I am beyond excited or the new animated Moomin Valley series, which is due to air over Easter. I have a love for the Moomins as many of you may know. I've discussed the Moomins multiple times before, when talking about the 80s stop motion animation, the recent vinyl soundtrack release and the exhibition at the Southbank Centre. What many people may not know is that my love for the Moomins is all pretty recent. When the Japanese animated show came out in the early 90s I was already too old for the show and was busy being edgy with the X Men cartoon. No, my love for the Moomins came in the mid 2000s with the release of the comics. Tove Jansson's comics were published in the 1950s in the Evening Standard and it was here that the characters became popular, however the collected volumes weren't released until 2006. As a comic collector I noticed the first 4 volumes on sale and decided to buy the set and it was here that the whimsical stories with heart and street philosophy entered my life. I fell in love with these hippo-like creatures that spouted aphorisms and enjoyed the simple things in life.
The new series will have a star studded album and will be released on CD, streaming platforms and on vinyl. I look forward to buying a vinyl album but which one? Now that’s a tough choice!
The track list is below:
‘I’M FAR AWAY’ (THEME SONG) BY MØ
‘STARLIGHT’ PERFORMED BY ALMA
‘SUMMER DAY’ PERFORMED BY TOM ODELL
‘BACK TO THE CAVE’ PERFORMED BY COLONEL SUNS
‘LOVE ME WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART’ PERFORMED BY DELILAH MONTAGU
‘HOME AGAIN’ PERFORMED BY FIRST AID KIT
‘THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE FOREST’ PERFORMED BY EMILIANA TORRINI AND THE COLORIST ORCHESTRA
‘HOME’ PERFORMED BY JOSEF SALVAT
‘ALL SMALL BEASTS SHOULD HAVE BOWS IN THEIR TAILS’ PERFORMED BY ELLINOORA
‘FREE SPIRIT’ PERFORMED BY JOSEF SALVAT
‘COUNTRY AIR’ PERFORMED BY SOAK
‘BY YOUR SIDE’ PERFORMED BY MELLAH
‘IN BLUE’ PERFORMED BY DECLAN MCKENNA
‘NORTHERN LIGHTS PERFORMED BY MØ
‘READY NOW’ PERFORMED BY DODIE
‘THE AUTHOR’ PERFORMED BY ROOSBERG