Women Talking (soundtrack)

Women Talking (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the score album composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir for the 2022 film of the same name, directed by Sarah Polley, based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Miriam Toews.

The film stars Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand, who also serves as the producer.

Hildur described the score as one of the optimistic music, she composed for a horrific subject which is relevant in the current period, referring to sexual assault against women.

During her research, she felt that sexual assault incidents against women, were relevant in the current times, since the film is set before the MeToo movement (which happened in late-2017).

He called it as the "most optimistic and hopeful score" she had done for, the most horrific subjects she had come across, and praised Polley's vision for the film, which was "beautiful in that sense" appreciating her contribution.

"[7] Collider's Ross Bonaime had called Hildur's "restrained yet powerful score highlights the impact of what these women are doing, and the new step forward this experience represents for them all.

"[9] Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter wrote "Throughout the film, the score by Hildur Guðnadóttir is a deft blend of tradition and a sense of yearning, while the inclusion of the Monkees' "Daydream Believer" enriches a sequence involving a census taker that’s a beautiful pop of the surreal.