Karim Sebastian Elias (Treasure Island, Saudi Runaway, Of Fathers and Sons, Kurdamm’ 63, Faruk, Siegfried) has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Cutting Through Rocks. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on most major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to Elias’ title track after the jump. Cutting Through Rocks is directed by Sara Khaki & Mohammadreza Eyn and centers on Sara Shahverdi, the first elected councilwoman of her Iranian village who aims to break long-held patriarchal traditions by training teenage girls to ride motorcycles and stopping child marriages. The movie will premiere in competition this month as part of the World Cinema Documentary selection at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
Here’s the track list of the album:
1. Photographs of Father and Daughter (1:33)
2. The First Motorcycle Ride (1:13)
3. No Way Out, The Wedding Then and Now (3:11)
4. Cutting Through Rocks (1:35)
5. Sara (7:18)
6. They Want Me to Be Somebody I Am Not (2:09)
7. The Cutting Through Rocks Sketchbook Sketchbook, Pt. 01 (2:03)
8. The Cutting Through Rocks Sketchbook, Pt. 02 (2:53)
9. Attempts to Intimidate (1:42)
10. Discussions (1:34)
11. The Cutting Through Rocks Sketchbook, Pt. 03 (1:12)
12. The Slap (4:45)
13. Under the Green Tree (3:09)
14. Court (3:18)
15. The Cutting Through Rocks Sketchbook, Pt. 04 (3:29)
16. All Gone (0:54)
17. Cover Up Your Face (2:46)
18. Fight for Dignity (1:11)
19. Her Greatest Goal (1:47)
20. The Cutting Through Rocks Sketchbook, Pt. 05 (2:05)
21. Health (1:01)
22. Coffeehouse (2:30)
23. The Cutting Through Rocks Sketchbook, Pt. 06 (2:00)
24. Small Changes (2:17)
25. The Cutting Through Rocks Sketchbook, Pt. (704:08)
26. A Tenacious Woman, Elected to Lead (2:53)