Music

• The score for this series was composed by Trevor Morris, a Canadian orchestral composer, music producer, and creator of electronic music.

• He is probably best known for creating the soundtracks for the television shows The Tudors, The Pillars of the Earth and The Borgias.

• He has recently been nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for his score for The Borgias and an Emmy for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or A Special (Original Dramatic Score) for his score for The Pillars of the Earth.

• The opening theme song is the track "If I Had A Heart", a song performed, written and produced by Swedish singer Fever Ray.

• It was released as the lead single from her debut self-titled album, Fever Ray (2009), marking Ray's debut single as a solo artist, after her work with previous band, The Knife.

About the series

• The HISTORY® original series Vikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel), a Viking warrior and farmer who yearns to explore—and raid—the distant shores across the ocean.

• His ambition puts him at odds with local chieftain Earl Haraldson (Gabriel Byrne), who insists on sending his raiders to the impoverished East rather than the uncharted West.

• When Ragnar teams up with his boat builder friend Floki (Gustaf Skarsgard) to craft a new generation of intrepid ships capable of conquering the rough northern seas, the stage is set for conflict.

• But for all its warfare and bloodshed, Vikings is also a story of family and brotherhood, capturing the love and affection between Ragnar and his wife, Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick), a respected warrior in her own right.

• It is the tale of Ragnar’s brother Rollo (Clive Standen), a fierce fighter who simmers with jealously; of Earl Haraldson’s wife Siggy (Jessalyn Gilsig), a dutiful beauty who may be less than loyal; and of the monk Athelstan (George Blagden), whose Christian morals clash with the Vikings’ pagan society.

• As ambition and innovation rattle a civilization, these characters will be put to the test—and their way of life will never be the same again.

• Vikings was created and written by Michael Hirst (Elizabeth, The Tudors).