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Jake Xerxes Fussell and James Elkington have teamed up for their first original film score. The folk musicians have soundtracked Rebuilding<\/em><\/a>, the new feature film written and directed by Max Walker-Silverman, following up his 2022 Sundance hit A Love Song<\/em>. Ahead of its release on November 14, they\u2019ve previewed the score with two lovely tracks, \u2018Glow in the Dark\u2019 and \u2018Contemplating the Moon\u2019<\/a>. Take a listen below.<\/p>\n Walker-Silverman was introduced to Fussell\u2019s music through producer Dan Janvey. \u201cI could hear the cinema in it right away,\u201d he said in a press release. \u201cHis music is rooted firmly in all the folkloric traditions I love but not at all nostalgic. And that was much like the film we were making; a story in which the past is all around but firmly of the here and now. And since so much of his music has no lyrics, Jake already understood the challenge of telling a story through instrumentation alone.\u201d<\/p>\n Elkington produced Fussell\u2019s last two albums, Good and Green Again<\/em> and When I\u2019m Called<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0\u201cI think Max had a suspicion that we\u2019d be able to improvise a couple of new pieces in the room, while watching the picture, which turned out to be true,\u201d Elkington recalled. \u201cSome of our favorite cues were written that way \u2013 in the room while watching the picture.\u201d Reflecting on some of the inspirations for their work, he added, \u201cNot only are both The Straight Story<\/em> and Paris, Texas<\/em> great soundtracks, but the films themselves hold hands with Rebuilding<\/em> as modern inversions of the western.\u201d<\/p>\n