Robert Del Naja releases new music for Gaza documentary Life Support
Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja has contributed original pieces and a Kneecap remix to the Life Support soundtrack, which he selected with the film’s producers. The documentary follows medics working in Gaza. Its 13-track album also includes Habib Shehada Hanna and Yasmine Hamdan; a release statement assigns vinyl profits to a medical solidarity fund.
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Life Support pairs new pieces with selected songs
Robert Del Naja, a member of the group Massive Attack, has released music for Life Support, a documentary following medics working in Gaza. He and Palestinian composer Habib Shehada Hanna supplied original music, while Del Naja selected the soundtrack’s other songs with the film’s producers. The album also features Kneecap, Yasmine Hamdan and 47Soul.[1], [2]
Three originals carry the 3D name
Del Naja’s three originals appear under his recording name 3D: Explosives of the Future, Perfect Victims and House of Healing. He also remixed Kneecap’s Palestine, featuring Fawzi. Hanna contributes Sleeping Is a Privilege, Missing and Gaza Gaza to the 13-track sequence. Resistance in the Dark, by the Five Techniques project, includes Paul Weller, David Holmes and Róisín El Cherif.[2]
Vinyl profits are assigned to a solidarity fund
According to the release announcement, all profits from vinyl sales will go to the Health Workers 4 Palestine solidarity fund, which supports health workers. The film is available on demand, and dozens of screenings are planned mainly in the United Kingdom and Ireland, some with filmmaker question-and-answer sessions. The documentary’s website describes it as drawing on testimony and footage from international doctors who entered Gaza.[2]