Why Does Sigur Rós Music Sound Like That?

Sigur Rós, hailing from Reykjavík, Iceland, create emotionally resonant music that doesn't sound quite like anything else. How do they do this? As I explore in this video, amazing music isn't just in WHICH notes are played, but HOW they are played.

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Film Credits:
Crowe, Cameron, and Paula Wagner. Vanilla Sky. Paramount Pictures, 2001.

Music Credits:
Sigur Rós. "Ára bátur." Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust, Smekkleysa Records, 2008.
Sigur Rós. "Sæglópur." Takk..., Smekkleysa Records, 2005.
Sigur Rós. "Svefn-g-englar." Ágætis byrjun, Smekkleysa Records, 1999.
Sigur Rós. "Untitled #4." ( ), Smekkleysa Records, 2002.
Sigur Rós. "Viðrar vel til loftárása." Ágætis byrjun, Smekkleysa Records, 1999.

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