Moses Sumney is dropping his first movie soundtrack, a collaboration with composer Joseph Shirley for director Aleshea Harris’s debut project, Is God Is. The film is in theaters now, and today, Sumney has shared “Sins of the Father,” a song he made with the singer-songwriter Kara Jackson. Listen to that below, ahead of the soundtrack’s release this Friday, via Lakeshore.
Shirley said in a press release that collaborating with Sumney “was an utterly captivating and life-affirming creative experience for me. His connection to music is so intuitive, mythic yet still very tactile and progressive.” Shirley added that the pair “explored many genres and moods together,” tapping into the film’s mix of Southern gothic, Greek tragedy, and modern thriller.
Though this is his first soundtrack, Sumney is no stranger to the screen: He had a role in the ill-starred HBO show The Idol and, in 2024, appeared alongside Halsey in Ti West’s Maxxxine. He recently acted with Lupita Nyong’o, Sandra Oh, and Peter Dinklage in Saheem Ali’s production of Twelfth Night.
Moses Sumney & Joe Shirley: Is God Is:
01 Sins of the Father [ft. Kara Jackson]
02 Don’t Leave Me Be
03 Bang! Bang! Bang!
04 Man’s Blues
05 Bargain
06 Twintuition
07 The Letter
08 Meeting God
09 Them Twins Burnin
10 Make Your Daddy Dead
11 The Mission
12 White Teeth
13 Ezekiel
14 Mirage
15 The Good House
16 Angie
17 His Other Family
18 Man
19 Somebody Gotta Go Today