J.A. Bayona‘s “A Monster Calls” is an ambitious movie that mixes seemingly disparate elements — a monster, a mother/son tale, and an examination of loss and death — into a wondrously imaginative and deeply moving picture. And with so many elements on the table, composer Fernando Velázquez (“Crimson Peak,” “The Impossible,” “Mama,” “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” “The Orphanage“) found a way to bring them all together for his score to the film, and today we have two exclusive cuts of his work.
Starring Lewis MacDougall, Felicity Jones, and Liam Neeson, “A Monster Calls” follows a young boy struggling to accept his mother’s terminal illness, when one night he encounters a giant monster outside his window, who helps him face his challenges head on. And Velázquez’s work here is both epic and intimate, providing the necessary emotional resonance, but never forgetting the fantastical touches.
The soundtrack for “A Monster Calls” will be released on Friday, December 9th. The film opens in limited release on December 23rd and goes wide on January 7, 2017.