Nick Cave boldly proclaims Blonde is his "favorite movie of all time"

“Dear Sourav, Blonde. Love, Nick,” Cave writes, offering no further explanation on how the film could have possibly earned that title.

It’s a surprising answer from the Bad Seeds frontman, and maybe Sourav (like us) expected something a little… better, or at the least, interesting. It’s a compelling choice for many reasons, but mainly because Cave crafted the soundtrack for Blonde with Warren Ellis, and has been a longtime collaborator with Dominik.

As frequent collaborators, Cave and director Dominik previously worked together on the 2007 film The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, as well as the music documentaries One More Time With Feeling (in which, Cave is a subject) and This Much I Know To Be True.

“Working with Andrew Dominik is always a challenging, but ultimately mind-blowing experience,” Cave said earlier this year, per Rolling Stone. “Creating the score for this terrifying and complex reimagining of the Marilyn Monroe story was no different and, as always, it was a complete privilege to work with him. The darkest of films with a gorgeous spiritual score.”

If darkness is what you’re looking for Cave, you certainly found it with Blonde. But, it may be time to branch outside of the work made by your pal Dominik.