Theodor Bastard have been composing electronic/folk/ambient songs and music for 15 years. Our band has written the soundtracks for indie games among which «Life is Feudal: MMO» and «Pathologic 2» are the most popular. We have also worked on the music for the film «Secrets of Ourselves» and for famous Russian TV-series «Zuleikha»
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Theodor Bastard
Theodor Bastard have been composing electronic/folk/ambient songs and music for 15 years. Our band has written the soundtracks for indie games among which «Life is Feudal: MMO» and «Pathologic 2» are the most popular. We have also worked on the music for the film «Secrets of Ourselves» and for famous Russian TV-series «Zuleikha»
Soundtrack for the game Pathologic 2
In 2017 Theodor Bastard released the soundtrack album "Utopia" for the dark horror video game «Pathologic 2» - the remake of the game «Pathologic» by the studio Ice-Pick Lodge. The album is dedicated to the mystery of the childhood, to the childhood as the temple of forever young soul. The spirit of the album is very close to the atmosphere of the game - a dark adventure in the bizarre world somewhere in a parallel Universe
Music for the game Life is Feudal: MMO
Our songs written for the game`s trailer («Life is Feudal: MMO»). This song is composed in medieval European manner
The teaser of this game
The compilation of our selected songs composed for games
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In 2018 Theodor Bastard has received two prestigious Russian music awards: "Golden Gargoyle" as the best band in the World Music genre in Russia, and "Russian World Music Awards" for the contribution to the development of ethno-music.
Our collection of movie soundtracks with a more electronic sound
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Short film about the album «Vetvi»
In this short film you can see how musicians Theodore Bastard work with unusual instruments (Kangling, Tibetan horn, jouhikko, morin khuur and chamber choir) in the studio
Our songs
SHORTLY ABOUT US
Theodor Bastard have extensive experience in musical sphere, the band possess our own studio and lots of ethnic instruments brought from different countries. Theodor Bastard compose live music with the elements of choral singing and drums, wind instruments (such as horns, dungchen, kangling, etc.), string instruments (kantele, morin khuur, jouhikko, nyckelharpa, Vielle) and classical instruments (cellos, violins, etc)
Theodor Bastard are also very flexible when they work in such a genre as electronic ambient, using electronic and analog synthesis
We live in the north of Russia in Karelia. Karelia has a difficult fate. This is a harsh northern region with unpredictable nature, with spruce and pine forests. Bears are found here. Moose and hare come straight to my house. In Karelia there are beautiful cliffs and clear lakes with fresh water. There are our places of power, the places where stones and winds are talking to us. Singing for us a songs of the northern harsh nature
Fedor Svolotch
Theodor Bastard leader
Theodor Bastard band consists of 6 musicians, turning their performances and recordings into a dark magic act that sends the audience to Northern musical tradition, to Karelian and to Russian folk.
The musicians use a lot of electronic devices and ethnic instruments - jouhikko, kantele, vargan, davuls and even such improbable instrumental combinations as nyckelharpa, morin khuur and gusli. The musicians also use their own hand-made instruments from stones and roots of Karelian birch.
On the band's recordings, you can also hear ritual winds such as the kangling - a horn made of human bone. And all this mystical diversity is crowned by the beautiful voice of Yana Veva, which can be compared with the sad voice of Undine - boundless, endless, filled with the lightest air
Contact us:
If you might be interested in collaborating with our band, please, don`t hesitate to contact here E-mail: music@theodorbastard.com