Trap
WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Trap.
Saleka’s Lady Raven sings and performs throughoutTrapat a concert venue where Hartnett’s Cooper is being set up.
Most of theoriginal music inTrapwas made specifically by Saleka under her fictional pop star name Lady Raven.
Trapfeatures several real-life singers and rapperssuch as Kid Cudi, Amaarae, and Russ.
Born in 1996, Saleka made her feature film acting debut inTrap.
Saleka also made some of the original music in her father’s Apple seriesServant.
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Both albums can be found on Apple Music and Spotify and heard throughoutTrap.
Trapis now streaming exclusively on Max.
Saleka toldConsequence, “R&Bs a big influence.
Trap is a film by writer-director M. Night Shyamalan under his Blinding Edge Pictures label. The film is part of a deal struck with Warner Bros for him to direct and produce several films under their banner.
Jazz is a big influence.
Indian and Latin music is a big influence.
I like to bring in those textures into the production especially.”
“Its all supposed to be in the stadium.
Bringing all those things together in a pop music structure was the goal there.”
4Rihanna
Another one of Saleka’s influences behind the creation of Lady Raven is Rihanna.
“We had so much fun with the choreography.
Saleka said of the total workload, “We basically prepped a tour.
According toPeople, Saleka was inspired by both Rosalia and Billie Eliish’s stage presence.
Saleka acknowledged thatthere was certainly a gray area between herself and Lady Ravenbut also distinguished a clear difference.
Saleka also clarified how this role helped her as a pop singer in real life.
It was a lesson for me in trying to practice being the person that Id want to be.”
Like Saleka,Adele certainly has experience with writing music specifically for films.
Saleka wasn’t the onlyTrapcast member who was impacted by Swift.
