Heima

Heima (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhɛiːma]; at home) is a documentary film and double DVD set about the tour around Iceland in the summer of 2006 of the band Sigur Rós. During the tour the band played two big open-air concerts at Miklatún - Reykjavík (30 July) and Ásbyrgi (4 August), as well as small scale concerts at Ólafsvík (24 July), Ísafjörður (26 July), Djúpavík (27 July), Háls, Öxnadalur (28 July) and Seyðisfjörður (3 August). In addition, a protest concert against the Kárahnjúkar dam was performed at Snæfellsskála (3 August). The documentary also includes footage of an acoustic concert played for family and friends at Gamla Borg, a coffee shop in the small town Borg, on 22 April 2007.

Heima
Heima cover
Directed byDean DeBlois
Produced byJohn Best
Dean O'Connor
Finni Jóhansson
StarringJón Þór Birgisson
Georg Hólm
Kjartan Sveinsson
Orri Páll Dýrason
Hildur Ársælsdóttir
María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir
Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir
Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir
CinematographyAlan Calzatti
Release date
27 September 2007 (Iceland)
Running time
94 min.
CountryIceland
LanguageEnglish
Icelandic

The documentary premiered in Iceland at the Reykjavík International Film Festival opening day, 27 September 2007. Heima was released 5 November 2007 (4 December in North America) in two editions, one including atmospheric photos in a photobook documenting the tour. It has since then become a cult film.[1] In December 2007, American webzine Somewhere Cold voted Heima DVD of the Year on their 2007 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame.[2]

The DVD has sold 5,000 copies in Canada earning it a Gold Award under the Video Certifications.[3] And it was certified Platinum for 100,000 copies in America.[4]

On May 27, 2011 the band released an official HD-quality version of Heima on their website, available as digital download in QuickTime format.

Track listing

The first DVD contains the documentary, with optional audio commentary from the band's manager, while the second DVD features full-length versions of the songs.

DVD 1

  1. "Titles/Intro"
  2. "Glósóli"
  3. "Sé lest"
  4. "Ágætis byrjun"
  5. "Heysátan"
  6. "Olsen Olsen"
  7. "Von"
  8. "Gítardjamm"
  9. "Vaka"
  10. "Á ferð til Breiðafjarðar vorið 1922" (with Steindór Andersen)
  11. "Starálfur"
  12. "Hoppípolla"
  13. "Popplagið"
  14. "Samskeyti" (and Credits)

DVD 2

  1. "Glósóli" – 9:15
  2. "Memories of melodies"
  3. "Heysátan" – 5:05
  4. "Sé lest" – 11:26
  5. "Gítardjamm" – 5:29
  6. "Olsen Olsen" – 8:21
  7. "Popplagið" – 15:44
  8. "Á Húsafelli"
  9. "Surtshellir" – 3:32
  10. "Church" – 0:40
  11. "Museum"
  12. "Ágætis byrjun" – 6:55
  13. "Þorrablót"
  14. "Kvæðamannafélagið Iðunn"
  15. "Á ferð til Breiðafjarðar vorið 1922" (with Steindór Andersen) – 6:00
  16. "Vaka" (Snæfell) – 5:50
  17. "Dauðalagið" – 13:08
  18. "Hoppípolla"/"Með blóðnasir" – 7:12
  19. "Starálfur" – 5:39
  20. "Vaka" (Álafoss) – 5:21
  21. "Heima" – 3:30
  22. "Von" – 8:27
  23. "Samskeyti" – 5:19
  24. "Tour diary"
  25. "Credits"

References

  1. Eisinger, Dale W. (2011-12-07). "Sigur Rós Screens New Film in Brooklyn". NBC New York. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  2. Lamoreaux, Jason T. (December 30, 2007). "2007 Somewhere Cold Awards". Somewhere Cold. Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  3. Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
  4. https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=SIGUR+ROS&ti=HEIMA
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