BROADWAY (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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BROADWAY
(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Director Christos Massalas
Music by Gabriel Yared
Song “Snow Leopard” by Sillyboy’s Ghost
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Nelly has escaped from her wealthy and controlling family. As she dances in a strip club, she meets Markos, a small yet charismatic gangster, who helps her run away from her stepfather’s henchmen. Markos soon becomes her protector and lover. He brings her into Broadway, Athens, an abandoned entertainment complex squatted by a small community of dancers, tramps, thieves and a captive monkey.
For a while, everything goes well, even
when Broadway hosts a mysterious man, injured and covered with bandages, wanted
dead by Athens’ most dangerous mafia. However, when Markos gets arrested and
imprisoned, the newcomer will take an unexpectedly important place in the gang.
For years, I have admired the work of Gabriel Yared.
I wished that one day I could have the privilege to work with
him, even though such a scenario didn’t seem very likely, given the scale of
films produced in Greece. I would never have imagined that the stars would
align for this to happen in my first feature film.
For the music of “Broadway”, I envisioned a mixture of
pre-existing dance songs (from “Fame” to Greek pop songs of the 70s) with an
orchestral score that would convey the mysterious and romantic intonations of
the story.
“Broadway” is a film, which draws from different genres – it is
a thriller, a love story, a variété
of sorts – so the music plays a key part in bridging these different traditions
and moods.
The idiom of Gabriel Yared’s work was exactly what
this tale called for. His music is always surprising, modulating between
ever-changing climates: mysterious and yet deeply romantic; sharp and
precise in composition, but fluid in its emotional resonance.
In ‘Broadway’, the music is not just underscoring the events. It
is a force that drives the story, weaving a web of dramatic possibilities. It
is the fuel, which sets the characters in motion, leading them through the
twists and turns of chance.
And yet, like all great works, Gabriel’s music has a narrative
of its own and will live and reverberate far beyond the screen.
Christos
Massalas
Director
The
director Christos Massalas and I met very early on in the process, before the
film was shot. We discussed the film in detail, and also the colours and
atmosphere of the music. I love being involved in films at an early stage
because this gives me the time to reflect on the story and truly focus on its
essence and spirit.
After
watching the first edit of the film, I began writing my main themes which I
then crafted to particular scenes after the film was finalised.
Broadway
really impressed me from the first time I saw it. It contains many unique qualities
and immediately drags you in its microcosmos with all the darkness, mystery,
and romance.
Christos’
attention to detail is admirable and it’s evident in all aspects of this film.
He is a very promising young director who is also very musical.
We
had a wonderful collaboration and I am sure both Christos and his film will
have a great future.
Gabriel
Yared
April
2021
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