Tegan and Sara’s Sara Quin to Compose First Film Score for Clea Duvall’s ‘The Intervention’

Sara Quin of pop duo, Tegan and Sara, has composed her first film score, for Clea Duvall‘s upcoming feature “The Intervention.” The film, which will mark Duvall’s directorial debut, is making its world premiere in the competition lineup at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

Sara Quin’s 17-year writing career has focused on output for her celebrated band Tegan and Sara. Tegan and Sara have sold over 1 million career albums, including 5 Gold album certifications and 2 platinum certifications in their home country of Canada. They are 3-time Juno Award winners and Grammy nominees, and 2016 will also mark the release of their upcoming 8th studio album on Warner Bros. Records.

Quin commented, “It was an incredibly exciting opportunity to score Clea Duvall‘s excellent film. The greatest challenge for me was ensuring I wasn’t diminishing the impact of the clever and heartfelt dialogue spoken throughout. I enjoyed trying to marry my own pop aesthetic to a more organic instrumentation that felt appropriate to the film, and I learned a lot about subtraction and ‘less is more’

In “The Intervention,” a weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage. The film’s cast includes Melanie Lynskey, Cobie Smulders, Clea Duvall, Natasha Lyonne, Vincent Piazza, Jason Ritter, Ben Schwartz and Alia Shawkat.