There’s a fresh wave of excitement washing over the indie music and film communities: Alex G and Paul Buchanan of The Blue Nile are set to compose the original score for director Jane Schoenbrun’s highly anticipated new feature Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, slated for release on August 7, 2026.

Alex G performing live — Photo by Conan00, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

A Match Made in Sonic Heaven

American singer-songwriter Alexander Giannascoli, known professionally as Alex G, has quietly built a reputation as one of indie music’s most compelling sonic storytellers. Beyond his acclaimed solo albums, Alex G has been a key musical collaborator for Schoenbrun — scoring We’re All Going to the World’s Fair and I Saw the TV Glow — crafting eerie, immersive sound worlds that blur emotional introspection with cinematic breadth.

Joining him on this project is Paul Buchanan, the Scottish singer-songwriter best known as the voice and heart behind The Blue Nile. Buchanan’s rich, atmospheric vocal and songwriting style helped define The Blue Nile’s deeply emotive, slow-burn sophistication — a legacy solidified on classics like A Walk Across the Rooftops.

This pairing — Alex G’s experimental textures paired with Buchanan’s emotionally resonant melodic sense — hints at a score that will be unlike anything either has done before, blending cinematic breadth with emotional precision.

About the Film

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma follows a young director tasked with rebooting the final chapter of a fictional horror franchise. When they seek out the original film’s star, they soon tumble into a surreal, blood-soaked odyssey of desire, fear, and delirium. With Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson headlining, Schoenbrun’s film promises a genre-bending ride that nods to classic midnight-movie thrills while subverting them with queer insights and psychological depth.

Schoenbrun’s vision has been described as an attempt to create the kind of “sleepover horror classic” they wish they’d had growing up — a weird, cozy, midnight plunge into the uncanny that calls unsuspecting viewers out of the horror aisle straight into something stranger.

Paul Buchanan portrait — Photo by Nick Hedges, used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike (historical interview image).

What This Collaboration Means

This marks an enticing new chapter for both artists:

  • For Alex G, it continues a growing reputation as one of indie cinema’s most evocative composers.

  • For Paul Buchanan, it’s a rare return to high-profile musical collaboration since his solo work and The Blue Nile’s catalogue reached cult status over decades.

Fans of both musicians — and lovers of boundary-pushing film scores — have plenty to look forward to when this bold, genre-defying film hits screens this summer.