Ella van der Woude (Take Me Somewhere Nice, Armand, Instinct, Something You Said Last Night, Stranger in Paradise) and Juho Nurmela (My Rembrandt) have released a soundtrack album for the Chinese/Dutch drama Above the Dust (Wo Tu). The album features the composers’ original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on most major digital music services, including Amazon. Above the Dust is written and directed by Xiaoshuai Wang and stars Ouyang Wenxin, Yong Mei, Zu Feng, Wang Zichuan, Li Jun and Zhao Xiaoning. The movie follows a 10-year-old Chinese boy who dreams of owning a water pistol and goes on a journey through his grandfather’s memories of the 1950s and his terrible misdeeds at the time. The drama premiered at this year’s Berlin Film Festival and is currently awaiting a release date.
Here’s the album track list:
1. The Land (3:08)
2. Wo Tu (1:32)
3. Family Home (0:42)
4. To the City (1:57)
5. Stream of Smoke (2:12)
6. Knives (1:44)
7. The Leap (1:30)
8. Rural Life (1:45)
9. Ancestors (1:07)
10. Brigade (3:41)
11. Progress (2:22)
12. The City (2:31)
13. Like Singing Like Crying (7:33)
