Who wasn’t blown away by the Battle: Los Angeles teaser trailer last Friday? It knocked us for six and most of all because of the eerie juxtaposition between imagery and music. That sad, electronic voice singing over scenes of destruction was highly unexpected and lead me to watching the trailer four times in a row.

Now we can reveal who wrote the song and you can watch the full six minute music video that accompanies it. The title is The Sun’s Gone Dim and the Sky Turned Black and performed by Icelandic musician Johann Johannsson from the 2006 album 1401: A User’s Manual. Bet this will be a bit of a breakout hit now, at least it’ll get the dude some recognition.

Whoever decided to use the track for the trailer deserves some plaudits. Jonathan Liebeman’s Battle: Los Angeles is released around the world from March 2011. I’m calling it ‘Apocalypse Wow’. If you haven’t seen the new international trailer check it out here and the excellent teaser here

Synopsis:

For years, there have been documented cases of UFO sightings around the world — Buenos Aires, Seoul, France, Germany, China. But in 2011, what were once just sightings will become a terrifying reality when Earth is attacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere watch the world’s great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. It’s up to a Marine staff sergeant (Aaron Eckhart) and his new platoon to draw a line in the sand as they take on an enemy unlike any they’ve ever encountered before.