Animal Collective | 'Crestone' Documentary Score
by Constanza Falco Raez
Animal Collective, the 21st century experimental band, will do the score for Utopia Media’s new documentary film Crestone. Written, produced and directed by Marnie Ellen Hertzler in partnership with Memory, the film, which gets its name from Crestone, Colorado, follows a group of SoundCloud rappers who live in solitude, growing weed and making music for the internet until an old friend shows up to make a movie, and reality and fiction begin to blur.
“Living in the Sonoran Desert in the early 00’s had a long-lasting and profound effect on me, especially after multiple years in New York City. Since then I’ve had a vague idea for a sound that would reflect that experience, but no project ever led me to it. The images, sounds, stories, and structures created and documented in Crestone finally did. Many thanks to Marnie, her crew, Dead God, the land, and as always, my brother Josh for the inspiration and opportunity to work on this project,” remarked Brian “Geologist” Weitz on scoring the film.
The film is set to release on PVOD on February 16, 2021, along with it, the film's score will be released digitally on February 19, 2021 via Domino Soundtracks to coincide with the release of the documentary. Crestone (Original Score) will also be released physically on LP and is available for preorder now HERE.