This will be the Blu-ray cover, if the crowdfunding is successfull

Norske Filmklassikere (Norwegian Film Classics) is a project started in 2023 that aims to release Norwegian movies on Blu-ray through crowdfunding.

The latest movie to be added to the project is Ti Kniver i Hjertet [Cross My Heart And Hope To Die] from 1994, which features an original score by Magne Furuholmen and Kjetil Bjerkestrand.

The music by Furuholmen/Bjerkestrand received much praise when the movie premiered and was also released on CD. The main theme was later re-used by a-ha in the song “What There Is” on the Foot of the Mountain album.

If Ti Kniver i Hjertet reaches the target sum of 60 000 kr (or 241 pre-ordered copies) before 16 January 2025, the Blu-ray will go into production. So far all the movies introduced in the project have been successfully funded, more than 60 of them in total.

Ti Kniver i Hjertet, directed by Marius Holst, has previously been released on VHS in 1994 and on DVD in 2006. Among the bonus material on the DVD was a 35-minute interview with Magne about the film music. The Blu-ray discs in the Norske Filmklassikere series do not feature any bonus material, but can offer highly improved picture and sound quality, sourced from the best available master copies and supervised by the National Library of Norway.

The Blu-ray can now be pre-ordered from Platekompaniet, but be aware they will only ship within Norway.

Update 5/1: The Blu-ray has now been successfully crowdfunded and will be available sometime in the spring. It will apparently include both English and Norwegian subtitles.