{"id":4000,"date":"2026-07-12T02:57:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T21:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4000"},"modified":"2026-07-12T02:57:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T21:57:36","slug":"tomora-on-soundtracking-world-cup-tv-coverage-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4000","title":{"rendered":"TOMORA on soundtracking World Cup TV coverage ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/tomora\">TOMORA<\/a> have spoken to <em>NME<\/em> about soundtracking the TV coverage of the World Cup in the UK, just as their native countries of England and Norway go head to head tonight (Saturday July 11).<\/p>\n<p>The duo made up of Norwegian art-pop phenomenon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/aurora\">Aurora<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-chemical-brothers\">The Chemical Brothers<\/a>\u2018 legend Tom Rowland have two songs from their acclaimed 2026 debut album \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/tomora-come-closer-review-chemical-brothers-tom-rowlands-aurora-3940648\">Come Closer<\/a>\u2018, with UK football fans likely to have heard the ear-worm single \u2018Somewhere Else\u2019 over the top of the BBC\u2019s main theme for the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe both liked the idea of this place called \u2018Somewhere Else\u2019,\u201d the pair told <em>NME<\/em> about the song. \u201cWe always pictured it written on a mysterious door that you could open and end up somewhere beautiful. Maybe just the place you need. We hear birds from inside this door, we put them in the song. It\u2019s lovely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FIFA World Cup 2026 - Let&amp;apos;s Make It Iconic | Official Trailer - BBC\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ff2k22F4qNM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TOMORA - IN A MINUTE\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jmd6pkEgV6c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, \u2018In A Minute\u2019 has also been used across a lot of ITV\u2019s promotional coverage of the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese voices are quite eager, the voices constantly singing during the whole song,\u201d the band told us of the track. \u201cWe don\u2019t want you to forget about them. Somehow they are important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s because of them and after they disappear that you get to where you need to be. In a minute you\u2019ll see the sun, this is important to remember too.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaplFG9CJB6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZdHUq-IqXW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Asked why they thought these songs in particular had been used for the occasion, the duo said they were \u201cdelighted\u201d as they \u201clove football and the way it celebrates and unites people, like music\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to see all everyone so emotive, and expressive with their emotions,\u201d they continued. \u201cThis makes us happy. We also send special love to all the people from the Ivory Coast that could not get the chance to travel to see their teams play. Football should be available for everyone!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TOMORA: Aurora and Tom Rowlands on their epic debut &amp;apos;Come Closer&amp;apos; and the importance of connection\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5MUQqGL2inA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But how will their own unity be tested tonight when the time comes Aurora\u2019s Norway to take on Rowlands\u2019 England in the knock-out game taking place in Miami?<\/p>\n<p>Aurora said she believed that \u201cNorway has won the hearts of the people, and I also think Norway will do very good this year, we are an underdog that you should fear!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rowlands said he thought that England\u2019s chances of making it through to the final were \u201cextremely high\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the duo\u2019s own personal favourite football anthems, Aurora replied \u2013 without Tom\u2019s knowledge \u2013 pointing to their now iconic viral celebration: \u201cI think Norway\u2019s \u2018RO! RO! RO!&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Norway vs Brazil | Erling Haaland World Cup Vlog\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FhXZ62GERi8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Come Closer\u2019 by Tomora is out now. 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