Harriet gives Normal People a new soundtrack
Chloe Slater’s news single Harriet, directed by Bonnie MacRae gives Normal People a new soundtrack.
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Chloe Slater’s fans have been saying it for years: there’s an eerie resemblance between her and Normal People star Daisy Edgar-Jones.
Fully in on the joke, Slater leans all-the-way in with her new single and video for Harriet. Reimagining the cult series through her own lens, the rising Manchester talent gives Marianne and Connell a brand new soundtrack.
Following her recent UK and EU support tour with Alessi Rose, and the release of her acclaimed EP Love Me Please - which housed fan favourites like Fig Tree, Tiny Screens, and Sucker, Harriet marks another impressive turning point for Slater. Produced by Shute, Harriet drapes sun-bleached guitars over the quiet ache of romantic jealousy, sharp, shimmering, and just shy of saying too much. Where Normal People made space for what was left unsaid, Slater dares to fill the silence. Her version of Marianne doesn't wait to be chosen. It's a tongue-in-cheek take on a love story rewritten.
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- Production Company Spindle
- Director Bonnie MacRae
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Credits
View on- Production Company Spindle
- Director Bonnie MacRae
- Executive Producer Mayling Wong
- Producer Johnny Woodman
- Editing Cabin Editing Company/London
- Color Company 3/London
- Colorist Dominic Phipps
- Color Producer Chris Anthony
- Production Designer Lucie Butler
- DP Courtney Bennett
- Editor Charles Gamble
- Edit Producer Tanya Johnson
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Credits
powered by- Production Company Spindle
- Director Bonnie MacRae
- Executive Producer Mayling Wong
- Producer Johnny Woodman
- Editing Cabin Editing Company/London
- Color Company 3/London
- Colorist Dominic Phipps
- Color Producer Chris Anthony
- Production Designer Lucie Butler
- DP Courtney Bennett
- Editor Charles Gamble
- Edit Producer Tanya Johnson
“Harriet is one of my oldest songs,” Slater shares. “I wrote it at 18 in the worst student halls imaginable, during my first heartbreak. There’ve been so many versions since, but this release feels like a little nod to that girl, like a real ‘I made it’ moment.”
Directed by Spindle director Bonnie MacRae, the video pays loving tribute to Normal People’s most iconic scenes, recreated with almost obsessive detail, from Connell’s bedroom rebuilt in Streatham to the exact supermarket dress worn by Marianne. “What started as a running joke about me looking like Daisy Edgar-Jones turned into a full-scale recreation of my favourite scenes,” Slater explains. “We were laughing on set when the shots matched perfectly. I’ve never eaten so many ice lollies in my life!”
MacRae, making her directorial debut, adds: “I’ve watched Normal People maybe twelve times, so getting this brief was an actual dream. Chloe and I shared so many of the same references and influences, it made the whole process seamless. To bring Harriet to life in this way, with a track that could genuinely sit alongside the original soundtrack, was such a joy!"
