Danish Musician Henrik Hytteballe is inspired by Norway’s Northern Lights!

When you visit Norway’s magical My Northern Lights microsite, you are greeted by an eerie yet beautiful and uplifting soundtrack. It is the music of contemporary Danish musician Henrik Hytteballe.

The track, included in Henrik’s 2006 album ‘haiku’,was inspiredby his experiences of seeing the Aurora Borealis in Norway while on holiday:
“I have been skiing in Norway six times. During four of those times, I stayed in a cottage with friends and family at Fåvang, Ringebu, north of Lillehammer in Oppland. Just outside the door is the most wonderful nature covered in thick white snow.
“When the nights were clear, we went out looking at the amazing starry sky and twice I have had the luck to experience the fantastic Northern Lights. It is absolutely breathtaking and amazing.
“I have seen lots of great photos of this phenomenon since, but a picture cannot describe the greatness of this natural light.

“Being a musician and composer, I am really inspired by nature and personal experiences, and I wanted to describe the Northern Lights in music to give an impression of the grandeur and the formlessness. It is not an easy task as the phenomenon is so different from anything else, I have seen.

“I ended up with a piece, Northern Lights that is both pastoral and fluttering, hoping to give an idea of how wonderful it is to watch this fantastic natural light.”

Henrik Hytteballe/haiku
www.haikumusic.dk