Valhalla/Production

==Development==
The project was originally developed by character animator's Jeffrey J. Varab and Jakob Stegelmann.Valhalla credits and production, British Film Institute, accessed 3 December 2012
They had previously established an animation-school in Copenhagen and trained most of the animators who would eventually work on the film. They managed to raise a small budget for the feature film adaptation before the project was eventually passed to production companies.
During production, the project ran into severe financial difficulties and was passed on between studios before being made by Swan Film.
In the final stages of production, the film's director Jeffrey J. Varab walked out of the project, due to disagreements with the new production management. On the final release version, Peter Madsen, who had drawn the comic books and been the film's art director, is credited as director, and Jeffrey J. Varab is credited as co-director.
At the time of its release, in October 1986 it was Denmark's most expensive film ever made, having cost around 40 million kroner. No Danish film has ever gone as much over budget since.
==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack was composed by Ron Goodwin and was performed by the Copenhagen Collegium Musicum orchestra. The soundtrack was released in 1987 and re-released in 1998 and has since been made available as digital purchase on several platforms.fennmusic, LXE709 The 45 minute soundtrack would be Goodwin's last film composition.Ron Goodwin filmography, The British Film Institute, accessed 3 December 2012
*01. Opening Title
*02. Thor's arrival
*03. Children's theme
*04. Thor's fishing tale
*05. Morning of the magic hammer
*06. Farewell theme
*07. Rainbow bridge
*08. At home with Thor and Sif
*09. Arrival of Loki and Quark
*10. The wrath of Thor
*11. The children in the forest
*12. Building the tree-house
*13. Whisteling theme
*14. Giant's theme
*15. Eating competition
*16. Drinking competition
*17. Thor lifting the cat
*18. Dancing with Elle
*19. Tjalfe and Thor
*20. Giant party
*21. Farewell to Quark
*22. Tjalfe gets his sword
*22. Finale
==Casting==
The Danish release version of the film features the voices of Dick Kaysø, Preben Kristensen, Laura Bro and Marie Ingerslev. The film was translated into other languages including English and German. During the production and animation stages, it was initially animated using an English language soundtrack featuring the voices of a primarily British cast. In the German dub, the late Sir Christopher Lee voiced Thor.
==References==
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