Sonar Music will release the official soundtrack album for the Australian/New Zealand historical epic The Convert. The album features the film’s original music composed by Matteo Zingales (99 Homes,The Hunter, Fahrenheit 451, Tidelands, Mystery Road) . The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 21 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Convert is co-written and directed by Lee Tamahori and stars Guy Pearce, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Antonio Te Maioha, Jacqueline McKenzie and Lawrence Makoare. The movie is set in early 19th Century New Zealand and tells the story of a newly arrived preacher in a colonial town who finds himself at the center of a long-standing battle between two Māori tribes. The drama, which premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, opened in New Zealand theaters this past March, in Australia in April and is set to be released in U.S. theaters on July 12 by Magnolia Pictures.
Here’s the album track list:
1. Aotearoa 1830 (1:43)
2. The Death of Any Man (2:24)
3. Ashore (2:01)
4. Meeting Rangimai (2:06)
5. One Horse, One Life (5:25)
6. Epworth (1:56)
7. Charlotte (1:42)
8. Revenge for My Pain (2:16)
9. Nature’s Dance (1:28)
10. Differences (0:50)
11. Lovers in the Church (1:14)
12. Native Blood (0:50)
13. Anguish (3:00)
14. Tangihanga (1:41)
15. Repatriation (1:39)
16. Blood Redeems Blood (3:12)
17. Admiring the Waka (1:54)
18. Akatārewa (4:42)
19. Be Afraid (1:55)
20. Return (2:00)
21. Whawhai (7:30)
22. A Binding Peace (2:47)
23. The Story of My Life (3:05)