Composer Clint Mansell and the music of High Rise
In this exclusive interview we talk with Composer Clint Mansell about his collaboration with Director Ben Wheatley on his new film High Rise.
Based on J.G. Ballard’s book, the starry movie featuring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss, James Purefoy, Peter Ferdinando and Keeley Hawes tells a wildly surreal tale of a luxury apartment complex that is soon overcome by disorder and madness.
“High-Rise” opens in the U.S. via On Demand, Amazon Video and iTunes on April 28th and in theaters on May 13th. The soundtrack is now on CD, with vinyl to come soon.
ABOUT CLINT MANSELL:
Clint Mansell is an English musician, composer, and former lead singer of the band Pop Will Eat Itself. After Pop Will Eat Itself disbanded in 1996, Mansell was introduced to film scoring when director Darren Aronofsky hired him to score his debut film, Pi. Mansell then wrote the score for Aronofsky’s next film, Requiem for a Dream, which has been well received. The film’s primary composition “Lux Aeterna” has become extremely popular, appearing in a variety of advertisements, film trailers and YouTube videos.
His notable film scores include Pi, The Fountain, Moon, Smokin’ Aces, Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler, Doom, Black Swan, and High-Rise.