‘The Clapping Song’ was written by Lincoln Chase, originally arranged by Charles Calello and recorded by Shirley Ellis in 1965. The single sold over a million copies, and peaked at number eight in the US and number six in the UK. I first heard The Belle Stars' cover of it on Top of the Pops when I was a kid and was instantly spellbound!
Raife x
'SISTER MIDNIGHT' OST ON VINYL
I was honoured when Interpol’s Paul Banks asked me to play drums on his score for Karan Kandhari’s debut feature, Sister Midnight. Last week, Partisan Records released the film’s soundtrack.
Karan said of Paul’s work, “His music doesn’t appear as a traditional score. This is not background music — these are musical centerpieces married to the most crucial scenes in the film. Also, it takes real talent to go toe-to-toe against the Stooges and Motörhead on a soundtrack, and Paul does this effortlessly. I’m so happy fans get to hear not only the music he made that was on screen but a whole host of unreleased gems from his sessions.”
‘Sister Midnight’ was nominated for Outstanding British Debut at this year’s Bafta Awards, and nominated at Cannes Film Festival for the Golden Camera award and in Director’s Fortnight, and also nominated for four Bifa awards, and won Best Picture in the Next Wave Award at Austin’s Fantastic Fest.
Thanks for having me along for the psychedelic ride gents.
Raife x
'DIE MY LOVE' AT WILL SCREEN AT BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2025
‘Die, My Love’ directed by Lynne Ramsay and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Nolte, and LaKeith Stanfield is screening at The BFI London Film Festival in October.
We’re excited for the world to see this film… and hear the soundtrack.
THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THREE ADC AWRDS WINS
We’re thrilled to announce that ADC Grmany has awarded us bronzes for composition and sound design and a silver for the final mix for Niclas Larsson’s formidable ‘All it takes is a Yes’ campaign for Lufthansa.
We couldn’t be happier for our incredible team on this project, including Christopher Bear for original composition, Ethan houser for sound design, and Alex Parker for the final mix.
Sending much love and thanks to Nils Schwemer, Alexis Delanoue, and our Iconoclast family x
WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE JUST WON 'BEST ORIGINAL SCORE' AT THE 2025 AMP AWARDS IN NYC
A heartfelt thanks to the American Association of Music Producers for awarding us the David & Jan Horowitz Award for ‘Best Original Score’ for Lufthansa’s All it takes is A Yes’ campaign.