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Tindersticks kündigen soeben den Original-Soundtrack zu Claire Denis' neuen Film "Stars at Noon" an, der am 14. Oktober über A24 veröffentlicht wird. Mit der Ankündigung veröffentlichen Tindersticks den hinreißenden Titelsong "Stars at Noon" sowie ein offizielles Video, das direkt aus dem Film stammt und in dem unter anderen Margaret Qually ("The Maid", "Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood") und Joe Alwyn ("Conversations with Friends") mitspielen.
Stuart Staples, Frontmann der Tindersticks, sagt über “Stars at Noon”:
I stood in CDG, terminal 2, talking to Claire on the cell phone. She was preparing to leave for Panama to start filming ‘Stars at Noon'.'‘And of course I need the song for the dance scene for the shoot,’ she said.‘What dance scene? Is it in the script?’ I replied. ‘It's in the new version of the script.’‘Ah, do I have the new version?..’The line faded and I was left considering this, something that I expected to hit me in the months ahead but was suddenly all over me.’ Stars at Noon’ had been in Claire's thoughts for a long time, maybe even 10 years. We have had many conversations, I had a strong feeling for it and half a song somewhere in my mind.I remembered the percussionist David Pattman, he played the bongos on the ‘Trouble Every Day’ score 20 years before. He was happy to hear from me and we quickly arranged a recording session with Dan McKinna on double bass and Ross Stanley on Hammond organ. We had a blast those days, taking the ideas apart, putting them back together in many different forms. At the centre was the song ’Stars at Noon’ -I was pushing it to be slower and slower, until it only just grooved, just on the cusp. Finding that tempo was key for me and the final version was recorded live in one take. Julian Seigel arrived later and played the beautiful tenor sax line. I sent a rough mix to Claire in Panama, they were having production problems and she said the song cheered them all up - I heard all the crew singing along in the background. “The Englishman is dancing with the American woman and he realizes it’s too much and apologizes to her,” explains Claire Denis.“ He can make love to her in a motel room because he’s paying her —but to dance with her is something else. Their love affair shifts into something very real.
Stars at Noon tracklist:
1) Introduction
2) Opening
3) Taxi Across Town
4) Hotel Bar
5) Dawn Walk Home
6) Los Periquitos
7) The Mercado8) Motel Rain
9) The Costa Rican
10) Stars at Noon
11) Blood Hands
12) Burning Car
13) The Consultant
14) Blood Hands (version)
15) Apache
16) The Bridge
17) The Crossing
18) The Costa Rican (reprise)
19) Stars at Noon (instrumental)
"Stars At Noon" ist ein romantischer Thriller unter der Regie von Claire Denis, basierend auf dem 1986 erschienenen Roman "The Stars at Noon" von Denis Johnson, mit Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, Danny Ramirez, Benny Safdie und John C. Reilly. Der Film wurde für den Wettbewerb um die Goldene Palme bei den Filmfestspielen von Cannes 2022 ausgewählt und ausgezeichnet.
Seit ihrem Spielfilm "Nénette und Boni" (1996) hat Denis in irgendeiner Form mit Stuart Staples von den Tindersticks an der unverwechselbaren Musik in ihren Filmen gearbeitet. Sei es durch konventionelle Vertonung oder durch eigens für bestimmte Szenen geschriebene Stücke. Dazu gehören der bedrohliche Titelsong für den Horror-Thriller "Trouble Every Day" (2001) und das schwermütige "Put Your Love in Me" für den Neo-Noir-Film "Bastards" (2013).
Für "Stars at Noon" schickte Denis Staples das Drehbuch, gefolgt von dem Roman von Denis Johnson. “Stuart’s first reaction to the material is always important to me,” erklärt Denis. “As a musician, and the artist he is, he gives me advance knowledge about the story, like he’s one step ahead of me at all times.” Staples schrieb den Song "Stars at Noon" im Urlaub und schickte ihn Denis per E-Mail, während sie sich in der Vorproduktion des Films befand. Denis bemerkt dazu: “He boosts my confidence when he sends music, opening up new and wider landscapes to consider in movies.”
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