The French dance producer SebastiAn has been round for a very long time. He’s a veteran of the Ed Banger blog-house scene, and he’s additionally the man speaking on “Fb Story,” that skit from Frank Ocean’s Blonde. Earlier this 12 months, SebastiAn collaborated with London Grammar on their single “Dancing By Evening.” In the present day, SebastiAn has launched his rating for Tropic, a brand new French movie from the director Edouard Salier, and he’s teamed up with the xx’s Oliver Sim for a tune on that soundtrack.

Oliver Sim launched his solo debut Hideous Bastard final 12 months. On the brand new observe “Twin,” he sings softly over a thrumming emotive observe from SebastiAn. This isn’t music for golf equipment; there are not any drums wherever on the observe. As a substitute, these guys appear to be looking for spaced-out emotional resonance, and the tune ought to positively sound cool over movie-theater audio system. Right here’s what Sim says about it:

My love for movie has all the time felt carefully linked to my love of music. At any time when I begin a tune I normally have a fictional film enjoying in my head that I’m making an attempt to soundtrack. So being requested to work on a tune with Sebastian for an actual movie felt like an thrilling problem.

Tropic is a ravishing movie that speaks to so lots of the issues I like and really feel hook up with. Science Fiction, household, love, stunning boys and a weak monster. So writing for this pre current story with its themes, characters, stunning imagery and the unimaginable soundscape Sebastian had created. It each got here straightforward and was a real pleasure.

Hearken to “Twin” beneath.

Whilst you’re at it, you can too click on beneath to stream SebastiAn’s complete Tropic rating and watch the (unsubtitled) trailer for the movie, which seems to be an emotive sci-fi story about two twin astronauts and the mysterious black area goo that forces them aside — a really French tackle Venom, if you’ll.

Tropic is out at this time in French theaters. You may learn our 2022 interview with Oliver Sim right here.