Mary Magdalene

Milan presents the official soundtrack album for the biblical drama Mary Magdalene. Here is the new film by Garth David (Lion) starring Rooney Mara (Her, Carol, Lion) and Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line, The Master, Her): Mary Magdalene. Music by Hildur Guðnadóttir & Jóhann Jóhannsson;

Milan presents the official soundtrack album for the biblical drama Mary Magdalene. Here is the new film by Garth David (Lion) starring Rooney Mara (Her, Carol, Lion) and Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line, The Master, Her): Mary Magdalene. Music by Hildur Guðnadóttir & Jóhann Jóhannsson;

The outstanding score to Mary Magdalene was composed by Icelandic duo Hildur Guðnadóttir & Jóhann Jóhannsson, tragically departed last month at the top of his game. He recorded incredible neo-classical albums published by Deutsche Grammophon along as monumental film scores (Prisoners, Sicario, Arrival).
Cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir counts many collaborations such as Throbbing Gristle and Múm. She also toured with Animal Collective and Sunn O))).
This highly awaited album is one of the best things we’ve heard from legendary Jóhann Jóhannsson – assisted by Hildur Guðnadóttir –, as moving as innovative.

A Note from the Director:
Mary Magdalene guides us to an understanding that everything we need is within us – a love that knows no time or space. Finding composers that can evoke this spirituality and a connection to Mary was challenging, but beautifully achieved in this collaboration.
Hildur, you always drew me in, your music emotionally raw, stripped back, with a primal and melodic beauty.
Then those deep dark primitive sounds, shaking the earth, summoning God! Your instinct for Mary was never off, you seemed to know her pain, and your music sits in her heart, in her every breath.
Jóhann, your gift to the world is immeasurable and your music entwined with Hildur’s with such grace and beauty, you can feel the love and respect you both hold for each other. I know how much you cared for Mary, and you lifted us up into the light, amongst the angels and the oscillating notes – the vibrancy of accession… I remember the reference picture we had to inspire the vocalists at the air studios recording; two people
staring up through circling angels into a tunnel of light… And as the vocalists (exploring this image) layered their voices, I found a tear falling down my face, and I looked across to find you, a tear mirroring mine, and a priceless smile filled with so much joy and innocence.
It was like you had the greatest secret in the world. Oh Jóhann, why did you have to leave so early. We are so deeply saddened that you are no longer here with us, and to have personally witnessed the innumerable composers and assistants in Berlin that would walk fire for you is a testament to how much you are loved.
Hildur, thank-you for your grace, strength, and love… How you held things together shows such courage, and I know your team will walk fire for you too. Hildur, Jóhann, and their team; Viktor, Gunnar, Sam, Kjartan – thank you for this wonderful score.
– GARTH DAVIS –

More info at: Universal Pictures

Milan presents the official soundtrack album for the biblical drama Mary Magdalene. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir and Jóhann Jóhannsson

Milan presents the official soundtrack album for the biblical drama Mary Magdalene. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir and Jóhann Jóhannsson

Directed by Garth Davis (Lion and Top of the Lake) with Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Ariane Labed, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina and set in the Holy Land in the first century C.E., a young woman (Rooney Mara) leaves her small fishing village and traditional family behind to join a radical new social movement. At its head is a charismatic leader, Jesus of Nazareth (Joaquin Phoenix), who promises that the world is changing.

Mary is searching for a new way of living, and an authenticity that is denied her by the rigid hierarchies of the day. As the notoriety of the group spread and more are drawn to follow Jesus’ inspirational message, Mary’s spiritual journey places her at the heart of a story that will lead to the capital city of Jerusalem, where she must confront the reality of Jesus’ destiny and her own place within it.

More info at: Universal Pictures