On April 24th, Lionsgate will release the Lee Toland Krieger-directed, Blake Lively-starring immortality romance The Age of Adaline. Two days prior on April 22nd, Lakeshore Records will put out the film’s soundtrack from composer Rob Simonsen (Foxcatcher, Wish I Was Here). Simonsen co-wrote and composed the album’s focus track “Start Again” with Faux Fix, the Los Angeles featuring indie composer Nathan Johnson (Looper, Don Jon) and songwriter Katie Chastain. To put the final piece of the song in place, they enlisted Daughter’s Elena Tonra to provide the vocals.
It’s a lot of talent on one track, and the result is something stirring and beautiful, well befitting the film’s complicated themes of love and time. Pulsing synths lend an ethereal tone that is tethered gently by slow-drawn strings. Tonra’s voice rings clear and slightly sad as she entreats a lover, “Speak slowly/ Savor every word/ So we won’t forget that time/ Won’t wait for no one.” She reaches new heights on the words of the title as triumphant drums beat upward in an arc of hope.
“We all agreed that since the story spans the last hundred years, the orchestra was the appropriate instrument and tone for the score,” Simonsen said of the song in a press release. “While there are some ambiences and synthesized elements in there, they’re meant to add atmosphere for the most part, and not sound manufactured, per se.”
“Start Again” will be available for purchase beginning April 7th. The Age of Adaline, meanwhile, is in theaters on the 24th. The official synopsis reads, “After miraculously remaining 29 years old for almost eight decades, Adaline Bowman (Lively) has lived a solitary existence, never allowing herself to get close to anyone who might reveal her secret. But a chance encounter with charismatic philanthropist Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman) reignites her passion for life and romance. When a weekend with his parents (Harrison Ford and Kathy Baker) threatens to uncover the truth, Adaline makes a decision that will change her life forever.”
Watch the trailer below.
The Age of Adaline – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Tracklist:
01. Adaline Bowman
02. At Home
03. January 1st, 1908
04. First Resurrection
05. No Scientific Explanation
06. Never Speak a Word of Her Fate
07. Ellis Brings Flowers
08. Sunken Ship
09. Another Death in the Life
10. Tired of Running
11. Adaline Apologizes
12. Constellations
13. William Recognizes Adaline
14. He Named the Comet Della
15. A Near Miss
16. The Scar
17. Twisted Around the Truth
18. No More Running
19. Second Resurrection
20. Coming Back to Life
21. Hospital Confessions
22. To a Future with an End
23. Start Again – Rob Simonsen and Faux Fix, Feat. Elena Tonra
