Women Talking

Women Talking (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the score album composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir for the 2022 film of the same name, directed by Sarah Polley, based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Miriam Toews. The film stars Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand, who also serves as the producer. Hildur described the score as one of the optimistic music, she composed for a horrific subject which is relevant in the current period, referring to sexual assault against women. Hildur collaborates with Skúli Sverrisson who provides guitar solos. The soundtrack was released by Mercury Classics' revamped label for releasing film scores and soundtracks, under the name Mercury Classics Soundtrack & Score. It was for a digitally released on December 23, 2022, coinciding the film's limited theatrical release, followed by a physical CD and vinyl edition release by Target Corporation later that month. The score cue "Speak Up," which served as the basis for the film's trailer music, was released digitally on November 4. The score received critical acclaim, praising Hildur's composition. Background Hildur was announced as the film's composer in January 2022, who found the subject of the film to be "horrifying and disturbing". During her research, she felt that sexual assault incidents against women, were relevant in the current times, since the film is set before the MeToo movement (which happened in late-2017). But also felt the story is about a community, and how the women come together and move forward those incident. She opined that Polley wanted to "emphasize the beauty of that unity, and because of the nature of the event". She discussed with Polley about the scoring process, as "the role of the music had to be to bring a sense of hope and forward movement to the story".