Texas-based duo Balmorhea (Rob Lowe and Michael A. Muller) present their latest Deutsche Grammophon album – the original soundtrack they composed and recorded for The Trap, written and directed by actress Lena Headey (Game of Thrones). Based on Headey’s BAFTA-nominated short of the same name, and starring Michelle Fairley and James Nelson-Joyce, The Trap was premiered at the Austin Film Festival in October 2023.
The Trap is a psychological drama about a woman whose solitary life is disturbed by her meeting with a troubled young man. Balmorhea’s evocative score enhances the film’s sense of isolation, mystery and unease. “The music is very honest and intimate; gravitating mostly around piano and vibraphone with atmospheric guitars…