As a movie, “Promising Young Woman,” the debut feature from “Killing Eve” writer/director Emerald Fennell out April 17 via Focus Features, defies easy categorization. Anchored by a star turn from C…
, the film blends equal parts thriller and pitch-black comedy with occasional dashes of traditional rom-com and ‘90s noir drama structures. It’s all told through the unique, stylized lens of Fennell, who navigates the viewer through a unique take on post-#MeToo society.
Fennell, who also serves as the soundtrack’s executive producer, said in a statement, “I spent my childhood growing up on incredible soundtracks – ‘Romeo + Juliet,’ ‘Clueless‘Can’t Hardly Wait’ and ‘Empire Records’ saw me through every crush, heartbreak and schoolyard humiliation. I never dreamed one day I’d be holding the soundtrack to my own film.
“When I go through something that changes my life, you feel like you can never get to be you again. It’s a new version of you,” she says. “I would use some of the lyrics I wrote for Cassie as empowerment that she gave me while watching the movie. I wanted the verses to have strength and confidence.” “With that song, they wrote me on a Thursday night and said, ‘We need it on Friday,’ and I said, ‘OK, it sounds like a challenge but I’ll do it,’” Cyn recalls. “Being able to see the whole movie and the scene with the music muted can be such a gift if you know what you want to do with the music. It’s like coloring in the lines of a coloring book. Just like with ‘Drinks,’ the songs couldn’t have come to life as quickly as they did without seeing the movie.
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