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Phoebe Bridgers Releases 'On Video' for 'Primetime' Soundtrack
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In Short: Singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers has released a new song titled 'On Video,' which plays over the end credits of A24's psychological crime thriller 'Primetime.' The film marks Bridgers' feature-film acting debut, where she plays Del Harvey, one of the show's experienced decoys.
On Video' is Bridgers' first original song written specifically for a film's closing credits. The track was co-written by Bridgers, Jack Antonoff, and Christian Lee Hutson, with production by Antonoff, Ethan Gruska, and Marshall Vore.
The film, directed by Lance Oppenheim, explores the To Catch a Predator phenomenon, inspired by Dateline NBC host Chris Hansen's investigative work. Bridgers' song adds a chilling layer to the film's unsettling narrative.
Bridgers recently opened up about her first acting experience, calling it 'super intimidating' at first. However, she found the process 'fun and free,' according to Paste Magazine.
On Video' was debuted live during Bridgers' recent performances, including a show at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. The song begins with gentle strumming and Bridgers whisper-singing before diving into a distorted, grungy chorus.
The soundtrack for 'Primetime' also features an original score by Ari Balouzian, who has collaborated with Oppenheim on previous projects. Balouzian's score includes the recently released 'Savior,' which complements Bridgers' haunting track.
Bridgers is currently on tour in support of her new solo album 'Lost Weekend.' The tour includes phone-free shows, a practice she has adopted from her earlier pop-up shows this summer.
In addition to 'On Video,' Bridgers is set to provide a voiceover in Conor Oberst's directorial debut, the short film 'Invention 13,' which premieres at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles on September 26.
Primetime' arrives in Philippine cinemas on September 30 and will be released in UK cinemas on October 30.
Bridgers' involvement in 'Primetime' and 'Invention 13' showcases her expanding role beyond music, as she continues to make her mark in both acting and film scoring.
On Video' is available to stream and download on all major digital music services, including Amazon.
What's confirmed
- The singer-songwriter is also making her acting debut in the new A24 film Phoebe Bridgers has released a new song titled “On Video,” her contribution to the soundtrack for A24’s newly released Primetime.
- Written and performed by the Southern California native, “On Video” plays over the film’s end titles and arrives as part of the film’s complete soundtrack.
- In addition to being the first time Bridgers has written a song specifically for the closing credits of a feature film, Primetime also marks her acting debut.
- “When Lance asked me, I was like, ‘No way, dude,’” Bridgers said.
- Phoebe Bridgers releases her new original song, “On Video,” from the soundtrack to A24’s psychological crime thriller Primetime.
- Phoebe Bridgers has released her new song “On Video” from the A24 film Primetime, which she played last night while headlining Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
What's still developing
- The Primetime soundtrack features an original score by Oppenheim’s longtime collaborator Ari Balouzian, including the recently-released “ Savior.” During a press conference at the Venice International Film Festival, where Primetime made its world premiere, Bridgers spoke about being a part of the project.
- Phoebe Bridgers has shared a new song, ‘On Video’, from the soundtrack to Primetime, the new A24 thriller starring Robert Pattinson.
- Bridgers plays Del Harvey, one of the programme’s experienced decoys, marking her first substantial acting role in a feature film.
- In NME’s four-star review of Primetime, Lou Thomas described Bridgers as “convincing despite only brief screen time”, while praising Pattinson’s portrayal of Hansen as “a queasy mix of oily and chilling”.
- The review added that Oppenheim and Singh had turned the story into “a smartly acted and queasily effective drama”, concluding: “A tricky uncomfortable story, Primetime is unsettling but worth the effort.” ‘On Video’ arrives just over a month after Bridgers released her third solo album, ‘Lost Weekend’, her first since 2020’s ‘Punisher’.
- “Hello America. It’s your good friend and aspiring disc jockey Phoebe Bridgers,” she began, before warning listeners to not interpret her lyrics too literally – instead, using her suggestions as themes they might have missed.
- It tracks the downfall of the show, which investigated child sex predators caught in sting operations Bridgers plays Del Harvey, one of the show’s experienced decoys, while Robert Pattinson takes on the starring role as Hansen.
- Instead, it was just fun and free.” Paste gave Bridgers’ most recent album ‘Lost Weekend’ an A- review, with contributor Abby Jones writing: “Endings—of relationships, of life cycles, of certain habits—make their presence known all over Lost Weekend, but the difference here is that Bridgers sounds ready to embrace them and all that they entail.
- The film marks her feature-film acting debut, with Bridgers starring alongside Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, and Skyler Gisondo.
- The release follows Bridgers’ long-awaited return with her third studio album, Lost Weekend, released in August.
- In 2023, Bridgers last released a full-length project, the record, with indie rock supergroup boygenius, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker.
- Warm and fuzzy at first, the song explodes into a distorted squall that swallows its gentler prelude whole.