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Heartbreak Cinema is a project that started in 2018 in the bedroom studio of Radu Bădilaș. Back then, it was a solo project focused on cinematic electronic music.

Today, Heartbreak Cinema is an Alternative Rock band, with electronic influences and a cinematic touch.

The story behind “Plot Twist”:
“Plot Twist” is a song about change. It highlights both how the project changed and developed into a 2-piece rock band, as well as a change of nature, from the obedient underdog with no voice of their own, to the proud rebel with a loud attitude and the power to claim their rightful place among its peers.

The song features the fresh vocals of Maria, the new voice of Heartbreak Cinema, both literally and figuratively. Maria’s voice perfectly blends in with Radu’s songwriting to give
the project a recognizable identity, one that resonates with angered, defiant and
heartbroken young people everywhere.
This is the first single taken from the upcoming eponymous “Heartbreak Cinema” EP, set to release later this autumn with 6 tracks. All of them were written in Radu’s hometown of Brașov, and recorded in his parents’ messy attic, which provided the closest thing to studioquality soundproofing for a small band on a shoestring budget.
Three of the singles will feature music videos, a collaborative effort together with students of the “I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre and Cinematography University.

The new Heartbreak Cinema is here to stay, and the future is set to bring much more music, even louder, even heavier, and even more surprising.

A Heartbreak Cinema biography:
Heartbreak Cinema is an electronic rock band, approaching a variety of different styles and influences from Alternative, Metal and EDM. Fronted by lead vocalist Maria Teodora and chief songwriter Radu Bădilaș, the end result is loud, rebellious, story-driven music with a cinematic touch.

Started in 2018 in the bedroom of 17-year old Radu, the first compilation of Heartbreak Cinema productions titled “A Collection of Clouds” was shared with his friends group on November 25th, 2018. It included 4 tracks, 3 of which have later been remastered and officially released as the Test Footage EP, with an added remix of the second track.
The second Heartbreak Cinema EP was released on November 20th 2020, titled “No More Fate and Destiny”. It was made throughout late 2019 and 2020 and it tells Radu’s story of leaving abroad to study film production and quitting soon after. The EP features 4 original tracks, one of which is a collaboration with L.A. based rapper Forsyth.

After a few more singles and collaborations, the project evolved from a solo venture into a band when Radu realised that his music wouldn’t fit well in a live concert. He then approached Maria to help him re-work the project, with the two writing, producing and developing together a brand new, rock-infused iteration of Heartbreak Cinema.

All Heartbreak Cinema tracks are still written and produced entirely in Radu’s bedroom studio.

Find Heartbreak Cinema online:
• Spotify
• Apple Music
• Instagram
• Facebook
• TikTok