Mad Max: Fury Road (soundtrack)
Mad Max: Fury Road (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 12 May 2015 | |||
Recorded | The Simon Leadley Scoring Stage, Trackdown Studios, Sydney | |||
Genre | Film score | |||
Length | 71:01 (standard edition) 125:08 (deluxe edition) | |||
Label | WaterTower Music | |||
Producer | Tom Holkenborg | |||
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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 Tom Holkenborg a.k.a. Junkie XL. It was released on 12 May 2015 through WaterTower Music.[1]
A limited
Overview
Since
Similar to
Recorded at Trackdown Studios in Sydney,[14] a majority of the score was performed by Holkenborg himself. "I basically played everything myself except for the strings and the brass that we recorded as a section in Sydney," said Holkenborg "I worked with Nick Zinner, the guitarist from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs on a couple of cues. He's got this really wonderful tone, so we added some guitars."[15]
The score was later played for the film's actors during
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Filmtracks.com | [20] |
Movie Wave | [21] |
Sputnikmusic | [22] |
The musical score has received generally positive reviews. Andy Kellman of AllMusic called the score "rife with tension", describing Holkenborg's "thunderous sounds – battering drums, screaming guitars, urgent strings and horns, all physical and skillfully orchestrated – to match the intense action."[17] 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."[23]
Oktay Ege Kozak of
Hans Zimmer, a frequent collaborator of Holkenborg, called the score "absolutely phenomenal and mind-blowingly brilliant."[25]
Track listing
Standard edition
All music is composed by Tom Holkenborg a.k.a. Junkie XL
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Survive" | 1:30 |
2. | "Escape" | 2:14 |
3. | "Immortan's Citadel" | 8:41 |
4. | "Blood Bag" | 2:30 |
5. | "Spikey Cars" | 3:11 |
6. | "Storm Is Coming" | 5:36 |
7. | "We Are Not Things" | 1:37 |
8. | "Water" | 3:15 |
9. | "The Rig" | 4:13 |
10. | "Brothers in Arms" | 4:22 |
11. | "The Bog" | 6:58 |
12. | "Redemption" | 1:45 |
13. | "Many Mothers" | 5:15 |
14. | "Claw Trucks" | 5:31 |
15. | "Chapter Doof" (Extended Version) | 7:04 |
16. | "My Name Is Max" (Extended Version) | 4:43 |
17. | "Let Them Up" | 2:36 |
Total length: | 71:01 |
Deluxe edition
All music is composed by Tom Holkenborg a.k.a. Junkie XL
No. | Title | Length |
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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" | 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" | 2:49 |
12. | "Brothers in Arms" (Extended Version) | 5:52 |
13. | "The Chase" | 3:16 |
14. | "Moving On" | 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" | 5:17 |
19. | "Claw Trucks" (Extended Version) | 5:43 |
20. | "Immortan" | 11:10 |
21. | "Chapter Doof" | 6:49 |
22. | "Walhalla Awaits" | 2:40 |
23. | "My Name Is Max" | 2:23 |
24. | "Let Them Up" | 2:36 |
25. | "Mary Jo Bassa" | 2:26 |
26. | "Coda" | 4:43 |
Total length: | 125:08 |
Personnel
Credits adopted from liner notes:[14]
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Additional music
Additional music credited in Mad Max: Fury Road:[26]
Title | Musician(s) | Key scenes/Notes |
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"Elegy for Rosa" | Eleni Karaindrou | Plays after The Splendid Angharad is killed. |
"Refugee's Theme Symphonic Variation No. 1" | Eleni Karaindrou | Plays after the Rig comes across Furiosa's former clan. |
"Messa Da Requiem - Dies Irae" | Giuseppe Verdi | Plays during Bullet Farmer's nighttime attack on the Rig. The piece was also featured in the film's theatrical teaser trailer.[27] |
"Teardrop" | Massive Attack | Shots from the song's music video are shown during one of Max's visions. |
"Out of Control" | Zebrahead featuring Man with a Mission | Plays during the end credits of the Japanese version only.[28] |
Charts
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[29] | 92 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[30] | 197 |
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- ^ "Mad Max: Fury Road - Song Credits". Soundtrack.Net. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- Tribeca Film Festival. Tribeca Enterprises. Archived from the originalon 6 October 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Man With a Mission x Zebrahead's 'Mad Max: Fury Road' version MV for 'Out of Control' released". TokyoHive. Theory Media Network. June 30, 2015. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
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