Rebel Moon (soundtrack)

Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)
Film score by
Tom Holkenborg
ReleasedDecember 15, 2023
RecordedAugust–October 2023
StudioAbbey Road Studios, London
GenreFilm score
Length57:25
LabelNetflix Music
ProducerTom Holkenborg
Tom Holkenborg chronology
Three Thousand Years of Longing
(2022) 		Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire
(2023) 		Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
(2024)
Singles from Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)
  1. "A Call to Courage"
    Released: November 24, 2023

Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) is the soundtrack to the 2023 film Rebel Moon directed and producer by Zack Snyder. Snyder's regular collaborator Tom Holkenborg scored the film's music; the 15-track album which contained cues from Holkenborg and the original song "Longhouse Dinner" performed by Allison Crowe was released on December 15, 2023, with the track "A Call to Courage" released as a single on November 24, 2023.

Development

Tom Holkenborg composed the musical score for Rebel Moon;[1] since his association with Snyder on the latter's production 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Holkenborg continuously worked with Snyder on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Zack Snyder's Justice League and Army of the Dead (both 2021).[2] He was initially involved in the project since January 2023, when the film was produced as a single film. With the film being split into two-parts, the second being Part Two: The Scargiver (2024), Holkenborg would also contribute music to the forthcoming instalment as well.[3]

Holkenborg composed the film score in the sets of California during production. Describing it as an "advanced score with futuristic elements", Rebel Moon is also very grounded and earthy, as the film starts on an agricultural planet. Holkenborg used simple instruments underscoring the characters' principles, morals and humanity and used vocals to give their own signature and capture their individual journeys. The score was then recorded at the Abbey Road Studios in London during August and October 2023.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Prologue Antiphony" 2:15
2."The Wolf Who Became a Woman" 2:00
3."Scar Tissue" 6:25
4."Pueri Salvatoris" 2:37
5."Horselore" 2:48
6."A Call to Courage" 5:52
7."Ogumo (Cruel Mother)" 6:13
8."My Life for Hers" 3:32
9."The Weight of Lions" 2:33
10."The Burning Mountain" 4:07
11."A Child of War" 1:41
12."The Salt of Sarrow" 8:41
13."Little Knives" 2:15
14."A Good Place to Die" 5:27
15."Longhouse Dinner"Allison Crowe0:59
Total length:57:25

Reception

Kyle Wilson of Polygon described the score as it "sounds like Space Enya".[5] Jeremy Mathai of /Film called the score as "propulsive, moody, and stirring" that is "impossible to recreate from one's laptop or living room TV".[6] The Hollywood Reporter-based critic David Rooney criticised the music as "uninspiring".[7]

References

  1. ^ "Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) to Reteam with Zack Snyder on Rebel Moon". Film Music Reporter. January 18, 2023. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Zack Snyder's Justice League Composer Confirms Return for Netflix's Rebel Moon". Comicbook.com. January 19, 2023. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Colbert, Stephen M. (August 23, 2023). "Everything We Learned on the Set of Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Holub, Christian (November 16, 2023). "'Rebel Moon' director Zack Snyder unravels secrets of his universe". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Wilson, Kyle (December 15, 2023). "Zack Snyder's version of Star Wars is sloppier and sketchier". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  6. ^ Mathai, Jeremy (December 15, 2023). "Rebel Moon Review: Zack Snyder's Latest Is A Feature-Length Video Game Cutscene". /Film. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Rooney, David (December 15, 2023). "'Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Fire' Review: Zack Snyder's Wannabe 'Star Wars' Franchise Kickoff Is an Interplanetary Bore". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.