HANNAH PEEL - UNDERLAND (Official Soundtrack) HANNAH PEEL

Hannah Peel’s Underland draws a glorious and vivid electronic map
of the ground below, and what comes buried beneath that ground.
Melodies that feel like they’ve been lifted directly from the soil merge
with rhythm tracks that could be insects burrowing caves through
the undergrowth, and gorgeous ambient echoes intertwined with
spectral voices… these elements in Hannah’s hands are the true
sound of the underground.

Hannah’s album is the soundtrack to the new Underland film
directed by Rob Petit, a cinematic documentary that draws
inspiration from Robert Macfarlane’s 2019 book of the same name.

Hannah Peel on Underland:
“I had read Robert’s book back in 2019, and even included some
words from it for my 2022 album ‘The Unfolding’. The chance to
actually compose for the book's film in return though, beautiful
synchronicity! Scoring for these astronauts of the underworld, those
sacred ancient cave systems, the mysteries of the universe’s
secrets, exploring what would they actually sound like? Those
haunting descents that remind us of our planet’s past and future,
asking us to look deep into our ancestors' stories and evaluate
where we will go next, made it a profound film to work on. I used
ancient Mayan Pod Trumpets and an iron age horn called a Carnyx
mixed with baroque choir, string orchestra and synths to bring to life
a score that had to combine mythology, technology and possibility.”