Amanda Seyfried and Daniel Blumberg Enter the Best Original Song Race with “Clothed By The Sun” from “The Testament of Ann Lee”
CREDIT MONA FASTVOLD
The Best Original Song race is heating up! Ahead of the release of the highly-anticipated new film, The Testament of Ann Lee, from co-writer/director Mona Fastvold comes “Clothed By The Sun.” The Testament of Ann Lee is an unconventional musical of sorts that uses traditional Shaker music to tell the story of Ann Lee (Amanda Seyfried), the founding leader of the Shaker music.
In addition to the traditional music featured in the film, Academy Award-winning composer Daniel Blumberg wrote “Clothed By The Sun.” Of the song, Blumberg says, “When I write songs, usually the best ones happen very quickly and naturally. With ‘Clothed by the Sun,’ I plugged in my electric guitar and it all came out in one piece. I think that was possible because the whole world of the film, and Ann Lee’s story was in my bones after having been so submerged in the project for over a year. I was missing my brother who lives far away from me, and found Ann Lee’s relationship with William [her brother] quite moving, so I started with that line about her Brother’s love.”
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