ANDREA VON KAMPEN ‘A CHANCE ENCOUNTER: AN ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK’ OUT NOW
Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter Stars in The Samuel Goldwyn Company’s New Independent Motion Picture A Chance Encounter In Select Theaters and On-Demand October 28th
New 6-track EP Out Today Features Songs Von Kampen Wrote And Performs In The Film
Listen to “Love Him Right” HERE
Today, rising singer-songwriter Andrea von Kampen has released a new 6-track EP, A Chance Encounter: An Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The digital EP is the soundtrack to the new independent film A Chance Encounter, (in theaters October 28th, 2022) and features songs that von Kampen wrote and performs in the film, in which she also stars. Listen to the EP’s “Love Him Right” HERE.
Listen to and/or purchase A Chance Encounter: An Original Motion Picture Soundtrack HERE
Watch the Official Trailer for A Chance Encounter HERE
Andrea von Kampen on A Chance Encounter:
“A Chance Encounter was a lesson of firsts for me. First time writing a soundtrack based on a script, first time acting in a feature film, first time going to Italy, first time eating pasta for twenty days straight and so much more. Having the ability to see this project from start to finish has been a huge honor and incredible learning experience for me. When I think about my time working on this film, I think about friends, pasta, lack of sleep, Padre Pio in the garden, acting in front of thousands of tourists, red wine, more pasta, and making art that we all believed in. Life as a songwriter can be lonesome at times and I’ll always look back on the month in Italy as a rare time where we worked together as artists to make something beautiful.”
A romance explored through poetry and music, the songs in A Chance Encounter conveys the film’s tender narrative of inspiration, destiny, and connection. The film’s synopsis describes the intriguing subject matter further: Two Americans, one an aspiring poet and the other an established folk musician, cross paths in the scenic, coastal town of Taormina, Sicily. Their instant chemistry sparks collaboration, leading to an unexpected, weeklong writer’s retreat at a beautiful villa in the Sicilian countryside. As they immerse themselves in the local culture, they challenge each other to express their thorniest secrets, growing closer all the while.
The soundtrack includes four von Kampen originals, written specifically for the film, along with Andrea’s exquisite readings of Stephen Foster’s 19th century classic “Hard Times,” and “Goodnight, Ladies,” another timeless early folk tune attributed to Edwin Peace Christy.
Produced by Andrea, and co-produced by her brother David von Kampen, A Chance Encounter: An Original Motion Picture Soundtrack follows her much admired debut LP, 2021’s, That Spell. The emerging, Nebraska-raised singer-songwriter is a formidable talent with a deeply felt folk-indebted sound and inquisitive, empathetic lyrics. Gifted with a unique ability to transmit the subtle shades of human emotion, von Kampen’s intricate compositions and remarkable voice help bring these songs, and her debut as an actor, to life.
A Chance Encounter: An Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Track List:
- “Love Him Right” (Andrea von Kampen)
- “Hard Times” traditional, arranged by Andrea Von Kampen
- “Liars (Song for Cady)” (Andrea von Kampen)
- “Goodnight, Ladies” traditional, arranged by Andrea von Kampen
- “Hadley’s Song” (Andrea von Kampen)
- “Time + Space (Molto Bella)” (Andrea von Kampen)
Andrea von Kampen On Tour:
10/26 – Milly Valley, CA – Sweetwater Music Hall w/Darlingside
10/27 – Ashland, OR – Oregon Center for the Arts w/Darlingside
10/28 – Bend, OR – Volcanic Theater Pub w/Darlingside
10/29 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios w/Darlingside
Photo Credit: Mark Cluney
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