Film Scores: Junkie XL Working On ‘Mad Max,’ Stream ‘Valhalla Rising’ Score, Preview ‘The Counselor’ Soundtrack
George Miller’sMad Max: Fury Roadwill get some synthetic beats courtesy ofJunkie XL. The Dutch composer and producer (real nameTom Holkenborg) will score the long-gestating sequel, as reported byManly Movieafter the artist teased the newson Twitter.
Holkenborg composed the scores for this summer’sParanoia, and the upcoming300: Rise of an Empire. Additionally, he has worked on the soundtracks forMan of Steel,The Dark Knight Rises, and all threeMadagascarmovies.Mad Max: Fury Roadlands in theaters next year. [viaThe Playlist]
After the jump, sample some tunes from soundtracks that have already been completed, includingDaniel Pemberton’s forThe CounselorandPeter PeterandPeter Kyed’s forValhalla Rising.
Milan Records has the soundtrack scheduled for release onOctober 22, six years after the film made its Venice Film Festival debut. But the most eager among you can stream it now, over atPitchfork. Composers Peter and Kyed share credit with sound designersGiles LambandDouglas MacDougallon what Refn calls a distorted and unearthly (in a good way) sound.
Finally,The Playlisthas debuted four tracks, totaling about ten minutes, from Pemberton’s soundtrack forRidley Scott’sThe Counselor.The pieces run the gamut from plaintive to heart-pounding, and none of them really suggest our protagonist is in for happy fun times. Though you probably already guessed that from the premise, the trailer, and the fact that the movie was written byCormac McCarthy.
The Counselor soundtrack will be available digitally startingOctober 22, and physically startingNovember 11. The movie opensOctober 25.
