The Green Knight

The Green Knight (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the score album composed by Daniel Hart to the 2021 film of the same name released by Milan Records on July 30, 2021. The film, directed, written, edited, and produced by David Lowery, adapted from the 14th-century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, stars Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris, and Ralph Ineson. Hart extensively researched on the medieval English and European music set in the 15th century to capture the authenticity of the timeline where the film was set, while predominantly using period instruments, the score integrates synth music at certain intervals to create an eerie atmosphere. Recorded during August 2019 and March 2020, the film's score suffered multiple re-revisions as Lowery had to re-edit the initial cut which he was unsatisfied with, pushing back the scoring process to early-2021. The score received positive reviews from critics. Development Lowery recruited his norm composer Daniel Hart, ever since their collaboration with the 2013 film Ain't Them Bodies Saints. Hart felt the score was challenging, as the film was set in the 15th century, and he did not have a knowledge of medieval music, although he grew up singing liturgical music in the church choirs, most of them were rooted in ancient English music. He extensively researched into medieval English poetry, which served as the source of most of the lyrics he had written for, authenticating the musical style of the story. The scoring was a long process, beginning in August 2019 where Hart had written the first song for the film. Since Lowery was editing the film, during that time and could not complete the film, Hart had to score the film in separate sections, with the first being the middle section "A Meeting With St. Winfred". He could not get the timing right as the rhythm of the score was not quite the way he had expected and had to experiment those themes. While most of the score had been recorded prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film's postponement from its initial March 2020 date led Lowery had to re-edit the film after he was unsatisfied with the initial cut which was intended to premiere at the South by Southwest festival, which led to multiple revisions in the score.