The political thriller The Day Of The Jackal has audiences gripped, but who sings the show’s opening theme? Read on for all the details.
The show is based on Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 novel of the same name and the subsequent 1973 film starring Edward Fox.
Written and created by Ronan Bennett, the show stars Eddie Redmayne as ‘the Jackal’, a cold-blooded professional assassin who is pursued by Lashana Lynch’s MI6 investigator. While the original novel depicts a plot to take down French president Charles De Gaulle, the new version brings the story to the present day.
The show is airing on Sky Atlantic and NOW in the UK and Peacock in the US, with the first five episodes having premiered on November 14. Subsequent episodes are airing weekly, with the 10th and final instalment set to arrive on December 12.
The show currently sits on an 84 per cent critics score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, and a 78 per cent audience rating.
Who sings The Day Of The Jackal theme song?
The show’s theme song is ‘This Is Who I Am’ by British R&B singer Celeste.
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The song was released earlier this month in conjunction with the show’s debut, although as Celeste has explained, the track has been around for a while. “This song has existed for a long time, and it felt almost unjust that circumstances didn’t allow it to come out four years ago,” she said.
“Now, with everything aligning, this moment serves as a powerful acknowledgement of something that, back then, felt unresolved.”
Produced by Beach Noise (Kendrick Lamar), ‘This Is Who I Am’ follows on from the BRIT-winning and Mercury-nominated artist’s 2022 single ‘To Love A Man’.
The track arrives as Celeste “prepares to tell the next chapter of her story”, according to a press release.
“‘This Is Who I Am’ is less a reintroduction to Celeste’s music and more an act of self-actualisation, a complete creative distillation of her craft that sees her step with purpose into her new era,” it adds.
“Only you can tell them that this is who I am,” she sings over a cinematic and orchestral arrangement in the chorus. You can watch the vintage-looking, black-and-white lyric video above.
Celeste’s debut studio album, ‘Not Your Muse’, was released in 2021. In a four-star review, NME wrote: “Whether up-tempo or morose, Celeste’s remarkable voice is the real show-stealer on ‘Not Your Muse’. It has supernatural qualities, turning already poetic lyrics into gut-punch moments.”
The LP was also featured in NME‘s 20 best debut albums of the year list.
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