Paul Mescal has debuted original song, ‘Slip Away’

Paul Mescal has released ‘Slip Away’, an original song the actor performed for the soundtrack to his latest film, Carmen.

Directed by Benjamin Millepied, Carmen sees Mescal performing ‘Slip Away’, accompanied by an acoustic guitar. Available to stream now, the 27-year-old also features on ‘Lullaby/ Beyond’.

The updated version of Georges Bizet’s classic opera features a number of original songs, with Mescal’s being one of them. A synopsis of the film reads, “Carmen follows a young and fiercely independent woman who is forced to flee her home in the Mexican desert following the brutal murder of her mother. Carmen (Mellisa Barrera) survives a terrifying and dangerous illegal border crossing into the US, only to be confronted by a lawless volunteer border guard, who cold-bloodedly murders two other immigrants in her group.”

It continues: “When the border guard and his patrol partner, Aidan (Paul Mescal) – a Marine with PTSD – become embroiled in a deadly standoff, Carmen and Aidan are forced to escape together. They make their way north towards Los Angeles in search of Carmen’s mother’s best friend, the mercurial Masilda (Rossy De Palma) and owner of La Sombra nightclub – a sanctuary of music and dance. Carmen and Aidan find both solace and their unwavering love for one another in the safety of Masilda’s magical refuge, but time is running out as the police hunt closes in.”

Opening in the US this weekend, rumours are swirling surrounding a May release date for the UK.

Oscar-nominated composer Nicholas Britell, who co-wrote Carmen’s songs has said, “When Benjamin first approached me about Carmen, I remember feeling strongly that I didn’t want to ‘update’ or ‘re-arrange’ any of Bizet’s music.”

“There are already so many incredible adaptations of Carmen. We wanted our approach to be quite different: to write an original score and original songs, imagining this as a Carmen from a parallel universe. This approach also felt right given Benjamin’s instincts to take an experimental and dream-based approach to the feeling of the film,” he continued.

In the meantime, at this year’s Oscars, Mescal reunited with his fellow Normal People breakout star, Daisy Edgar-Jones. There, he told The Hollywood Reporter that he has been inflicted with the same fate that many Irish actors of the silver screen encounter in America.

“People get confused with how to pronounce my name because of the drink Mezcal.” The Aftersun star added that he pronounces it with a softer ‘s’ and ‘a’.

Mescal is also rumoured to be starring in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator sequel as Lucius- Joaquin Phoenix’s villain Commodus’ nephew.

He also recently took home the award for Best Actor at the Olivier Awards this year for his role in the remake of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire.

Stream 'Slip Away' below: