Björk: Cornucopia

Björk: Cornucopia (2025)

A visually spectacular landscape of lush colours, futuristic screens and wild images of nature that comes alive with Björk's wondrous music, as she performs live alongside musicians and choirs of flutes and voices.

Date of release
2025-05-07
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Music, Documentary
Director
Ísold Uggadóttir

Casting

Interesting facts

Cornucopia is a 2025 documentary concert film by Björk based on the eponymous concert tour (2019–2023), which debuted as a residency at The Shed in New York City before traveling the world and concluding four years later. Conceived around songs from her ninth studio album Utopia (2017), the setlist also includes songs from Vulnicura (2015) and Fossora (2022).

Background

Following the release of Vulnicura in 2015, an album that delved into themes of heartbreak and emotional healing, written during and after the end of her relationship with American artist Matthew Barney, Björk recorded her ninth studio album Utopia, which was released in 2017. Björk likened the writing of Utopia to "paradise" as opposed to Vulnicura being like "hell".

On 12 November 2018, Björk announced Cornucopia, a new theatrical production premiering at The Shed. She described it as her "most elaborate stage concert yet, where the acoustic and digital will shake hands, encouraged by a bespoke team of collaborators". The band was the same as the Utopia tour, with the inclusion of Icelandic choir The Hamrahlid Choir.

In 2022, Björk released her tenth studio album, Fossora. While Utopia focused on airy, light themes, Fossora was rooted in more grounded, earthy sounds, influenced by her personal life and the pandemic's impact. In 2023, Björk resumed the Cornucopia tour in Perth, Australia, including songs from Fossora in the set list.

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