Limited presale - ‘How To Make Gravy’ feature film soundtrack

Release date: 1 December

‘How to Make Gravy’ is a feature film adaptation of Paul Kelly’s classic song.

In every way, music is the heart, soul and bones of this film. Music is powerful, healing, and enduring; as the song’s thirty year legacy confirms.

The film’s soundtrack features original songs by Meg Washington including the recently released ‘The Hook’ which samples French electronic producer Petit Biscuit’s breakout hit ‘Sunset Lover’. The soundtrack also features new songs from Beddy Rays ‘Red Hot Chrissy’, Electric Fields & The Prison Choir ‘Dream On’ and Brendan Maclean & The Prison Choir ‘Fine’. 

A unique gift or collectable, the soundtrack vinyl is available in 4 colours; Yolk, Gravy, Salt, Tomato. The booklet features exclusive production stills and notes from the filmmakers. 

Soundtrack Tracklisting:

Vince Guaraldi ‘My Little Drum’
Beddy Rays ‘Red Hot Chrissy’
Vince Guaraldi ‘Christmas Time Is Here’
Nina Simone ‘Take Care Of Business’
Meg Washington ‘The Hook’
Electric Fields & The Prison Choir - ‘Dream On’
Ben Salter ‘Isolationism’
Brendan Maclean & The Prison Choir - ‘Fine’
Vince Guaraldi ‘Hark The Herald Angels Sing’
Paul Kelly ‘How To Make Gravy’

‘The Hook’ by Meg Washington is the first single from the soundtrack of ‘How to Make Gravy’. Now available for very limited presale for a limited time.  The vinyl features Paul Kelly, Nina Simone and new songs from Beddy Rays, Electric Fields and Brendan Maclean.

In 'The Hook' Meg has sampled French electronic producer Petit Biscuit’s breakout hit ‘Sunset Lover’, which has itself achieved an astonishing milestone of 15 times platinum certification worldwide. Meg has interpolated the elements of ‘Sunset Lover’ with her unique and intelligent songwriting style, crafting ‘The Hook’ with producer Konstantin Kersting, best known for his work on 'Dance Monkey' - the five billion streaming song from 'Tones and I'. 

"For ages, I kept hearing this song ‘Sunset Lover’ everywhere I went. It sounded like a perfect instrumental that was just aching for a melody and a lyric. I loved the chopped up vocal hook and I wanted to include it within the story of the lyrics, and in the title. The song already feels like melancholy in paradise, I just wanted more detail. It ended up wanting to be a break-up on a beach" Meg Washington. 

Meg co-wrote and co-produced the feature with her partner Nick Waterman under their company, Speech and Drama Pictures. ‘How to Make Gravy’ is an adaptation of Paul Kelly’s classic song by the same name, also produced by Academy-nominated producer Schuyler Weiss (Elvis) and Warner Bros. Australia. The film will be released later this year on Binge, and stars Hugo Weaving, Daniel Henshall and celebrated French actress Agathe Rousselle among a star-studded ensemble which also includes cameos from several Australian musicians.