Right now, Charli XCX's big cinematic invasion is in full swing. Thus far this year, Charli has already released her Wuthering Heights soundtrack album and starred as herself in her own mockumentary The Moment. She's acting in a bunch of movies in various stages of production and post-production, and she's also helping transform Anne Hathaway into a plausible pop star for her role in the new psychological thriller Mother Mary.
In Mother Mary, the latest from Green Knight director David Lowery, Hathaway plays a pop star, starring alongside Micaela Coel as her long-estranged fashion-designer friend. The movie features music written by Charli XCX, FKA twigs, and Jack Antonoff, and the trailer shows Hathaway's character singing a song called "Burial" while performing in an arena. That song is out now, and Hathaway co-wrote it with Charli, Antonoff, and Charli's husband, the 1975 member George Daniel.
Anne Hathaway is obviously not a singer, but she has a bit of a discography because she has starred in musicals like Ella Enchanted, Rio, and Rio 2. She won an Oscar for the 2012 Les Misérables adaptation, and her rendition of "I Dreamed A Dream" was a minor chart hit. None of this would seemingly prepare her to help write alternate-universe pop hits with actual pop stars, but that's what she's doing. "Burial" works just fine as vibey dance-pop with heavy Ray Of Light overtones. I'm not convinced that this song could be a hit for an arena-level pop star, but maybe it's something that an already-established star could release in a mature phase.
Do you think "Burial" is named after Burial? It's plausible, right? Below, check out "Burial" and A24's teaser for the Mother Mary soundtrack.
Mother Mary opens in theaters 4/17, and the soundtrack album comes out the same day.
