For the first time and in limited supply of a thousand copies, the worldwide release of the mythical cult Soundtrack to the Norwegian Heaven And Hell 1969 Norwegian anti drug movie. Composed and arranged by Maestro Egil Monn-Iversen with an all-star cast of young talents on the Norwegian Jazz scene; Jan Garbarek, Terje Rypdal and Svein Christiansen. The Soundtrack features several upbeat groovy R&B numbers, Modal Jazz, freakout, downtempo blues and a fierce vocal theme opener sung by Inger Lise Rypdal. Musically placed somehwere between John Barry and Lalo Schifrin but with a Norwegian touch. Transfered straight from tapes, originally produced and engineered by Jan Erik Kongshaug.  Comes with Digital download slip,  Norwegian jacket and English insert.

10. Heaven and Hell - Instrumental (excerpt)

8. Østerdalsgate Blues (excerpt)

7. Meeting with Hash (excerpt)

6. Zatek's Theme 2 (excerpt)

5. The Vigeland Park (excerpt)

4. Club 13 (excerpt)

3. Zatek's Theme (excerpt)

2. Pythagoras (excerpt)

1. Heaven and Hell (excerpt)

“Sounding like the sophisticated Scandinavian elder brother of 3 Days Of The Condor or Roy Budd’s Diamonds, this previously-unreleased soundtrack is a fantastic slab of atmospheric funky jazz served Norwegian style!” Ed Griffiths (Blaxploitation.com)

Moving Music are proud to present next instalment in vintage Norwegian Soundtrack music. The youth movie “Operasjon Cobra” from 1978  is about a group of local terrorists trying to assassinate the US foreign minister on his visit Norway. The plans go wrong however as the plot is sabotaged by a group of youngsters living in Snarøya on the outskirts of Oslo. 
The variety of Pete Knutsen’s music is funky jazz with the occasional dramatic mood and hint of disco, to coincide with the popular music of the times. Soundtrack feature and all-star cast of top Norwegian session players from the late seventies: Knut Riisnæs, Henry Lysiak, Thor Andreassen and Terje Methi. Played with strong array of musicianship and impressive use of instrumentation: moog, percussion, strings, breakbeats makes it a joyful listen throughout.

Soundtrack has never been released before and has undergone a new multi-track remaster by Timmion Records Finland. Release is Limited to 500 copies worldwide!

Operation Cobra

Operasjon Cobra

Pete Knutsen Orchestra "OPERATION COBRA" Snippets - Norwegian Soundtrack 1978

“Charmingly lo-fi AOR-inflected 8-bit small group funky rock and post-punky disco-not-disco with open breaks and experimental electronics - an undiscovered gem!” Ed Griffiths (Blaxploitation.com)

Moving musis is out with it’s third Soundtrack release, the 1982 Norwegian cult feature “Carl Gustav, the Gang and the Parking Bandits” A teenage flick set in the outskirts of Bergen. A Band of black dressed greedy corporate thugs are converting all the playgrounds in the area to parking lots. This doesn’t fit well with the local youth, Carl Gustav and his friends finds all the clues, traces down the thugs and get their revenge at the castle finale. Well respected Norwegian director Ola Solum again hired Pete Knutsen (see also Operasjon Cobra MM02 ost) and his bandmates from Popol Ace for the job to make the score. And the result is a brilliant small group funky rock outfit with plenty of open breaks, quirky instrumentation and interludes. Songs from the film includes vocal tracks by famous Norwegian pop artist Jahn Teigen and the punk group Alle Tiders Duster.

Never before released and remastered from multitrack tapes by Timmion Finland, this score is long overdue but finally available for the first time! Comes with downloadcodes and limited to 500 copies!

Carl Gustav, Gjengen og Parkeringsbandittene

Pete Knutsen "Carl Gustav, the Gang and the Parking Bandits" Snippets Norwegian Soundtrack 1982

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