Body Parts

Body Parts exposes the reality of sex on screen from a woman’s perspective, so I felt the music should have a strong feminine voice. I decided to literally hone in on the sound of female voices. They are the voice of dissent and ultimately confidence.

The vocals embrace the spectrum of emotions, they are sometimes jagged and angular, sometimes innocent and seductive, sometimes lush and at other times confident, bold and even playful, representing the voice of dissent and united front of women coming together and taking control as a singular voice in the film.

On the one hand the vocals sound slightly robotic where the women are perceived as being subservient without any say or control over their situation and how they are presented.

I’m not using the vocals in a normal song like way but more like an instrument with a very human quality.

I also wanted to broaden out the sound palette with other elements such as angular strings played in a hard edged way and hard staccato piano.

There are also bold jazz influenced drums which have a very strong presence performed by Ollie Howell with whom I co-wrote some tracks. They have unpredictable rhythmic time signatures to keep you curious and on edge. It’s also bold and not shy, just like the women coming forward to tell their stories and experiences.

I feel like I was also helping to give a voice to all the women coming forward to shed a light on the secrets of the industry.

Musicians:

Vocals: Sophy Purnell

Drums: Ollie Howell

Strings: Matt Kelly

Cello: Miriam Wakeling