Ethel Cain Made a Song for Robert Eggers’ Werwulf
Ethel Cain and composer Robin Carolan have contributed to the soundtrack for Robert Eggers’ upcoming folk horror film Werwulf. Their collaboration matters as Cain’s atmospheric music caught Eggers’ attention, leading to “Wynter Waxeth”, a full song written for the film.
Carolan composed most of the score, drawing on medieval music, prayers and ambient sounds while working with Cain. She sings the song in Middle English; the film, set in 14th-century England, follows a town haunted by a beast that threatens a man and his family. Werwulf is due in cinemas on Christmas Day, with the soundtrack arriving digitally on 18 December and on vinyl on 29 January.
In short
- Ethel Cain and Robin Carolan wrote a song for Werwulf.
- Cain sings “Wynter Waxeth” in Middle English.
- The film is due on Christmas Day.
Explained simply
Robert Eggers is a filmmaker known for historical horror, including The Witch and The Northman. Werwulf is set in 14th-century England, where a town is troubled by a beast and a family faces danger.
Robin Carolan is a composer who has worked with Eggers on earlier films. Ethel Cain is a singer-songwriter whose atmospheric music caught the director’s attention; for Werwulf, she worked with Carolan on a song sung in Middle English, the form of English used in medieval times.
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