Milan Records today released “He Won’t Get Far,” the lead single from composer Matthew Atticus Berger’s upcoming score for the film April X. Featuring vocals by Amanda Achen, the single is available now ahead of the full Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, which drops on September 18 to coincide with the film’s worldwide theatrical release. April X will subsequently open in U.S. theaters on October 2.

Berger shares, “‘He Won’t Get Far’ is the theme the entire score grew out of — I wrote it before I’d even seen a frame of the film. It’s built entirely from voice and drums; anything that doesn’t sound human is actually Amanda Achen’s voice, twisted and processed into something else. The track starts with a single voice that slowly multiplies and morphs, layering into an ostinato — a sonic idea that becomes the backbone of the whole score. Amanda sings throughout, always as April, and that opening transformation carries an emotional charge I didn’t fully understand until started working on the rest of the film. The title comes from the villain’s line after he realizes Bax and April have slipped away, and this version of the theme carries the motorcycle chase that follows, her voice pulling Bax forward through all the chaos.”

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