Screenplay:
Werner HerzogCinematography:
Peter ZeitlingerComposer:
Ernst ReijsegerVOD (1)
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Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer (Into the Inferno) undertake a globe-trotting exploration of meteors that fell to Earth, both ancient and recent. If you don’t think that much about meteors, you have a whole universe to discover in Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds. Werner Herzog reunites with University of Cambridge professor Clive Oppenheimer, with whom he explored volcanoes for Into the Inferno. They travel the world hunting for meteors, revealing connections between science, history, and mythology. On camera, Oppenheimer interviews specialists with wonder and a dry wit, covering freak accidents, apocalyptic scenarios, and the mysteries of the cosmos. Herzog narrates in his distinct Bavarian accent (recognizable to fans of The Mandalorian). His phrasing remains unparalleled, even in his simple description of a Mexican beach resort “so godforsaken it makes you want to cry.” The film subverts stereotypes of scientists as socially awkward and predominantly male. The specialists talking to Oppenheimer are passionate and poetic. Many are women — from Mexico, India, South Korea, the US — with expertise spanning astronomy, cave archaeology, and NASA’s Planetary Defense. The film also dwells on ancient understandings of meteors in the traditions of Indigenous Australians, Mayan astronomers, and Papuan tribal elders. The film expands our imagination as we track wayward asteroids through high-powered telescopes or study space dust magnified 3,000 times. “It’s looking eternity in the eye,” says Jon Larsen, a Norwegian jazz musician obsessed with collecting micrometeorites. “This is the ashes of a previous generation of dying stars.” This film is an antidote for taking a wider view. Herzog and Oppenheimer seek nothing less than to find a connection between the solar system and your soul. (Toronto International Film Festival)
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Ernst Reijseger & Werner Herzog Film Scores
Label: Caldera Records
Year: 2021
Country: Germany
Format: CD
Length: 01:17:24
| 1. | CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS: "Shadow" - Harmen Fraanje | Ernst Reijseger | 09:20 |
| 2. | RESCUE DAWN: "Gretchen Am Spinnrade (Voice From Another World)" - Frank Van De Laar & Larissa Groeneveld | Ernst Reijseger | 06:07 |
| 3. | THE WHITE DIAMOND / SALT & FIRE: "A Una Rosa, Voche E' Notte Antica" - Alan 'Gunga' Purves & Tenore E Cuncordu De Orosei) | Ernst Reijseger | 10:19 |
| 4. | MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE: Still Life / Leaving Your Earthly Possessions | Ernst Reijseger | 07:18 |
| 5. | NOMAD, IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF BRUCE CHATWIN: "Brontosaurus" - Harmen Fraanje | Ernst Reijseger | 02:23 |
| 6. | Ombra | Ernst Reijseger | 05:18 |
| 7. | SALT & FIRE: Too Soon | Ernst Reijseger | 04:41 |
| 8. | MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE: "Rainey Season" - Alan 'Gunga' Purves & Luciano Biondini | Ernst Reijseger | 05:46 |
| 9. | FIREBALL: "Tungunska" - Massimo Roych, Gian Nicola Appeddu & Mario Siotto | Ernst Reijseger | 05:52 |
| 10. | FAMILY ROMANCE: "Muen Bwebwe" - Harmen Fraanje & Capella Cracoviensis | Ernst Reijseger | 01:46 |
| 11. | FIREBALL: "Ave Maria" - Tenore E Cuncordu De Orosei | Ernst Reijseger | 05:45 |
| 12. | MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE: Heaven On Earth | Ernst Reijseger | 04:43 |
| 13. | SALT & FIRE: "Landscape Of The Soul" - Luciano Biondini | Ernst Reijseger | 02:27 |
| 14. | BONUS TRACK: Interview With Werner Herzog | 05:39 |