Quartet Records, in collaboration with MovieScore Media, presents a mammoth 3-CD special edition featuring Panu Aaltio’s acclaimed, award-winning music for the Tale trilogy.

This trio of Finnish nature documentaries chronicles the exciting wildlife of the North in three episodes: TALE OF A FOREST (2012). TALE OF A LAKE (2016) and TALE OF THE SLEEPING GIANTS (2021). Featuring breathtaking photography of the three main ecosystems, the Tale series was a surprise hit in Finnish cinemas and has built up a substantial following outside the country as well.

Each of the three scores won in the “Best Original Score for a Documentary” category at the International Film Music Critics Association Awards in their respective years. These hauntingly beautiful nature documentary soundtracks feature unique elements, such as the voice of Johanna Kurkela in TALE OF LAKE and the female ethno-quartet Tuuletar in TALE OF THE SLEEPING GIANTS.

The first two scores were released on CD by MovieScore Media but both have been out of print for years and are now very hard to find. In this new edition we present them remastered and expanded with some bonus tracks. SLEEPING GIANTS was previously released only in digital format; this premiere CD edition features the same content.

The lavishly designed package design includes illustrated liner notes by Dr. Gergely Hubai discussing the scores, based on an extensive discussion by Panu Aaltio himself.

DISC 1
1. The Tale of a Forest (2:47)
2. A New Beginning (3:46)
3. The Little Ones (2:08)
4. A Midsummer Treasure (1:44)
5. Snowfall (2:33)
6. The Woodland Spirit (4:35)
7. Spring Wonder (2:56)
8. Days Gone By (2:35)
9. Ant Kingdom (2:23)
10. Stone of the Snakes (1:58)
11. Home (2:50)
12. The Bird and the Squirrel (3:14)
13. Twig Traffic (2:30)
14. Raindrops (2:24)
15. Love, Care and Respect (6:24)
16. The World Tree (2:02)
17. Forsaken (1:58)
18. A Forest Adventure (2:35)

Bonus Tracks
19. The Woodland Spirit (Nature Symphony Version) (4:05)
20. A Forest Adventure (Nature Symphony Version) (3:27)

DISC 2
1. Ahitar (The Water Spirit) (3:36)
2. Spring Brook (1:55)
3. Tale of a Lake (2:16)
4. Hide and Seek (3:39)
5. First Morning (4:53)
6. Reunion (1:39)
7. A Family Divided (1:46)
8. Bug Ballet (2:33)
9. The Spawn (2:09)
10. Frog Wrestling (3:06)
11. Ancient Spirits (1:57)
12. Coming of the Fall (1:34)
13. Macro World (2:31)
14. Children (2:52)
15. The Gulls and the Eagle (2:11)
16. Brisk and Idle (2:06)
17. The Birds’ Farewell (2:21)
18. Under the Frozen Surface (3:14)
19. Life in the Depths (4:43)
20. Crab Guardians (3:37)
21. Seal Pup (5:48)
22. The Water Cycle (2:11)

Bonus Tracks
23. Ahitar: The Water Spirit (Nature Symphony Version) (3:37)
24. First Morning (Nature Symphony Version) (6:05)
25. A Family Divided (Nature Symphony Version) (1:44)
26. The Birds’ Farewell (Nature Symphony Version) (2:26)
27. The Water Cycle (Nature Symphony Version) (1:35)

DISC 3
1. The Message (7:14)
2. God of Wind (4:01)
3. Birth of a Reindeer (2:31)
4. Friends (1:54)
5. The Ice Breaks (2:46)
6. Crown Snow (5:41)
7. Battle of the Birds (2:58)
8. Stoat and the Owl (3:06)
9. Bird Island (3:50)
10. Wagtail and the Eaglet (2:24)
11. Muskoxen (2:29)
12. Jaybird and the Mole (2:39)
13. Ruff Revue (2:43)
14. Wolverines (1:58)
15. Fox Family (2:19)
16. Ants (1:43)
17. The Scary Vole (3:04)
18. Fall Colors (2:13)
19. Salmon Spawn (1:33)
20. The Giant Era (5:29)
21. Crow Syndicate (2:46)