Moses Sumney to Release Debut Film Soundtrack Featuring Kara Jackson

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Moses Sumney Releasing Debut Film Soundtrack

Kara Jackson features on the lead single from Sumney and Joseph Shirley’s companion album to Is God Is By Jazz Monroe May 19, 2026 Save this story Save this story

Moses Sumney is releasing his first movie soundtrack: a collaboration with composer Joseph Shirley on the debut film from director Aleshea Harris, Is God Is . The film is in theaters now, and today, Sumney has shared “ Sins of the Father ,” a collaboration with the singer-songwriter Kara Jackson . Listen to that below, ahead of the soundtrack’s release this Friday, via Lakeshore .

Shirley said in a press release that collaborating with Sumney “was an utterly captivating and life-affirming creative experience for me. His connection to music is so intuitive, mythic yet still very tactile and progressive.” He added that the pair “explored many genres and moods together,” tapping into the film’s mix of Southern Gothic, Greek tragedy, and modern thriller.

Though this is his first soundtrack, Sumney is no stranger to the screen: He had a role in the ill-starred HBO show The Idol and, in 2024, appeared alongside Halsey in Ti West’s Maxxxine . He recently acted alongside Lupita Nyong’o, Sandra Oh, and Peter Dinklage in Saheem Ali’s production of Twelfth Night .

Moses Sumney & Joe Shirley: Is God Is : 01 Sins of the Father [ft. Kara Jackson] 02 Don’t Leave Me Be 03 Bang! Bang! Bang! 04 Man’s Blues 05 Bargain 06 Twintuition 07 The Letter 08 Meeting God 09 Them Twins Burnin 10 Make Your Daddy Dead 11 The Mission 12 White Teeth 13 Ezekiel 14 Mirage 15 The Good House 16 Angie 17 His Other Family 18 Man 19 Somebody Gotta Go Today

_Originally reported by [Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/news/moses-sumney-releasing-debut-film-soundtrack/)._