Soundtracks

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Deadpool & Wolverine’s Soundtrack Is More Manic Than We Ever Expected

From *NSYNC and Avril Lavigne, to Grease and The Greatest Showman, what the heck is this movie?

Weezer Didn’t Write Bill & Ted 3‘s Song to Save the Universe, But the Band Wrote a Pretty Good One

I mean. When you’re up against the Wyld Stallyns, second place next to “music that literally unites the cosmos” is pretty good, no? We can’t wait for Bill & Ted Face the Music, but to while the next few weeks away, 10K Projects has released the first details of the film’s original soundtrack, which, as…

Movies James Whitbrook

The Best Disney Soundtrack You’re Not Listening to Just Got Alan Menken His EGOT

Alan Menken helped define Disney animation’s sound for decades—helping score some of the most beloved films of the company’s renaissance, and changing its soundtracks forever with The Little Mermaid’s establishment of the “I Want” song. But the legendary composer has only just snagged an Emmy for his work with the studio—and it’s for a Disney…

io9 James Whitbrook

Ennio Morricone, Movie Composing Legend, Has Passed Away

Ennio Morricone, one of the most beloved movie composers of the 20th century, has died. The legendary Italian artist, who was 91, passed after suffering complications from a recent fall. Morricone’s filmography numbers well into the hundreds, a body of work over seven decades that, much like his most famous soundtracks, speaks for itself. But…

io9 James Whitbrook

The Witcher‘s Catchy as Hell Bard Song Was So Good, It Became the Heart of the Show’s Soundtrack

If you sat down with a Swallow or two to bingewatch The Witcher this weekend, then you might have, like myself, found yourself uncontrollably singing a few bars from “Toss a Coin to Your Witcher” out loud every once in while. Jaskier’s hype song for Geralt is one hell of an earworm—one so potent, it…

io9 James Whitbrook

Help, I Can’t Get Watchmen‘s Hauntingly Perfect ‘Life on Mars?’ Cover Out of My Head

Unlike some people on Watchmen, I’m not even sure a hammer to the head might help at this point. There were a lot of incredible, audacious goings-on in the latest Watchmen, an episode of television that managed to make me bolt up in surprise multiple times despite being wrapped up toasty warm in several layers…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Watchmen‘s Incredible Soundtrack Is Coming First to Vinyl, Because of Course It Is

The world of HBO’s Watchmen sequel is a bizarre one that is both contemporary and, technologically speaking, trapped a few decades in the past. So in that regard, it makes sense that the fantastic soundtrack for the show, by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (of Nine Inch Nails fame, of course), is being launched exclusively…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Exclusive: Listen to Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’s Gorgeous, Sweeping Title Theme

Netflix’s Dark Crystal prequel, Age of Resistance, is a spectacle unlike anything we’ve seen in years. But it’s not just from a visual standpoint the series is laden with fantastical charm—it comes through in its gorgeous soundtrack, and we’ve got an exclusive track from it for you to listen to today. io9 is proud to…

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The Foreboding Soundtrack For Us Is Getting a Lush Vinyl Release

Appropriately, it’s a double LP. As announced this week by Waxwork Records, an impressive vinyl release of the soundtrack for Jordan Peele’s Us is upon us, a double-LP release featuring the full score by Michael Abels, along with the movie’s distinctive remix of “I’ve Got 5 On It” by Luniz and “I Like That” by…

Movies Julie Muncy

Watch Two College Marching Bands Join Forces to Perform an Epic Game of Thrones Halftime Tribute

Watching the elaborately-choreographed routines of college football marching bands always leaves me wondering how those students find the time to rehearse and perfect those performances. This recent Game of Thrones-themed halftime show was so grandiose that it actually required two college marching bands to join forces to recreate Westeros. At last Saturday’s University of Michigan versus…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

The Official Black Panther Remix Soundtrack Somehow Improves Upon Perfection

I mean, as Shuri told her brother in the movie, just because something works doesn’t mean it can’t be improved. That applies to both the finest tech Wakanda has to offer and Ludwig Göransson’s sublime soundtrack for Black Panther. Marvel and Hollywood Records both announced and dropped Black Panther: Wakanda Remixed today. It’s a short…

Movies James Whitbrook

Rescued Computer Hardware Performs a Near-Perfect Rendition of the ’80s Airwolf Theme

Paweł Zadrożniak’s Floppotron, a desktop orchestra that uses old computer components as musicians, performs one of the greatest ‘80s TV show earworms ever aired with a thrilling rendition of the Airwolf theme. I’m also going to award bonus points for using the clicking sound of a wall of disk drives to recreate the sounds of…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

