In Camera (soundtrack)

In Camera
Soundtrack album by
Clark
Released13 September 2024
Genre
Length50:42
LabelThrottle Records
ProducerClark
Clark chronology
Cave Dog
(2023) 		In Camera
(2024) 		Steep Stims
(2025)

In Camera is a soundtrack album by British electronic musician Clark, released on 13 September 2024 on Throttle Records.[1] It is an expanded version of Clark's score for the British drama film In Camera (2023), written and directed by Naqqash Khalid in his feature debut and starring Nabhaan Rizwan.[2]

Background

Khalid wanted the score to function as "a whole new layer of storytelling" rather than a conventional film score, describing the finished work as "another character in the film - like an extension of the film's atmosphere and interiority".[2][3] Clark described the collaboration: "I loved how precise Naqqash wanted everything to be. Precise but also extremely keen to hear suggestions and not flinch at curveballs."[2]

The film had its world premiere in the Proxima competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July 2023.[4] It went on to win the FIPRESCI Award at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival[5] and the Talents de Demain award for best debut feature at the Dinard Festival of British and Irish Film.[6] The film also received nominations for Best Lead Performance (Nabhaan Rizwan) and Best Supporting Performance (Amir El-Masry) at the British Independent Film Awards.[7]

Clark used his own vocals as a central element of the score, processed and abstracted to match the film's tone, which he described as the project's most distinctive challenge.[2] He originally intended to release only the film cues, but expanded the album with newly written material that matched the tone and emotion of the film.[8] Clark described the album as "drenched in muted joy/dark euphoria".[8]

The album includes a cover of "Superstar", originally recorded by Delaney & Bonnie and made famous by the Carpenters' 1971 version.[9] Khalid re-edited footage from the film into a music video for the cover.[10]

Reception

Piers Martin of Uncut gave the album 7 out of 10, calling it a "gauzy score" and noting that Clark's vocals lend the "largely beatless collection a vulnerability", particularly across the "Blood" trilogy.[11] Headphone Commute featured the album noting that it continued Clark's established aesthetic of "gritty textures and lush melodies" and praising the integration of abstracted vocals into the score.[12] Boomkat described it as "a deeply rewarding listen that fits perfectly into the canon of Clark soundtracks".[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Christopher Stephen Clark, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Green Wash"1:02
2."Green Breaking"3:50
3."Superstar" (Bramlett, Bramlett, Russell)3:00
4."Bleeding Building"3:03
5."Running Dreams"3:24
6."It's 450"2:44
7."Probe"3:20
8."Bo"1:18
9."Head Phone Hospital"1:28
10."Sensual Dismay"2:47
11."Aden Murmur"5:05
12."Captive Bliss"3:58
13."Vending Machine/Portal"2:17
14."Non Specific Interview"1:07
15."Tangent Cloak 1"2:13
16."Tangent Cloak 2"2:54
17."Exhausted"1:46
18."Green Blood"1:16
19."Blue Blood"1:46
20."Blood"2:24
Total length:50:42

Personnel

Credits adapted from Bandcamp.[8]

  • Clark - writing, production, performance, mixing
  • John Dunk - saxophone ("Bleeding Building", "Aden Murmur")
  • Finn McNicholas - guitar ("Green Breaking")
  • Cicely Balston - mastering (at Air Studios)
  • Felix Gray - design

References

  1. ^ "In Camera Soundtrack Album Details". Film Music Reporter. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d DeVille, Chris (18 July 2024). "Clark: "Green Breaking"". Stereogum. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Clark". Decca Publishing (Universal Music Group). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  4. ^ Lodge, Guy (2 July 2023). "'In Camera' Review: Naqqash Khalid's Elastic, Exciting Industry Satire". Variety. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  5. ^ "Thessaloniki 2023". FIPRESCI. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  6. ^ "The winners of the 34th Dinard British Film Festival". Cinema Reporters. 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  7. ^ "The BIFA 2023 Nominations have been announced". British Independent Film Awards. 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  8. ^ a b c "In Camera, by Clark". Bandcamp. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  9. ^ Breihan, Tom (21 August 2024). "Clark: "Superstar" (The Carpenters Cover)". Stereogum. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  10. ^ "Superstar by Clark". Oh, By The Way. September 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  11. ^ Martin, Piers (November 2024). "Clark: In Camera". Uncut. p. 33.
  12. ^ "Jon Hopkins, Clark, µ-Ziq". Headphone Commute. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  13. ^ "Clark - In Camera". Boomkat. Retrieved 29 March 2026.

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