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Mad Max: Fury Road (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a soundtrack album for the 2015 film, Mad Max: Fury Road, composed by Junkie XL. It was released on 12 May 2015 through WaterTower Music.[2]

A special vinyl edition of the soundtrack will be released by Mondo on 15 May 2015.[3]

Overview

Since Mad Max: Fury Road experienced a lengthy development, multiple composers were attached to the film at various times including John Powell and Marco Beltrami.[4][5] In October 2013, it was officially announced that Junkie XL would be composing the film's music.[6] After being contacted by Warner Bros. Senior Vice President Darren Higman, Junkie XL flew to Sydney where he viewed a three-hour workprint of the film and met with director George Miller.[7] Because of his work on 300: Rise of an Empire and his on-the-spot ideas for Mad Max: Fury Road, Junkie XL was hired by Miller and immediately began work on writing the film's themes.[7][8] "I got in August of 2013 and we [didn't finish] until August 2014," said Junkie XL. "When you're so early in the game, you have so much room of experimentation."[9]

Similar to Brian May, who composed the scores to Mad Max and Mad Max 2,[10] Junkie XL was inspired largely by the work of Bernard Herrmann.[11] "One of my favorite time periods in film scoring is the 1940s and 1950s and in the early 60s during the golden days of Bernard Herrmann and the start of Ennio Morricone," said Junkie XL. "There was so much rich material written then and George and I wondered why more of that wasn’t being used in film scores today."[12] Junkie XL also drew inspiration from the rock opera genre, utilizing hundreds of drums and constructing electric guitar-driven themes.[13][14]

The score was played for the film's actors during ADR sessions to gain a musical awareness of the film. "I know that George played the music to the actors when they came in to do the ADR," said Junkie XL. "Once they saw rough cuts of their scenes with the music that I did, they got a whole different idea of how they should have handled the ADR."[15]

Reception

The musical score has received positive reviews. Jørn Tillnes of Soundtrack Geek praised the soundtrack, writing, "It's rare when a 2+ hour score feels short, but in this case, I could easily listen to it for many hours more." Tillnes added, "The world needs composers like Junkie XL, someone who has the guts to go all out... At the same time, he has shown he can go the complete opposite and create beautiful symphonies on its own without relying on the action music."[16]

Hans Zimmer, a frequent collaborator of Junkie XL, called the score "absolutely phenomenal and mind-blowingly brilliant."[17]

Track listing

All music is composed by Junkie XL

No.TitleLength
1."Survive (Extended Version)"1:40
2."Escape (Extended Version)"3:28
3."Immortan’s Citadel (Extended Version)"8:58
4."Blood Bag (Extended Version)"3:39
5."Buzzards Arrive (Bonus Track)"1:26
6."Spikey Cars (Extended Version)"4:08
7."Storm Is Coming (Extended Version)"6:16
8."We Are Not Things (Extended Version)"1:42
9."Water (Extended Version)"6:25
10."The Rig (Extended Version)"6:31
11."Into the Canyon (Bonus Track)"2:49
12."Brothers In Arms (Extended Version)"5:52
13."The Chase (Bonus Track)"3:16
14."Moving On (Bonus Track)"1:56
15."The Bog (Extended Version)"12:32
16."Redemption"1:45
17."Many Mothers (Extended Version)"8:58
18."The Return To Nowhere (Bonus Track)"5:17
19."Claw Trucks (Extended Version)"5:43
20."Immortan (Bonus Track)"11:10
21."Chapter Doof"6:49
22."Walhalla Awaits (Bonus Track)"2:40
23."My Name Is Max"2:23
24."Let Them Up"2:36
25."Mary Jo Bassa (Bonus Track)"2:26
26."Coda (Bonus Track)"4:43

Additional music

Additional music credited in Mad Max: Fury Road:[18]

Title Musician(s) Key Scenes/Notes
"Elegy for Rosa" Eleni Karaindrou
"Refugee's Theme Symphonic Variation No. 1" Eleni Karaindrou
"Messa Da Requiem - Dies Irae" Giuseppe Verdi The song was also featured in the film's theatrical teaser trailer.[19]
"Teardrop" Massive Attack

References

  1. ^ "Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage - Selected Credits" (PDF). WB Sound. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (1 April 2015). "'Mad Max: Fury Road' Soundtrack Details Arrive, Listen To The First Pulse-Pounding Track". Indiewire. SnagFilms. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. ^ Rosen, Christopher (11 May 2015). "Mondo is releasing the 'Mad Max: Fury Road' soundtrack on vinyl". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  4. ^ Goldwasser, Dan (November 2006). "John Powell - Interview". Soundtrack.Net. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  5. ^ "New Project: MAD MAX 4, Fans of Film Music audiopodcast". The Marco Beltrami Universe. 6 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  6. ^ "'Mad Max: Fury Road' to Feature Music by Junkie XL". Film Music Reporter. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  7. ^ a b Weintraub, Steve (11 March 2015). "Junkie XL Talks RUN ALL NIGHT, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, BATMAN V SUPERMAN, and More". Collider.com. Complex. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  8. ^ Roberts, Sheila (18 March 2014). "Composer Junkie XL Talks 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE, DIVERGENT, Possibly Collaborating with Hans Zimmer on INTERSTELLAR, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, and More". Collider.com. Complex. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  9. ^ Burlingame, Russ (7 April 2015). "Mad Max: Fury Road and Batman V Superman Composer Junkie XL Talks Scoring Blockbusters". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  10. ^ Hayward, Philip (18 May 2004). Off the Planet: Music, Sound and Science Fiction Cinema. Hertfordshire: John Libbey Publishing. p. 119. ISBN 0861966449. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  11. ^ Labrecque, Jeff (14 May 2015). "Inside the Fury Road soundtrack: How Junkie XL scored the madness of Mad Max". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  12. ^ McCue, Michelle (13 May 2015). "WAMG's Conversation with Composer Junkie XL On His Spectacular MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Score". WeAreMovieGeeks. Lanier Media. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Q&A - Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL)". Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  14. ^ Brevet, Brad (22 April 2015). "Preview Junkie XL's Score for 'Mad Max: Fury Road' and Preorder Now". Rope of Silicon. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  15. ^ McWeeny, Drew (6 May 2015). "Junkie XL On Creating The Insane Soundscape For 'Mad Max: Fury Road'". HitFix. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  16. ^ Tillnes, Jørn (14 May 2015). "Soundtrack Review: Mad Max Fury Road". Soundtrack Geek. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  17. ^ Tapley, Kristopher (6 November 2014). "He balances bombast with intimacy in Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'". HitFix. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  18. ^ "Mad Max: Fury Road - Song Credits". Soundtrack.Net. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  19. ^ Blankenship, Mark (17 December 2014). "Verdi Gives the 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Trailer Its Personality". Tribeca Film Festival. Tribeca Enterprises. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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