If you’re a regular reader, then you likely already know that we’re big fans of composers Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans. The pair are mind-bogglingly prolific, but on top of their productivity, the projects they get involved with are as adventurous as the music they compose, with Denis Villeneuve‘s “Enemy,” the HBO hit documentary “The Jinx,” Sean Durkin‘s “Martha Marcy May Marlene,” Antonio Campos‘ “Simon Killer” and “Christine,” Joel Edgerton‘s “The Gift,” and the Ewan McGregor-starring “Last Days In The Desert” among their many, many credits. And this summer they’ve added one more: “The Fits.”
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The film from writer/director Anna Rose Holmer is uniquely spun tale that follows a young girl, training with her brother as a boxer in a local city gym, who soon turns to dancing. However, upon joining the team, the group soon becomes plagued with “the fits,” with the movie blending a coming-of-age story with something surreal and perhaps even supernatural. And that’s where Bensi and Jurriaans’ score comes in, providing equally provocative motifs for the captivating film.
“The wonderful thing about [‘The Fits’] for us what that it was already so experimental. The pacing of it was right up our alley. We love that kind of openness. And the film is so much about the body, that we chose these instruments because of that. Woodwind has a breathy feel, we even used just breath. A little bit of percussion and stomping and stuff. The whole process happened pretty fast,” Jurriaans told Eye For Film about the pair’s work on the film.
“The Fits” is now playing in limited release across the country and expanding in the weeks ahead. The soundtrack by Bensi and Jurriaans is available now. Listen to it exclusively, in full, below.
