“In the Shadows” will officially release on all streaming platforms, 9/6!!!❤️🔥
~CW: mentions self harm and suicidal ideation. Please take care of yourself from here, friends 🙏🏼~
This piece serves as the original score for “Even Monsters Sleep,” an interpretive film by Cooper J, based on true events.
The music was originally written when I was 19 years old, and never finished. I was inspired to write it after a seemingly casual encounter at a McDonald’s drive thru, except… the person who gave me my meal, had cuts all over their arms. As someone who struggled with self harm, and still struggles with suicidal ideation, I felt so deeply for them. I wrote this music out of empathy for their pain and how they expressed it.
I think Cooper could sense that pain when he heard this piano hook, and I was happy to reimagine it for his film’s vision. Through art, we can bring these stories to the surface, have hard conversations and inspire action.
This is very special to me, and I can.not. wait. to share it with all of you!
Music: Anna Mayo
Lyrics: @Cooper J and Anna Mayo
Cello: @ThatCelloGuy
Audio Engineer: Jun Yang
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