Robbie Williams has today released his brand new single, ‘Forbidden Road’, which features in his forthcoming musical biopic, ‘Better Man’. Listen to the single here.
To accompany the song, a brand new lyric video features previously unseen footage from the highly-anticipated film, which hits UK cinemas on December 26 with tickets available to book now here.
Co-written by Robbie with Freddy Wexler and Sacha Skarbek, and produced by Dan Romer and Freddy Wexler, ‘Forbidden Road’ features an acoustic guitar and reflective lyrics before building to a moving crescendo with soaring strings. The song is featured at the end of the film.
The ‘Better Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’ album is released digitally via Columbia Records on December 27 with a physical release to follow which can be pre-ordered now. The album will be available in three formats – CD, cassette and alt cassette.
The artwork for the soundtrack album mirrors the recently revealed film poster – an homage to Williams’ unforgettable album cover, ‘Life Thru a Lens’. The original album cover image was taken by renowned music and portrait photographer, Andy Earl, responsible for over 120 creative memorable covers and album sleeves, working with artists including Robbie, Pink Floyd, Johnny Cash, Madonna and Prince.
The film poster and soundtrack artwork sees Robbie Williams portrayed as he is seen throughout the entire film – as a CGI monkey. Discussing the film, director Michael Gracey honed in on Robbie referring to himself as a monkey over and again. He said: “Robbie would say things like, ‘I’m up the back dancing like a monkey.’ After a while, I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be amazing to represent Robbie as a monkey in the film?’ Because Robbie is telling this story – and that’s how he sees himself.”
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