Celeste shares stirring single ‘This Is Who I Am’ as theme to Sky TV’s ‘The Day Of The Jackal’

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Celeste has shared a new single called ‘This Is Who I Am’ – you can listen to it below.The theatrical and stirring track serves as the title theme to the new Sky series The Day Of The Jackal, which is also released today (November 7).Eddie Redmayne (who portrays The Jackal) and his co-star Lashana Lynch (Bianca) selected for the song for the opening credits to the adaptation of Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 novel.“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,” explained Celeste.“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.Directed by Brian Kirk, The Day Of The Jackal is described as “a modern retelling of the 1971 novel by Frederick Forsyth, and subsequent 1973 iconic film, and promises to keep you second-guessing to the end”.The official description continues: “Bringing this international classic to life is an all-star cast, who will lead us on an international cat-and-mouse chase where there can only be one winner,.