In Camera (soundtrack)

Khalid wanted the score to function as "a whole new layer of storytelling" rather than a conventional film score, describing the finished work as "another character in the film - like an extension of the film's atmosphere and interiority".^[2][3] Clark described the collaboration: "I loved how precise Naqqash wanted everything to be. Precise but also extremely keen to hear suggestions and not flinch at curveballs."^[2]

The film had its world premiere in the Proxima competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July 2023.^[4] It went on to win the FIPRESCI Award at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival^[5] and the Talents de Demain award for best debut feature at the Dinard Festival of British and Irish Film.^[6] The film also received nominations for Best Lead Performance (Nabhaan Rizwan) and Best Supporting Performance (Amir El-Masry) at the British Independent Film Awards.^[7]

Clark used his own vocals as a central element of the score, processed and abstracted to match the film's tone, which he described as the project's most distinctive challenge.^[2] He originally intended to release only the film cues, but expanded the album with newly written material that matched the tone and emotion of the film.^[8] Clark described the album as "drenched in muted joy/dark euphoria".^[8]

The album includes a cover of "Superstar", originally recorded by Delaney & Bonnie and made famous by the Carpenters' 1971 version.^[9] Khalid re-edited footage from the film into a music video for the cover.^[10]

Piers Martin of Uncut gave the album 7 out of 10, calling it a "gauzy score" and noting that Clark's vocals lend the "largely beatless collection a vulnerability", particularly across the "Blood" trilogy.^[11] Headphone Commute featured the album noting that it continued Clark's established aesthetic of "gritty textures and lush melodies" and praising the integration of abstracted vocals into the score.^[12] Boomkat described it as "a deeply rewarding listen that fits perfectly into the canon of Clark soundtracks".^[13]