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Several stars from the hit sequence Outlander have joined forces for a new enterprise. Steven Cree, who performed Old Ian Murray, Duncan Lacroix, identified for his position as Murtagh Fitzgibbons, and Claire Sermonne, who portrayed Louise de Rohan, have all featured in a music video for fellow Outlander actor Andrew Gower’s band Gustaffson.

The Outlander alumni, together with a host of different celebrities together with Line of Duty’s Leanne Best, David Gyasi from The Diplomat and Arty Froushan of Carnival Row, have all shared their unseen audition self-tapes, that are showcased within the music video for Gustaffson’s new single Closer from their debut album Black & White Movie. In a fleeting second, clips from the varied stars are blended with footage of Gustaffson performing Closer on stage at Manchester’s Albert Hall.

Express.co.uk had an unique chat with Gustaffson lead and Outlander’s Bonnie Prince Charlie actor Gower, who make clear how this thrilling collaboration got here to be.

“The nice thing is some of those Outlander actors haven’t been in scenes together, so they can say they’ve been in scenes together now. It’s been wonderful. Again, another job Outlander – that community, that cast, regardless of being in scenes or episodes together, we managed to stay in touch. Duncan and Steven were two of the first people to send their stuff over. It was so wonderful to have them in it and so nice to see them out of their Outlander costumes as well,” he revealed.

Gower, identified for his roles in Black Mirror, Carnival Row and Channel 5’s detective drama Ellis, has maintained contact with many of his Outlander co-stars by fan conventions.

“There’s a lovely demand for us to talk about past seasons and obviously with the show coming to an end, the demand, and looking back at the past seasons is becoming more poignant.”

The actor expressed his gratitude for having had the chance to work with the Outlander solid and expressed curiosity in future collaborations. When requested if followers would possibly see Sam Heughan or Caitríona Balfe in a Gustaffson music video, Gower said that the “door would always be open” to them.

Despite Heughan not that includes within the video, Gower disclosed that the Jamie Fraser star’s Sassenach Spirits drinks line is sponsoring the band’s forthcoming sold-out live performance at Bush Hall, the place attendees will obtain a cocktail impressed by the Black and White Movie album.

“Sam has been so amazing, just the type of person he is,” Gower praised. The actor described it as “really special” and credited it to Sam, including: “It really again shows the power of Sam and Cait and the cast supporting other people’s art. Such a special night and makes the Black and White Movie theme even more poignant for us when we go to Bush Hall.”

Moreover, the Outlander connections prolong additional, with the show’s composer Bear McCreary collaborating on the one Flowers, which was launched final yr.

The single Closer emerged from Gower and fellow bandmate James ‘Webbo’ Webster’s video calls about Gustaffson, with the actor expressing a “need for face-to-face collaboration to make art”.

With the onset of the COVID pandemic, there was a surge in self-tape auditions due to lockdown restrictions, forcing actors to report scenes for potential roles at home, thus eliminating in-person casting and including to the sense of isolation.

He reached out to “everybody I’ve admired for years” within the appearing world, some of whom he had beforehand labored with, inviting them to contribute self-tapes they felt had been “never seen” or “something they were proud of”.

Gower commented that though these videos may need “fallen between the cracks in the acting industry”, they’d now “live on” within the music video.

Closer additionally boasts an look by national icon Sir Ben Kingsley, who delivers an impassioned speech about artists discovering their own “tribe” and the significance of self-belief.

“That got me through drama school,” he revealed, persevering with: “I’ve admired Sir Ben for years, his work obviously from Sexy Beast to everything else.”

Gustaffson’s debut album Black and White is touted as a “cinematic experience”, with every tune doubling as its own mini-film. The accompanying music videos mix numerous media, boasting an spectacular solid, together with Daniel Ings from The Crown and The Gentleman, Sharon D. Clarke from Ellis, Matthew McNulty from Deadwater Fell, and Kiran Sonia Sawar from Black Mirror.

The band Gustaffson was fashioned during the pandemic and launched their first EP, The Jacaranda, in 2022. The band’s title is a tribute to Gower’s Swedish-born great-grandmother, Louisa Gustaffson, who impressed the monitor Some Kind of Sweden and is remembered for her kindness.

Gower is continually writing and already has plans for a follow-up album. Meanwhile, his appearing profession can also be thriving, with a short movie, Blessed Are They That Fear the Lord, within the works, in accordance to IMDb.

On balancing his twin passions, Gower mirrored: “I like to think the music and the acting will continue to complement each other.”

Looking forward, Gower shared his ambitions for each music and appearing: “One of my big aims and one of Gustaffson’s big aims is to write for TV and to definitely create a drama or a film that combines both of them. That’s where I want to end up.”

Gustaffson’s debut album Black & White Movie is out now

Outlander season 7 is offered to buy now on Digital and is streaming on MGM+ by way of Prime Video now