Hedda: Two Albums Of Music From The Original Motion Picture By Hildur Guðnadóttir and EP of Cover Songs Performed by Cast

Milan Records releases two albums of music from HEDDA, including both an original score by Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, Emmy- and GRAMMY-winning composer HILDUR GUÐNADÓTTIR and an album of cover songs produced by Guðnadóttir and performed by the film’s cast. A bold reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play by director Nia DaCosta, Hedda prompted Guðnadóttir to craft a soundscape inspired by avant-garde composer Cornelius Cardew and his radical “Scratch Orchestra.”

Infusing the music with the same spirit of communal experimentation, Hildur Guðnadóttir utilized both professional musicians and contributions from on-set actors and crew members throughout the score. Layered with lively jazz movements, propulsive percussion and sampled breathwork, the resulting soundscape injects movement and vitality into the dialogue-driven structure of the film – listen here. Arriving alongside the Original Score is an EP produced by Hildur Guðnadóttir featuring cover versions of popular jazz classics from the period heard within the film and preformed by the cast – listen here. Hedda is now available in select theaters and will make its worldwide debut exclusively on Prime Video next Wednesday, October 29.

Of the music, composer HILDUR GUÐNADÓTTIR says, “Hedda Gabler is one of the juiciest female characters written in the last century, so it was a real joy to synch my teeth into her story with Nia and the cast. Nia and I wanted the score to have energy and driving force, and to feel a sense of the music being in the party where the film takes place. We wrote the song ‘Stolen Tale’ together, which serves both as the love theme and party music played by the live jazz band. The song leads us through the emotional arch of the story.”