Jim Ghedi Scores A24's 'Robin Hood' Film
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- Jim Ghedi was contacted by director Michael Sarnoski on Instagram after Sarnoski heard Ghedi's 2025 album "Wasteland".
- Michael Sarnoski selected Ghedi to compose the score for his upcoming A24 film "The Death of Robin Hood", starring Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer.
- Jim Ghedi had never scored a film before but wrote both songs and score for the project, describing the material as "doom, earthy and dark" yet "light and orchestrated".
- Jim Ghedi chose to stay in Sheffield rather than relocate to Los Angeles while working on the film, citing his roots and desire to remain grounded.
- Jim Ghedi cites his influences, noting that folk, hip‑hop and grime are all music of the working class, and that his music addresses class issues and government failures.
- Jim Ghedi released the single "The Hungry Child", based on an early‑19th‑century German poem, which he says is "bigger, doomier, darker, heavier" and reflects working‑class struggles.
- Basin Rock is the small Sheffield label that released Ghedi's album "Wasteland", which was critically acclaimed but did not make him a household name.
Why it matters: Ghedi’s scoring of a major A24 film gives a working‑class folk voice a mainstream platform, expanding his audience and challenging the industry’s usual bias toward established composers. The film benefits from his distinctive doom‑folk style, while the broader music community gains a high‑profile example of genre crossover.
