Film Music Reporter

Accidental Editions has released a soundtrack album for Sebastián Lelio’s musical drama The Wave (La Ola). The album features the original songs from the movie written by composer Matthew Herbert (Disobedience, Gloria Bell, A Fantastic Woman, The Wonder, The Responder, The Beast Must Die, Hot Milk, The Cave, Temple) in collaboration with several female Chilean musicians (including Ana Tijoux, Camila Moreno & Javiera Parra) and performed by the movie’s cast. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to several tracks after the jump. The Wave is co-written and directed by Lelio and stars Daniela López, Avril Aurora, Lola Bravo and Paulina Cortés. The movie is inspired by the wave of “feminist May” mass protests that swept Chile in early 2018 and follows a music student who gets involved in the growing movement on her campus and revisits her own experiences of mistreatment. The drama premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and is being released in Chile today. No word yet on a domestic distribution deal.