The best-selling book is hitting the big screen. Video / Sony Pictures
Taylor Swift announced today that she is releasing a new song called Carolina.
The 32-year-old singer-songwriter wrote the track "alone" and produced it alongside long-time friend and music collaborator Aaron Dessner, 45. The pair co-produced Taylor's critically acclaimed eighth and ninth studio albums, Folklore and Evermore.
The song is setto feature in the upcoming movie version of Where the Crawdads Sing - based on the 2018 murder mystery novel by American author Delia Owens - and a clip of the song can be heard in a new trailer for the movie, released yesterday. The movie will star 23-year-old Normal People actress Daisy Edgar-Jones, and will be produced by 46-year-old actress Reese Witherspoon.
The Cardigan singer wrote in an Instagram caption: "I wrote the song 'Carolina' alone and asked my friend @aarondessner to produce it. I wanted to create something haunting and ethereal to match this mesmerising story."
She wrote: "You'll hear it fully soon, but for now check out the @crawdadsmovie trailer for a clip!"
Taylor's caption was written below a post of the full trailer. Pieces of lyrics that can be heard in the trailer include the lines: "You didn't see me here" and "There are places I will never go to / Things that only Carolina will ever know".
The Blank Space singer also discussed her love for the novel the film is based on, in addition to praising h Edgar-Jones and Witherspoon.
Taylor added: "Where The Crawdads Sing is a book I got absolutely lost in when I read it years ago. As soon as I heard there was a film in the works starring the incredible @daisyedgarjones and produced by the brilliant @reesewitherspoon, I knew I wanted to be a part of it from the musical side."
