Americana award-winning artist Nathaniel Rateliff today shares two new songs taken from the original soundtrack for Lovers, the feature-length debut of writer/director Taylor McFadden. “Tommy’s Song,” an original track written for the film, and Rateliff’s cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “My Hometown” are available now. Watch below…
The film, executively produced by Rateliff, will release digitally worldwide on Apple TV and Amazon March 20 via the newly launched distribution arm of I Play Different.
Music plays a vital emotional role in the film, named a “love letter to Denver” by Colorado Public Radio. Lovers stars Angela Trimbur (Search Party, The Future) alongside breakout performer Amelia Meath, the frontwoman of GRAMMY-nominated electronic pop duo Sylvan Esso—it also features music by John Prine, Hannah Cohen, Damien Jurado and more. The original score is composed by Justin Craig (Tony-nominated, Stereophonic, Hedwig and The Angry Inch). Upon its sold-out premiere at the Sarasota Film Festival, IndieWire lauded, “Attendees of the festival are still thinking the most about the extraordinary performance Denver-based artist Nathaniel Rateliff gave following the screening of Taylor McFadden’s “Lovers” as the closing night selection.”
On his original song, Rateliff shares, ‘“Tommy’s Song” is written specifically for the film, in the perspective of the character who passed away. I wanted to explore what it feels like to struggle with mental health, to write a song from that point of view.”
Lovers also features “My Hometown,” a deeply personal inclusion. “’My Hometown’ is a song my wife Taylor loves and wanted to be a part of the film,” Rateliff continues, “on a day off from tour, without her knowing, I drove to Eau Claire, Wisconsin and recorded the song at April Base with Brad Cook. I am so proud that it is a part of Lovers.”
Photo Credit: Joe Papeo
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3.13.2026
