The Juniper Tree - out October 2 via VIERNULVIER / Thrill Jockey

My new live soundtrack album The Juniper Tree will be released on October 2 via VIERNULVIER Records (original LP and CD release), with the digital release on Thrill Jockey.

This re-scoring project began when the Belgian cultural center VIERNULVIER commissioned me to compose and perform a new interpreted soundtrack for the 1990 film The Juniper Tree as part of their VIDEODROOM series in 2025.

Written and directed by the gone-too-soon filmmaker Nietzchka Keene (1952-2004), the film is loosely based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale of the same name and is also widely known as Björk's acclaimed acting debut.

All music written, performed, recorded and mixed by Midori Hirano
“Good Bye” was inspired by a traditional Icelandic folk melody sung in the film

Mastered and cut by Andreas [LUPO] Lubich at Loop-O Mastering

Artwork and drawings by Martha Verschaffel
Design by Jeroen Wille

Liner notes by Anna Bogutskaya

Label management by Wouter Vanhaelemeesch & Pieter Dudal

Published by Erased Tapes Music Publishing
Digital release in collaboration with Thrill Jockey Records

The album is available for the following formats:
Limited edition of LP, CD and Digital.

LP version includes a 12-page booklet with liner notes by writer Anna Bogutskaya and additional artwork by illustrator and graphic novelist Martha Verschaffel

Please find more details and order link on the label bandcamp (! ships from Belgium, EU !)

Digital version can also be purchased on Thrill Jockey website.