On October 28th, Mercury Classics Soundtrack & Score will release the breathtaking original motion picture soundtrack to Till, directed by Chinonye Chukwu and written by Michael Reilly & Keith Beauchamp and Chukwu. Single from the soundtrack, 'This Is My Boy', is out today.
Till is a profoundly emotional film telling the true story of American educator and activist Mamie Till-Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi. In Mamie's poignant journey of grief turned to action, we see the universal power of a mother's ability to change the world.
From stirring strings underlined with foreboding dark pulses to mournful movements followed by deeply inspiring sequences, Abel Korzeniowski's powerful orchestral soundtrack captures the raw emotional turbulence of grief and defiant strength.
Of his score, Korzeniowski explains "The musical themes tell the story of coping with the effects of violence by those who survived, finding strength where there is no more hope, finding courage where the pain is unbearable. It is a tribute to those, who against all odds, and despite the world's indifference to their plight, continue to preserve their humanity."