{"id":10505,"date":"2020-08-21T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=10505"},"modified":"2020-08-21T16:39:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T14:39:09","slug":"anna-wolf-pop-morrison-release-title-track-of-new-film-the-unfamiliar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2020\/08\/21\/anna-wolf-pop-morrison-release-title-track-of-new-film-the-unfamiliar\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna Wolf &#038; Pop Morrison Release Title Track Of New Film &#8220;The Unfamiliar&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>\u201cThe song sets a tone before you\u2019ve even seen the film, the same way the movie leaves a mark after you\u2019ve seen it\u201d \u2013 Pop Morrison, producer\/songwriter.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AlbumCover-TheUnfamiliar.jpg?resize=600%2C600\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AlbumCover-TheUnfamiliar.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AlbumCover-TheUnfamiliar.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AlbumCover-TheUnfamiliar.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Anna Wolf photographed by Paul Harries for The Unfamiliar motion picture.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE UNFAMILIAR Official Music Video - Anna Wolf ft. Pop Morrison\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rckg2ccu3cE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About \u2018The Unfamiliar\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With its fey atmospherics and ethereal performances, there\u2019s a fairytale quality about \u2018The Unfamiliar.\u2019 The accompanying video shows Anna Wolf and Pop Morrison performing, interspersed with clips from the film, appearing like spectral presences outside the narrative. Anna\u2019s voice here recalls the otherworldly aesthetics of Kate Bush and Joanna Newsom as the track plays around with the dynamics of loud and quiet, bright and dark, with subtle layered intricacy. Pop Morrison\u2019s production is replete with screaming banshee guitar leads and hauntingly mixed reverberating backing vocals. The sum of all this is a haunting and memorable performance that finds beauty amidst the occult psychodrama of the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE UNFAMILIAR Official Trailer (2020) Horror Movie HD\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KD43OQnTMWU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Anna Wolf and Pop Morrison<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna Wolf is a singer-songwriter and holder of multiple awards for her piquant, poignant and highly idiosyncratic music. Pop Morrison is the alias of Jamie Morrison, currently the drummer of Stereophonics, and under this moniker, an explosive madcap music producer in his own right. Before writing, the duo were sent a private link of The Unfamiliar to discuss the song\u2019s direction with the film\u2019s director and co-writer Henk Pretorius. Anna says: \u201cWe took a metaphorical approach with it to convey the forever-building eerie tone of the film. The lyrically-driven song is also an homage to the nostalgia that the film evoked in me as a fan of The Shining and Hitchcock\u2019s Psycho.\u201d The final result lived up to the vision of its filmmakers, with Henk Pretorius saying of it: \u201c\u201cAnna Wolf and Pop Morrison\u2019s music dreamily conveys the dark lure of The Unfamiliar. I got emotional when I heard what they created.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About The Unfamiliar film<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Unfamiliar is an independent horror film, set in the UK and Hawaii, showcasing a melting pot of rising British, European and South African crew and cast members. Directed by Henk Pretorius and produced by Llewelynn Greeff and Barend Kruger, the Anglo-French Jemima West (Indian Summer, The Mortal Instruments) stars as British Army doctor Elizabeth \u2018Izzy\u2019 Cormack, returned from war to rekindle her relationship with her estranged family. Alarmed by the numerous inexplicable activities around the house, Izzy seeks ineffectual professional help before confiding in her husband. He believes that she is going through PTSD and advises her to rest and recuperate in Hawaii. It\u2019s there that she gets sucked into the underworld of Hawaiian mythology, as she attempts to piece together the elaborate and elegant puzzle to reveal an ancient and terrifying spiritual presence haunting her family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2020\/08\/21\/qa-with-anna-wolf-on-working-with-pop-morrison-and-performing-on-the-unfamiliar-soundtrack\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"10518\">Q&amp;A with Anna Wolf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe song sets a tone before you\u2019ve even seen the film, the same way the movie leaves a mark after you\u2019ve seen it\u201d \u2013 Pop Morrison, producer\/songwriter. About \u2018The Unfamiliar\u2019 With its fey atmospherics and ethereal performances, there\u2019s a fairytale quality about \u2018The Unfamiliar.\u2019 The accompanying video shows Anna Wolf and Pop Morrison performing, interspersed&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2020\/08\/21\/anna-wolf-pop-morrison-release-title-track-of-new-film-the-unfamiliar\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Anna Wolf &#038; Pop Morrison Release Title Track Of New Film &#8220;The Unfamiliar&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-film","category-music","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10505\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}