Music for film

SPLit by Deborah Kampmeier

From interview with Deborah on Indie outlook

“I love how that haunting song—with the lyrics, “When you look inside a flower, it goes down down down forever”—is woven throughout the film’s score, suggesting the uncharted depths within us all.

My friend, Leslie Graves, and I worked on the score together, and I always wanted her to compose the music. My other credited composer, Michelangelo Sosnowitz, did all the club music. Leslie and I collaborated on a few themes, including the one you mentioned, which is Inanna’s theme. We talked a lot about this idea of using sounds that are related to each of the chakras, which mirrored my vision for Inanna going through the seven gates. Unless you’re looking closely and know about chakras, you won’t really notice it. At the first gate she goes through, the crown comes off, exposing her head—then her throat, then her chest, then her solar plexus, all the way down. Leslie had done all this research exploring the different chakra tones, and we sort of started from there. We found the tune and the lyrics, and at first I was going to tweak them because they seemed a little too on the nose. But then I thought, “No, they’re perfect.” It was amazing what Leslie came up with.”

TAPE by Deborah Kampmeier

TAPE stars Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan, Hunger Games, Hounddog), Tarek Bishara (The Tale, Time Out of Mind), Annarosa Mudd (Tape is her film premiere), Allison Wynn (Vox Lux, The Marvellous Ms. Maisel, Daredevil), Isabella Pisacane (Daredevil), Alexanna Brier (Small Time), Lolly Jensen (The Mountain), Sophia Adler (Split), Kana Hatakayama (Orange is the New Black).

TAPE is written, directed and edited by Deborah Kampmeier (Hounddog, Virgin, Split) and produced by Kampmeier, Veronica Nickel (Moonlight, First Match) and Annarosa Mudd. Executive produced by Kenneth and Marie Romanski. Co-Produced by Sophia Harvey (Before You Know It, The Artist’s Wife), Christopher Woll (Split), Sean Smith (Alter Ego), Marcus Hart (An Honest Neighbor), and Minista Jazz (Fly By Light). Director of Photography is Valentina Caniglia (The Amytal Therapy, Little Sicily). Production Designer is Mikaela Martin (Ramona). Costume Designer is Annie Simon (Can You Keep A Secret, Anesthesia, Crypto). Sound Designer is Chris Woll (Split). Composer is Leslie Graves (Hounddog, Split). Casting is by Stephanie Holbrook (The Kindergarten Teacher, Madeline’s Madeline).