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Sven Libaek was born in Norway in 1938, and trained early as both a musician and an actor. He first achieved international recognition with his role in the Louis deRochemont film Windjammer where he was able to combine his love for music and acting with his appearance as a soloist with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops. Libaek first came to Australia in 1960 as a member of the band, The Windjammers, which toured in both the USA and Australia to promote the film. Shortly after the group broke up, Libaek and his wife returned to Australia to live.
Libaek has scored many films & TV series, including Nature Walkabout, Boney, Inner Space, Big Country, The World Around Us, Joe Wilson, and The Settlement, as well as dozens of documentaries and industrial films. He worked with Maurice Jarre as musical coordinator and orchestrator for Peter Weir’s film The Year of Living Dangerously and also hosted his own TV show on ABC called All about Music. The 2004 Wes Anderson film, Life Aquatic, featured five of Libaek’s compositions as part of its score.
Libaek lived and worked in Los Angeles from 1977 to 1994 where he orchestrated more than 300 popular songs for US radio stations and artists including Lionel Ritchie and Neil Diamond, and was engaged by Hanna-Barbera in Hollywood to score the music to ten two-hour animated TV movie specials.
During his career, Libaek has had more than 30 record albums released. He has composed serious concert works for instruments including the piano, classical guitar, flute and clarinet.
Libaek has scored many films & TV series, including Nature Walkabout, Boney, Inner Space, Big Country, The World Around Us, Joe Wilson, and The Settlement, as well as dozens of documentaries and industrial films. He worked with Maurice Jarre as musical coordinator and orchestrator for Peter Weir’s film The Year of Living Dangerously and also hosted his own TV show on ABC called All about Music. The 2004 Wes Anderson film, Life Aquatic, featured five of Libaek’s compositions as part of its score.
Libaek lived and worked in Los Angeles from 1977 to 1994 where he orchestrated more than 300 popular songs for US radio stations and artists including Lionel Ritchie and Neil Diamond, and was engaged by Hanna-Barbera in Hollywood to score the music to ten two-hour animated TV movie specials.
During his career, Libaek has had more than 30 record albums released. He has composed serious concert works for instruments including the piano, classical guitar, flute and clarinet.
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radulescu wrote:
Solar Flares is a masterpiece.
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Co2Underground wrote:
Solar flares is a class album!
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NicDowse wrote:
didn't realise there was an australian connection. i get it now. he scored the soundtrack to my teevee childhood.
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harajukudude wrote:
a group for people who love to discover great bands that none of your friends know about ! http://www.last.fm/group/Esoteric+Freaks
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dropouttunein wrote:
Hey Guys, If you like this band, You will like my band.. experimental/post rock/ambient/indie FREE DOWNLOADS ON ALL SONGS http://www.last.fm/music/Tran+Qual
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ikabupini wrote:
his music always makes me feel like im lying on the top of the cloud...
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oceanside_elk wrote:
Sven always gets the same reaction from people every time I put him on in the car. "ahh, this is perfect."
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TheLiquidAudio wrote:
music for fuckin eels
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messo wrote:
Here's a video of Sven Libaek himself conducting Sutherland Shire Symphony Community Orchestra: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrhccKlzEAA
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brettspussycat wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VltQ3SRmMcs made a video, used shark attack theme. school project.
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Jim_Lithium wrote:
Sven makes such amazing music.
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messo wrote:
Elusive no more: http://votarydisk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=27
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analogonz wrote:
that actual album is elusive man, just like jaguar shark.
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analogonz wrote:
progressive rock?!
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Babs_05 wrote:
Group - Chiller Cabinet
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analogonz wrote:
TRUE.
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Ramez05 wrote:
brilliant composer. people should really listen to his other work
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two new releases
13 May 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/svenlibaek
Wow, sorry it's been awhile. Finally though there's two new Sven Libaek releases available - and they're both absolute classics. The awesome folks over at Vadim have reissued 1974's Solar Flares on cd. …
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