Singer Taylor Swift has done it again!
Fans may remember that two of her most popular songs – “Safe and Sound” and “Eyes Open” – were featured on the soundtrack for “The Hunger Games.” The “All Too Well” singer has released yet another new song, this time, for “Where the Crawdads Sing.”
What Is ‘Where The Crawdads Sing’?
Safe and Sound is the Old Testament and #Carolina is the New Testament. I rest my case. pic.twitter.com/7Z0E8rZm0E
— rich (taylor’s version) (@richardmz13) June 24, 2022
The upcoming drama/mystery will be released on July 15. Directed by Olivia Newman, the synopsis reads: “A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man she was once involved with.”
Adopted by the 2018 New York Times Bestseller from Della Owens, the movie features a cast of Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer, Jr., and David Strathaim.
Swifties right now :#Carolina pic.twitter.com/a8LonEFPpb
— Jinn13_Folklore🧣 (@Jinn13F) June 24, 2022
The “You Belong With Me” singer announced on Instagram that she had written the soundtrack for the film when the trailer was released on March 22.
“Where The Crawdads Sing is a book I got absolutely lost in when I read it years ago,” Taylor wrote in an Instagram message beside the trailer.
“You cant hear pictures”
Carolina -Taylor Swift pic.twitter.com/NKrof2Sxne— 🍃🏳️🌈Niall (carolina era)🏳️🌈🍃 (@swiftie017) June 23, 2022
“As soon as I heard there was a film in the works starring the incredible @daisyedgarjones and produced by the brilliant @reesewitherspoon, I knew I wanted to be a part of it from the musical side,” she continued. “I wrote the song ‘Carolina’ alone and asked my friend @aarondessner to produce it.”
“I wanted to create something haunting and ethereal to match this mesmerizing story,” she added.
Official cover art for Taylor Swift’s ‘Carolina’ (From Where The Crawdads Sing). pic.twitter.com/3GdRTnpefu
— Pop Base (@PopBase) June 24, 2022
At midnight on Friday, June 24, the song was finally released, and Taylor took to Twitter to explain why she had written it.
Taylor Swift Reveals She Wrote ‘Carolina’ In The Middle Of The Night!
About a year & half ago I wrote a song about the story of a girl who always lived on the outside, looking in. Figuratively & literally. The juxtaposition of her loneliness & independence. Her curiosity & fear all tangled up. Her persisting gentleness & the world’s betrayal of it. pic.twitter.com/2o1z8Hrht6
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) June 24, 2022
Taylor released a short 44-second clip and explained that she had actually written the song over a year ago.
“About a year & half ago I wrote a song about the story of a girl who always lived on the outside, looking in. Figuratively & literally,” Taylor explained. “The juxtaposition of her loneliness & independence. Her curiosity & fear all tangled up. Her persisting gentleness & the world’s betrayal of it.”
I wrote this one alone in the middle of the night and then @AaronDessner and I meticulously worked on a sound that we felt would be authentic to the moment when this story takes place. I made a wish that one day you would hear it. ‘Carolina’ is out now 🥺 https://t.co/2xqE0fEr10
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) June 24, 2022
Taylor added, “I wrote this one alone in the middle of the night and then @AaronDessner and I meticulously worked on a sound that we felt would be authentic to the moment when this story takes place. I made a wish that one day you would hear it. ‘Carolina’ is out now 🥺.”
I’m so excited for you all to finally hear “Carolina”, a hauntingly beautiful song @taylorswift13 wrote, based on Delia Owens’ incredible novel “Where the Crawdads Sing”, and which will feature in @CrawdadsMovie, a forthcoming movie based on the book.https://t.co/mvWfzWAR2n pic.twitter.com/jDSAYt2ldT
— Aaron Dessner (@aaron_dessner) June 24, 2022
Longtime friend and collaborating partner, Aaron Dessner, also took to Twitter to promote her new single.
He tweeted, “I’m so excited for you all to finally hear ‘Carolina’, a hauntingly beautiful song @taylorswift13 wrote, based on Delia Owens’ incredible novel ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’, and which will feature in @CrawdadsMovie, a forthcoming movie based on the book.”
It’s one of my favorite songs @taylorswift13 has written and it was an honor to help her record and produce it. We played old acoustic instruments and channeled the eery beauty of the North Carolina marsh where the story is set.
— Aaron Dessner (@aaron_dessner) June 24, 2022
Aaron added, “It’s one of my favorite songs @taylorswift13 has written and it was an honor to help her record and produce it. We played old acoustic instruments and channeled the eery beauty of the North Carolina marsh where the story is set.”
It sounds fittingly like this recording could have been made a long time ago. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Thanks so much to @ReidJenksMusic for playing fiddle and @heyjonlow for mixing.https://t.co/mvWfzWAR2n
— Aaron Dessner (@aaron_dessner) June 24, 2022
He added, “It sounds fittingly like this recording could have been made a long time ago. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Thanks so much to @ReidJenksMusic for playing fiddle and @heyjonlow for mixing.”
The song “Carolina” is now available. “Where the Crawdads Sing” will hit theaters on July 15.