Kingdom Of Heaven by director 'Sir' Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Blade Runner and Alien among others) is a historical drama / war film about the battle for Jerusalem between crusaders and Saracen armies led by Saladin around the year 1187. The music was composed by the relatively unknown Harry Gregson-Williams compared to genre specialist Hans Zimmer. In his music he incorporated European-Christian
… (choral singing, lute and hurdy gurdy) as well as numerous Arab, North African and Anatolian influences, the latter mostly performed by the renowned Turkish group Kardes Türküler. And for when there is a need to fight, The London Session Orchestra provides the necessary bombastic orchestral work. Natascha Atlas sings the theme. (IV)more
