Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch’s score took audiences on a journey through a tapestry of big emotions in the 2023 drama, All of Us Strangers. Using a mixture of synths and strings, she effortlessly evokes the “texture” of memory. Before that, she leaned into the traditional classical genre in Living, the 2022 drama starring Bill Nighy. Her most recent work soars once again in filmmaker Philippa Lowthorpe’s H is for Hawk. Using a string ensemble, she crafts an expansive, yet unforced piece that acts as a sonic meditation on grief, nature, and the father-daughter bond.

Inspired by Helen Macdonald’s beloved memoir, H is for Hawk stars Emmy, SAG, and Golden Globe award winner Claire Foy (The Crown) as a grieving woman who finds renewed purpose through falconry. After the sudden death of her father (Brendan Gleeson), Helen (Foy) loses herself in the memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together. To navigate her profound loss, she turns to training a wild goshawk named Mabel. As she teaches Mabel to hunt and to fly, Helen discovers how deeply she has neglected her own emotions.

EXCLUSIVE: Cinemacy is proud to debut ‘Feathers’ from Roadside Attractions’ H is for Hawk, below:

The Ivor Novello–nominated composer initially conceived the soundtrack as a small chamber piece. However, to match the film’s emotional depth, the music grew into a 12-piece string ensemble. The result is what we hear in Feathers: an organic acoustic sound that embodies the film’s exhilarating sense of emotional release. She uses techniques like heavy detuning, extended bowing, and abstract verbal direction to shape the music. This gives the sound an animalistic quality that almost feels as if it’s breathing. Using minimalist instruments, Levienaise-Farrouch crafts a sound that is so wonderfully wild, strange, and alive.

H is for Hawk will have a limited run in mid-December. The film opens theatrically on January 23, 2026.