Music for the Weekend: ‘Canto 8’ by dälek, from the ‘Lilith’ Original Score.
At long last, I can give my readers a taste of the sonic world that Lilith is enveloped in. dälek have been hard at work doing the final mix on their original score for the film, and the results have been astounding. I’m really, really blown away by what these two guys have done. (p.s. listen to it with headphones or a system with good speakers and you’ll get the full effect, with all that incredible low-end bass).
The hunt.
This composition is from a sequence featuring a hunt, where our plucky protagonist Sarah Wilson is being gunned down by a mysterious man in a gas mask. I wanted the sounds to have a tribal feel to it, a primal breakdown of all that is civil into evil. As the hunt progresses, Sarah begins to use her ingenuity and fights back. It’s all in the film, but you can watch it in your head when you listen to this track. It’s an amazing progression of a serene calm that is systematically destroyed. Coupled with Faroukh Mistry’s amazing visuals, Chris Stangroom’s incredible sound design, and the unhinged performances of Julia Voth and Karl Toth, I’m incredibly proud of what we achieved with this sequence.
And hats off to dälek. My brothers from another mother have been on point since they laid down their first note. This is really really cool stuff, and a new definition of horror film music.
Also of note; MC dälek’s solo side project, iconaAclass, will dropping a new album and tour in the coming weeks. Check it out, it’s some classic hip-hop blasted through the visionary filter of dälek!
Have a great weekend!
