Shame
Reviews
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It's McQueen's astonishing knack for layering thought itself into his images that really stuns, and Shame is packed with scenes which are both immaculately composed and seething with meaning.
Robbie Collin Daily Telegraph -
[A] bracing and unsettling film about sex addiction in New York that features a powerful central performance from Michael Fassbender.
Michael Bonner Uncut Magazine -
Shame is interested in the stark immediacy of one man’s world and drawing us into that world without easy explanations. It’s a work that feels, both for our times and of them. It reconfirms McQueen as a filmmaker with an unflinching, microscopic gaze on the world.
Dave Calhoun Time Out
Trailer
Soundtrack
SHAME official soundtrack released on Sony Classical.
A note from the Director
‘Working with Harry Escott on the head and tail of the movie was a thrilling experience. The passion and the yearning were the two things I wanted the music to portray. On the day of recording at Abbey Road, in the same studio the Beatles recorded most of their albums, I had goosebumps. The music roared and soared up into the rafters. The 50 piece orchestra that Harry conducted was an amazing sight.’ Steve McQueen
Soundtrack reviews
‘The combination of Harry Escott’s original music and the virtuoso piano player Glenn Gould perfectly sum up the dark, self-destructive atmosphere of the film… By far one of the best soundtracks of the year.’ Hannah Denby Screen Invasion
‘Escott’s End Credits, a haunting piano piece…it’s one of the most emotional pieces I have heard for a long time. Often soundtracks containing such classic songs with original compositions don’t seem to flow. This one however is different.’ Phil Blankley, Static Mass Emporium
‘A rather intriguing blend of tunes, going from dance floor classics to contemplative Jazz, including a selection of works by Bach as well as choice cuts from Harry Escott’s haunting score’ Kevin Jagernauth, Indiewire
‘Escott’s arrangements make up a relatively slender portion of the running time, but, as in the film, they are very clearly both the focus and the highlight of the soundtrack. Unabashedly romantic and maybe even indulgent, these pieces acutely convey the sadness at the core of the film, and they resonate so intensely that their sentiment inflects everything that follows.’ Calum Marsh, CokeMachineGlow
