Complementing Sander’s visuals is a haunting score by composer Alice Boyd. Infusing mournful harmonies, ice ambient strings, and ethereal soundscapes, Boyd’s music serves a reflection of the Arctic’s vastness and its fragility.

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Boyd collaborates with label Biophonica to incorporate Arctic field recordings by renowned sound recordist and lifelong activist Martyn Stewart. Stewart has a personal connection to the Arctic Wildlife Refuge, having recorded there many times over his career. The recordings featured in the soundtrack were captured during a 14 day trip in 2005 to the Arctic Wildlife Refuge – from the coastal plane to brooks range.

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“It was an honor to weave Martyn’s Arctic field recordings into my soundtrack. In ten years’ time if the ice continues to disappear at this rate – these sounds will not exist anymore. The recordings act as a time capsule, grounding the music in the sonic richness of this ecosystem and the sobering reality of its future.”