Jeremiah Fraites, co-founder and songwriter of the two-time Grammy Award-nominated band The Lumineers, has composed the score for Lionsgate’s “The Long Walk,” the upcoming film from director Francis Lawrence based on the first novel by Stephen King. The film will be released in theaters nationwide on Sept. 12.
“The Long Walk,” is billed as an intense, chilling and emotional thriller that challenges audiences to confront a haunting question: how far could you go?
Lawrence directs from a screenplay by JT Mollner, based on the novel by Stephen King, and produced by Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Lawrence and Cameron MacConomy. The film stars Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, Jordan Gonzalez, Joshua Odjick and Josh Hamilton, with Judy Greer and Mark Hamill.
Of the score, Fraites says, “Francis and I had a really great initial phone call that helped inform what instrumentation we thought would work. Strings and piano felt right in servicing the expected horror you’d find in Stephen King canon. The real challenge for me was going to be writing music that would properly represent the deep relationships these boys were forming while on this brutal walk.”
“We met years ago when the band the Lumineers did a song for the ‘Catching Fire’ soundtrack — Jeremiah and I had remained friends after that, and stayed in contact,” Lawrence says. “He’d send me vinyl versions of his solo albums and it was exactly that work that made me think he’d be perfect for ‘The Long Walk.’”
“I’m forever grateful to Roy Lee and Francis for the opportunity to write my first feature film score,” adds Fraites. “It was the thrill of a lifetime to score this film. Having been a fan of Francis’ work already for years, it was definitely a pinch-me moment to realize I was now getting the opportunity to write music over the incredible picture I was being sent.”
Fraites, a two-time Grammy-nominated songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist, came to prominence as one of the co-founders of the chart topping band The Lumineers. His two solo albums, “Piano Piano” (2021) and “Piano Piano 2” (2023), both topped Billboard’s classical crossover chart. Fraites’ solo work blends classical influences with ambient textures and genre-defying orchestration, showcasing his wide-ranging musical vision. He has also composed music for other mediums, including original pieces for projects such as the documentary “Here. Is. Better.”
Fraites is represented by Activist Artists Management, Wasserman, and Davis Shapiro Lewit & Grabel, LLP.
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