Family played a central role when it came to creating the sonic landscape of David Oyelowo's TheWaterMan
,” is the strength of families. Opening May 7, the feature revolves around Gunner , a boy who ventures out to find the Water Man — a mythical figure with healing powers who might be able to cure his terminally ill mother, Mary, played by Rosario Dawson.
“David wanted my character, Missus Bakemeyer, to be playing the piano when Gunner comes to the bookstore,” explains Jessica Oyelowo, a musician and composer who makes a cameo appearance. “We were trying to find a piece of music that I could play where we wouldn’t have to deal with all the licensing. I said, ‘Why don’t I write something that I can play?’”
The family affair didn’t stop there. “David was looking for something uplifting and upbeat, but not something like a giant hip-hop beat that would hit viewers over the head,” Jessica Oyelowo says of the end-credits song. She wrote and produced “My Son,” which features a collaboration with their elder son, 19-year-old aspiring musician Asher.
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