Christine Hals is a Norwegian-Swedish film composer and singer. She worked on Frozen's soundtrack, providing vocals for some of the score and also writing the track Heimr Àrnadalr.[1]
Early life[]
Ever since she was a young girl, Christine Hals sang to the goats in the Norwegian mountains using a high-pitched singing technique known as "kulning", a Scandinavian herd calling technique.[2]
Career[]
Christine Hals attended the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Sweden. After completing a master's degree in film scoring, she moved to Los Angeles, California and graduated from the University of Southern California under the mentorship of composer James Newton Howard.[2] When composer Christophe Beck was in search of Norwegian musicians for Frozen, music contractor Peter Rotter recommended her for the part.[3]
Filmography[]
- Frozen
References[]
- ↑ Frozen: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack, page 77.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Christine Hals | Scandinavian Film Composer and Vocalist. Retrieved on May 2, 2015.
- ↑ Hals, Christine. Christine Hals kulning in the Norwegian mountains. Retrieved on May 2, 2015.