The catastrophic post-eruption scenario, laced with the natural pull we feel towards the supernatural, is what makes Netflix’s new series Katla so very intriguing to audiences everywhere.ĭirected by Baltasar Kormákur, one of Iceland’s most in-demand contemporary talents, Katla is set in the harrowingly beautiful scenery of Vík í Mýrdal, Iceland. What’s more, the volcano Katla is currently estimated to be 20 to 40 years overdue for an eruption – one that, scientists believe, will be inevitable and devastating. In 2010, for example, the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano grounded all European air travel for a week. When it comes to living harmoniously amongst active, unpredictable volcanoes, people in Iceland are used to constant uncertainty. The Voice of Katla, available on June 21st, is both a beautiful tribute to Icelandic nature and artistry – and a creative expression of the interplay between technology and art. Netflix partnered with Reaktor Creative and Adventure Club to market its first Icelandic Netflix Original, Katla – by turning the volcano’s activity data into music.
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