Idles frontman Joe Talbot eyes film career after scoring Caught Stealing
Joe Talbot would like to make his own movie one day after studying the art form and getting to score Darren Aronofsky crime thriller Caught Stealing.
Idles frontman Joe Talbot wants to make a film.
After scoring the new Darren Aronofsky crime thriller Caught Stealing - which stars Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, Matt Smith, and Bad Bunny - the singer for the British post-punk band fancies releasing his own blockbuster.
Speaking to GRAMMY.com, he said of the "once-in-a-life-time" collaboration with one of his favourite filmmakers: "I wrote all the songs based off the script. I don’t know how any other band would’ve done it — it doesn’t really matter — but for us, it was a huge opportunity to do something creative for someone we love creatively.
"I set myself new challenges. I wrote nine songs for the film, and four were included. I eventually want to make a film myself — I studied film, I like writing dialogue and things like that — so I think really visually when I’m songwriting. As I read the script, I pictured the pace in my head, and from that, got a sense of the songs’ rhythm and tone. I also started referencing films that felt similar just from reading it."
Heaping praise on Aronofsky, Talbot, 41, added: "It was a huge gift. There are maybe one or two other directors who would be as much of a dream to work with, but Darren is in my top three — maybe my favourite. He’s a very smart man and understood that we were perfect for the job. He’s a fan of us, but more than that, filmically and creatively it works really well — there’s humour, there’s violence, and there’s a sense of subversive friction and disdain for fascism. And we love cats."
The band's contributions included Rabbit Run and a cover of The Clash’s version of Police and Thieves.
Aronofsky hailed Idles as the "orchestra" of the film, comparing their work to Queen’s contributions to Flash Gordon.
