Mark Jenkin announces details of the Enys Men Original Score
MARK JENKIN
ENYS MEN – ORIGINAL SCORE
OUT ON 2 JANUARY 2023 VIA INVADA
LISTEN TO A TRACK HERE
IN CINEMAS FROM 13 JANUARY – WATCH THE TRAILER HERE
Mark Jenkin, the BAFTA Award winning director, editor, screenwriter, cinematographer and musician, has announced details of the Enys Men Original Score, set for release via Invada Records on 2 January 2023.
The score’s release will coincide with a UK-wide Enys Men preview and director Q&A tour starting that night in Newlyn, Cornwall, and later in the month, on 13 January, the film will receive its cinema release in UK and Ireland via BFI Distribution.
Listen to Enys Pt.2: https://youtu.be/7pE6EkzpWCo
Enys Men (‘men’, pronounced ‘mane’, means island in Cornish) is a mind-bending folk horror set in 1973 that unfolds on an uninhabited island off the Cornish coast. A wildlife volunteer (played by Mary Woodvine)’s daily observations of a rare flower take a dark turn into the strange and metaphysical, forcing both her and viewers to question what is real and what is nightmare. Is the landscape not only alive but sentient?
Shot by Jenkin on grainy 16mm colour film stock and with his trademark post-synched sound, the form feels both innovative and authentic to the period. Filmed on location around the disused tin mines of West Penwith, it is also an ode to Cornwall’s rich folklore and natural beauty.
Jenkin’s score is suitably haunting, his technique mirroring the analogue craftmanship of his filmmaking. At times it feels like the landscape is singing through synthesised drones, while the elements seep in via environmental recordings. Dialogue from the film along with wildlife and the weather transport the listener to the windswept island alongside the Menhirs (Cornish standing stones), while oversaturated tape and Radiophonic explorations give the piece a grounding in the decade the film is set in.
To contextualise the film and the inspirations behind it, BFI Southbank and BFI Player have invited Mark Jenkin to curate a season, The Cinematic DNA of ENYS MEN. Including rarely seen features, documentaries and shorts, the season will run throughout January 2023.
In spring 2023 Enys Men will be released on BFI Blu-ray/DVD (Dual Format Edition) with extras, and on BFI Player where it will join his award winning 2019 film BAIT and a selection of Jenkin’s early work.
ENYS MEN is written and directed by Mark Jenkin and produced by Denzil Monk. It is a Bosena Production, presented by Film4 in association with Sound/Image Cinema Lab.
ENYS MEN ORIGINAL SCORE TRACKLISTING
1 – Enys Pt. 1
2 – Menhir Pt. 1
3 – Jynnji Pt.1
4 – Goelann
5 – Hunros Pt.1
6 – Menhir Pt.2
7 – Enys Pt.2
8 – Menhir Pt.3
9 – Jynnji Pt.2
10 – Knoukya Knoukya
11 – Hunros Pt.2
12 – Bleujen
13 – Enys pt.3
2 – Menhir Pt. 1
3 – Jynnji Pt.1
4 – Goelann
5 – Hunros Pt.1
6 – Menhir Pt.2
7 – Enys Pt.2
8 – Menhir Pt.3
9 – Jynnji Pt.2
10 – Knoukya Knoukya
11 – Hunros Pt.2
12 – Bleujen
13 – Enys pt.3
Enys Pt.2: https://youtu.be/7pE6EkzpWCo