Today we listen to Julia Holter’s track “Vinny’s Triumph.” The composer has scored Ben Younger‘s (Boiler Room, Prime) upcoming movie Bleed For This, a biographical film about former world champion boxer Vinny Paz. Younger first became acquainted with Holter several years back, and he explains:
“The first time I heard Julia Holter’s voice was in a rental car driving on La Brea listening to Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW. It was one of those moments when you know you will love a song three notes in. You just know. I ran straight back to my friend’s house where I was staying, downloaded the album, hit the repeat button and wrote all morning while that song played.
Two years later I asked Julia to come work with me on Bleed For This. She had never scored a film before but her emotional acuity and musical genius allowed for a seamless transition. Julia does not score by the numbers. To be reductive in the interest of space, the woman is highly unconventional. And while she hits all the emotional beats in a scene, if you listen to the music without picture you may wonder what the fuck is happening. Mate it to picture, however, and it becomes revelatory. I LOVE this. I am a big proponent of giving people jobs that are completely outside of their wheelhouse. The results can be dramatic, as they are here”.
Today we listen to “Vinny’s Triumph“, the film’s rousing coda. Holter’s skill at evoking mood comes thru with simmering strings and evocative piano, but it’s the track’s rousing sax solo that leaves the strongest emotional impact. Look for the soundtrack to also feature three songs from the musician Willis Earl Beal. Younger says of the intriguing artist,
“A true talent, he struggles and squirms and explodes in his artistry. The man’s true-life struggles are spoken neither in parable nor allegory. You hear them quite clearly in his music, the result being some of the most honest, raw blues since the likes of Robert Johnson and Junior Kimbrough. I am moved by his voice and his struggle and they have both lent much emotion to my film”.
Look for the film Bleed For This to come out November 18th in the US. In addition, the soundtrack for the record will be released digitally that day via Milan Records, with physical copies coming out November 25th.
