Nick Cave and Warren Ellis announced their plans to star in the French documentary La Panthère Des Neiges.
The duo collaborated for the soundtrack, which will be released digitally on December 17 via Invada Records. As a preview, they have shared the first song, “We Are Not Alone,” which you can listen to below.
Marie Amiguet and Vincent Munier will open in the United States on December 22. The UK release date has yet to be determined.
According to a press release, “Vincent Meunier, one of the world’s most famous wildlife photographers, accompanies adventurer and novelist Sylvain Tesson (in the Siberian Forest) on his last mission. For several weeks, they explored these valleys in search of unique animals and trying to discover the snow leopard, one of the The rarest and hardest big cats to approach.”
Ellis said of the film, “There is something in the heart of this movie that draws you in. After a day I realized I wanted to do whatever it took to compose a complete original piece. The movie deserves to have its own musical sound. I booked five days and asked Nick to come one day.” What to write a song and play the piano, watched the movie and stayed four days.
“In the end, we made what I think was one of the most beautiful films we’ve ever worked on. One of my favorite experiences working on a project. The stars are animals in all their wild splendor, as we’ve never seen them before, and man in reverence and wonder.”
The complete song list for La Panthère Des Neiges is as follows:
1. “Wolves attack
2. “The Gazelle”
3. “Antilope
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4. “The Beast
5. “Los Alex
6. “Des Affûts Elliptiques” (Oval Matters)
7. “Bedouins
8. “The Cave
9. “Princes
10- “The Snow Falls” (La Paloma)
11. “Us
12. “A Being Obsesses You” (Un ser que Observas)
13. “Laparation: We Are Not Alone”
Meanwhile, Ellis recently said he believes Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ Ghosteen movie will mark the “end” of his long creative relationship with Cave.
Co-produced with Cave and Ellis, the 2019 work of the Bad Seeds studio was described by NME as “the most accurate account of pain you’ve ever heard” in a glowing five-star review.
“Thinker. Professional twitter fanatic. Certified introvert. Troublemaker. Unapologetic zombie maven.”