This news just in from the peerless Emily Barker - news of her new music for the film Hector starring Peter Mullan . . . . . .

"Hello Greetings from Switzerland, where I played one show last night in between all the shows on my current tour of Germany... Back home in the UK, today is the day Hector is released. It's been a long road, and one that I've so much enjoyed being on, working with the wonderfully talented Jake Gavin - this is his first feature film - and my first full soundtrack - it's so exciting to see it hitting the big screen all over the UK from today (it will also be showing in France and Australia, and with luck a few other countries too). Along with the film, there's also this video for the film's title track 'Anywhere Away'... I spent an afternoon with Jake filming my parts and he edited it in with scenes from the film - hope you enjoy it! Emily x"

Anywhere Away EP Songs from Hector Alongside the release of the film, I've also put together an EP featuring the three songs from the film: 'Anywhere Away', 'Wheels and White Lines' (featuring Roddy Hart on vocals) and 'Roll Me in Your Arms'. The EP available now (CD and download) from my Bandcamp store (as well as on iTunes, Spotify etc.). Proceeds from the single will be donated to London homeless charity, Shelter from the Storm.

Anywhere Away EP >> Live on air in 2011, Dermot O’Leary asked me if music for film and TV was something I wanted to do more of. The Red Clay Halo and I had just performed ‘Pause’ live on Dermot’s BBC Radio 2 show, a song which had recently been used as the theme to BBC noir thriller The Shadow Line. Listening in to the show that afternoon, as I answered an emphatic “Yes!”, was film maker Jake Gavin. This is the first song from the soundtrack I subsequently composed for Jake’s directorial debut, Hector. Peter Mullan stars in the title role as homeless Hector McAdam, making his annual journey from Glasgow to spend Christmas at a London shelter, his back story unfolding as his journey progresses. Given the bleak backdrop of homelessness in the UK, the film actually tells a rather uplifting story, highlighting the random acts of kindness from strangers that can bring hope at difficult times. ‘Anywhere Away’ was written for Hector, but also connects with that feeling all of us have faced at one time or another: the feeling that we are being overwhelmed by circumstances out of our control, and the only place we want to be is any place but the one we’re in. Jake Gavin shot this video and edited it together with scenes from the film... The single is available now from my own shop here: https://emilybarker.bandcamp.com/albu... or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/any... and on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3FYr1S... Proceeds from the single will be donated to Shelter From The Storm. http://sfts.org.uk http://www.emilybarker.com http://facebook.com/emilybarkerhalo http://twitter.com/emilybarkerhalo http://instagram.com/emilybarkerhalo Greetings  Emily Barker just released Anywhere Away (Songs from the Jake Gavin film 'Hector'), check it out here.  Enjoy!