Los Angeles, CA : Today, director and singer-songwriter Lauren Hashian debuted the haunting official music video for “Exile,” written by the longtime collaborators, Eric Zayne, Naz Tokio and Hashian and performed by Zayne. The song was created as part of the end credits for DC’s highly anticipated Black Adam starring Dwayne Johnson, in theatres now.
Watch the “Exile” Official Music Video HERE
Listen to “Exile” HERE
Hashian teamed up with co-director, Spicy Rico of the Reel Goats, and Warner Bros to incorporate beautiful and powerful cinematic footage from Black Adam throughout the video. She tapped into the parallels between Johnson’s character and Zayne’s upbringing in the Congo. As a result of social and political unrest, as a child Zayne was evacuated and separated from his family for years never to return to his home in the Congo. Having felt exiled in his youth, Zayne, Tokio and Hashian pulled from this experience to create a gripping and deeply moving song and video.
Said Hashian of the video, “I felt especially grateful to work with so many people who are family and chosen family on this project. From my husband, Dwayne, to the producers of the film who are like family, to Eric who is like a brother and the rest of our music team. Knowing their stories and also how much this monumental film and highly personal song meant to them all, we wanted those combined forces of the film and song to be visually riveting and for people to really feel something when they watch this video and listen.”
From New Line Cinema, Dwayne Johnson stars in the action adventure Black Adam. The first-ever feature film to explore the story of the DC antihero comes to the big screen under the direction of Jaume Collet-Serra (“Jungle Cruise”).
In ancient Kahndaq, the slave Teth Adam was gifted the almighty powers of the gods. But he used those powers for vengeance and was imprisoned. Now, 5,000 years later, he is freed and once again wields his dark sense of justice onto the world. Refusing to surrender, Teth Adam is challenged by a team of modern day heroes known as the Justice Society—Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Atom Smasher and Cyclone—who seek to return him to eternal captivity.
“Exile” is available now on all digital streaming platforms. Please find video credits below.
VIDEO CREDITS:
Directors: Lauren Hashian & Spicy Rico of Reel Goats
Producer: Lauren Hashian for Seven Bucks Productions, Chloe Francke & Naz Tokio
Artist: Eric Zayne
Writers: Eric Zayne, Naz Tokio and Lauren Hashian
ABOUT LAUREN HASHIAN:
Lauren Hashian is an independent singer/songwriter who has been writing, singing, and performing in music throughout her life in a variety of outlets. She has formerly worked at Warner Music Group, placing the label’s impressive roster of artists and songs in film, television, and commercials, as well as Paramount Pictures in their film music department. Her songwriting days began in the dorms at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts where she eventually won a songwriting award at the college’s annual EVVY awards. Her father, Sib Hashian, was the original drummer for the rock band, Boston, and was a major influence in Lauren and her siblings’ passion for music and the direction it would lead them professionally. Most recently, Hashian has written songs for film and television that have been featured on HBO, Netflix, and NBC. She has written songs featured in advertising campaigns such as Under Armour, Space Jam 2, and Super Pets, and you can hear her voice singing in ad campaigns such as the ZOA Energy Olympic Games 2021 campaign. Her collaborations with producers and artists such as Mike Zombie, Eric Zayne and Naz Tokio have brought in millions of streams. In addition to several other creative, musical endeavors on the slate, Hashian released her first personal EP “Love And Other Things,” in early 2022.
To learn more, visit https://www.instagram.com/laurenhashianofficial/.