In Camera (soundtrack)
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| Released | 13 September 2024 | |||
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| Length | 50:42 | |||
| Label | Throttle Records | |||
| Producer | Clark | |||
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In Camera is a soundtrack album by British electronic musician Clark, released on 13 September 2024 on Throttle Records.[1] It is an expanded version of Clark's score for the British drama film In Camera (2023), written and directed by Naqqash Khalid in his feature debut and starring Nabhaan Rizwan.[2]
Background
Khalid wanted the score to function as "a whole new layer of storytelling" rather than a conventional film score, describing the finished work as "another character in the film - like an extension of the film's atmosphere and interiority".[2][3] Clark described the collaboration: "I loved how precise Naqqash wanted everything to be. Precise but also extremely keen to hear suggestions and not flinch at curveballs."[2]
The film had its world premiere in the Proxima competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July 2023.[4] It went on to win the FIPRESCI Award at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival[5] and the Talents de Demain award for best debut feature at the Dinard Festival of British and Irish Film.[6] The film also received nominations for Best Lead Performance (Nabhaan Rizwan) and Best Supporting Performance (Amir El-Masry) at the British Independent Film Awards.[7]
Clark used his own vocals as a central element of the score, processed and abstracted to match the film's tone, which he described as the project's most distinctive challenge.[2] He originally intended to release only the film cues, but expanded the album with newly written material that matched the tone and emotion of the film.[8] Clark described the album as "drenched in muted joy/dark euphoria".[8]
The album includes a cover of "Superstar", originally recorded by Delaney & Bonnie and made famous by the Carpenters' 1971 version.[9] Khalid re-edited footage from the film into a music video for the cover.[10]
Reception
Piers Martin of Uncut gave the album 7 out of 10, calling it a "gauzy score" and noting that Clark's vocals lend the "largely beatless collection a vulnerability", particularly across the "Blood" trilogy.[11] Headphone Commute featured the album noting that it continued Clark's established aesthetic of "gritty textures and lush melodies" and praising the integration of abstracted vocals into the score.[12] Boomkat described it as "a deeply rewarding listen that fits perfectly into the canon of Clark soundtracks".[13]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Christopher Stephen Clark, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Green Wash" | 1:02 |
| 2. | "Green Breaking" | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Superstar" (Bramlett, Bramlett, Russell) | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Bleeding Building" | 3:03 |
| 5. | "Running Dreams" | 3:24 |
| 6. | "It's 450" | 2:44 |
| 7. | "Probe" | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Bo" | 1:18 |
| 9. | "Head Phone Hospital" | 1:28 |
| 10. | "Sensual Dismay" | 2:47 |
| 11. | "Aden Murmur" | 5:05 |
| 12. | "Captive Bliss" | 3:58 |
| 13. | "Vending Machine/Portal" | 2:17 |
| 14. | "Non Specific Interview" | 1:07 |
| 15. | "Tangent Cloak 1" | 2:13 |
| 16. | "Tangent Cloak 2" | 2:54 |
| 17. | "Exhausted" | 1:46 |
| 18. | "Green Blood" | 1:16 |
| 19. | "Blue Blood" | 1:46 |
| 20. | "Blood" | 2:24 |
| Total length: | 50:42 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Bandcamp.[8]
- Clark - writing, production, performance, mixing
- John Dunk - saxophone ("Bleeding Building", "Aden Murmur")
- Finn McNicholas - guitar ("Green Breaking")
- Cicely Balston - mastering (at Air Studios)
- Felix Gray - design
References
- ↑ "In Camera Soundtrack Album Details". Film Music Reporter. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 DeVille, Chris (18 July 2024). "Clark: "Green Breaking"". Stereogum. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "Clark". Decca Publishing (Universal Music Group). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ Lodge, Guy (2 July 2023). "'In Camera' Review: Naqqash Khalid's Elastic, Exciting Industry Satire". Variety. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ "Thessaloniki 2023". FIPRESCI. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ "The winners of the 34th Dinard British Film Festival". Cinema Reporters. 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ "The BIFA 2023 Nominations have been announced". British Independent Film Awards. 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 "In Camera, by Clark". Bandcamp. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ Breihan, Tom (21 August 2024). "Clark: "Superstar" (The Carpenters Cover)". Stereogum. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "Superstar by Clark". Oh, By The Way. September 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ Martin, Piers (November 2024). "Clark: In Camera". Uncut. p. 33.
- ↑ "Jon Hopkins, Clark, µ-Ziq". Headphone Commute. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "Clark - In Camera". Boomkat. Retrieved 29 March 2026.