What a Good Soundtrack Does

Last weekend, while driving my kid to swim class, I was nodding my head along to the bassline of a song playing in the car. “Do you like this song, Daddy?” my daughter asked. My answer was yes. Yes, I like that one song from the My Little Pony: The Movie soundtrack. A month ago,…

Movies Evan Narcisse

Get in the Ragnarok Mindset With Mark Mothersbaugh’s Energetic Thor Soundtrack

The soundtrack to Thor: Ragnarok has hit streaming sites a week before the release of the film, and it’s worth a listen. Time to get into a cosmic end-of-the-world state of mind. Composed by Mark Mothersbaugh, prolific soundtrack composer and lead singer of Devo, the Ragnarok score is intriguing. It’s, on the one hand, undeniably…

Movies Julie Muncy

Classic Video Game Themes Sound Even Better Played Backwards

Video games like Super Mario Bros. and Tetris included some of the most catchy background music ever put on a cartridge. But would you recognize those same classic video game themes played backwards? An artist created an album featuring four memorable game themes performed in reverse, and we can’t stop listening to them. “Sorb Oiram…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

The Stranger Things Soundtrack Cassette Contains Potentially Lethal Amounts of ’80s Nostalgia

Stranger Things already has multiple soundtrack albums pressed on fancy colored vinyl, packaged with all the extras you’d expect. But if you’re looking to experience the sounds of the Netflix hit via a slightly more nostalgic and obscure format, a cassette version will soon be available too. Timed to coincide with the anniversary of Stranger…

Television Cheryl Eddy

The Official Theme to Fantastic Beasts Starts With Harry Potter, Then Becomes Its Own Thing

Pretty much every one of your favorite movies has great music in it. Whether that’s a perfectly composed score or expertly chosen song, music can make a movie. Today, we’re getting our first listen to the music from next month’s Harry Potter spinoff, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and it’s just as epic…

Movies Germain Lussier

The Badass Luke Cage Soundtrack Is Getting an Equally Badass Vinyl Release

Marvel’s Netflix series Luke Cage has barely been out a week, but already everyone is talking about it. Among those topics is the show’s incredible soundtrack, featuring spaghetti-western influenced hip-hop beats by Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. Now, you can get that music in an amazing vinyl release. Mondo will release the Luke Cage…

Television Germain Lussier

The Original Star Wars Soundtrack Will Be Available Again on This Gorgeous Vinyl Set

Got room in your vinyl crate for yet another re-issue of John Williams’ Star Wars: A New Hope soundtrack? Of course you do. Because this time around the Imperial March and other memorable tracks are available on a pair of double-sided picture disc-pressed vinyl records. The standout of the pair is obviously the gorgeous Death…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

There’s Only Minimal Farting On This Swiss Army Man LP

It’s a holiday weekend in the US and maybe you’re looking to see a movie. There are a lot of options, but one that you probably aren’t considering, and should, is Swiss Army Man. It’s crazy, weird, and awesome. Then, after you see it, you may want the soundtrack. If that happens, oh wow, are…

io9 Germain Lussier

Soundtracks

Deadpool & Wolverine’s Soundtrack Is More Manic Than We Ever Expected

Weezer Didn’t Write Bill & Ted 3‘s Song to Save the Universe, But the Band Wrote a Pretty Good One

The Best Disney Soundtrack You’re Not Listening to Just Got Alan Menken His EGOT

Ennio Morricone, Movie Composing Legend, Has Passed Away

The Witcher‘s Catchy as Hell Bard Song Was So Good, It Became the Heart of the Show’s Soundtrack

Help, I Can’t Get Watchmen‘s Hauntingly Perfect ‘Life on Mars?’ Cover Out of My Head

Watchmen‘s Incredible Soundtrack Is Coming First to Vinyl, Because of Course It Is

Exclusive: Listen to Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’s Gorgeous, Sweeping Title Theme

The Foreboding Soundtrack For Us Is Getting a Lush Vinyl Release

Watch Two College Marching Bands Join Forces to Perform an Epic Game of Thrones Halftime Tribute

The Official Black Panther Remix Soundtrack Somehow Improves Upon Perfection

Rescued Computer Hardware Performs a Near-Perfect Rendition of the ’80s Airwolf Theme

What a Good Soundtrack Does

Get in the Ragnarok Mindset With Mark Mothersbaugh’s Energetic Thor Soundtrack

Classic Video Game Themes Sound Even Better Played Backwards

The Stranger Things Soundtrack Cassette Contains Potentially Lethal Amounts of ’80s Nostalgia

The Official Theme to Fantastic Beasts Starts With Harry Potter, Then Becomes Its Own Thing

The Badass Luke Cage Soundtrack Is Getting an Equally Badass Vinyl Release

The Original Star Wars Soundtrack Will Be Available Again on This Gorgeous Vinyl Set

There’s Only Minimal Farting On This Swiss Army Man LP

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