From the very first time I heard Max Richter’s elegant and stirringly beautiful song “On the Nature of Daylight” I decided that this is the song I want playing at every large event in my lifeâ€"from my wedding to my funeral. Morbid? No, perfect. It’s an incredibly emotive and deeply melancholy song that was first utilized on film with Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island, but now haunts the entirely of Henry-Alex Rubin’s narrative feature debut Disconnect.
It may be possible that Rubin loves this song more than I do, which is something I can always admire in a directorial choice. But not only does the soundtrack feature the original version of the song, Richter has composed the entire thing, which is both a repurposing of some of his earlier songs, new more electronic material, and different edits and variations on “On the Nature of Daylight.”Â
But using Richter for a film like this is an interesting choice, as he does juxtapose the more classical sound by throwing in contemporary tracksâ€"such as a powerful credit sequence set to AWOLNATION’s “Sail.” But the score does evoke the thrilling and psychologically stimulating nature of the story that’s the follow-up to Rubin’s Academy Award-winning documentary Murderball.
Disconnect is a sweeping drama told through multiple interwoven story lines, starring Jason Bateman, Alexander Skarsgard, Hope Davis, Max Thieriot, Paula Patton, Frank Grillo, Andrea Riseborough, and Marc Jacobs. The intensely emotional and riveting drama about the dangers of the digital age covers everything from online identity theft to vicious bullying and sexual exploitation. And of course, Richter’s score only elevates the performances and moments into a wonderfully heightened realm without being manipulative of our emotions.Â
Stay turned for our interview with Rubin later in the week but in the meantime, take a listen to the soundtrack and head over to The Playlist for the chance to win cast-signed posters and Richter’s wonderful soundtrack.
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