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Mongol Movie
Mongol Director Sergei Bodrov says “…Altan Urag’s music distinctive vocal rhythms lend a sense of otherworldly strength to several scenes … I just fell in love with them. They have an amazing energy.”
Mongol was released in 2008 and has been nominated for several awards including best foreign language film for the 2007 Academy Awards. Mongol swept the Nika awards (2008) with six awards, won Best Sound Design at the Golden Eagle Awards (Russia), the Best Foreign Language Film at the National Board of Review (USA) was nominated at the European Film Awards (2008) and Image Awards (2009). Altan Urag featured on the official soundtrack, and music was in collaboration with Finnish composer Tuomas Kantelinen. The recording of this soundtrack took place in St. Petersburg, Russia along with the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
Marco Polo S01E09 Ending song - Altan Urag - Dawn
MONGOLIAN MELODY
Morin Khuur ensemble’s performances took place in many prestige performing venues such as: Mariinsky Concert Hall , State Academic Capella /Saint Petersburg, Russia/ National Centre for the Performing Arts / Beijing, China / Osaka Symphony Hall / Osaka, Japan …
AGULA PROJECT AT EMMY AWARDS
In 2014, Arga Bileg collaborated Switzerland’s Heiri Känzig quintet, and recorded collaborative album, AGULA, was released in 2016, and they toured together in major cities of Switzerland. AGULA was nominated for the Best New Age Album at the Grammy Awards 2016.
Mongolian Horse Song
Intangible Heritage
The undulating melody of Urtiin Duu (long song), the resonant sound of Morin Khuur (horsehead fiddle) and the unparalleled singing of Khoomei (throat singing) are regarded as three artistic treasures of the Mongolian nomads which best manifested the unique living environment and ethnic spirit. These three forms of ethnic art have also been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity..