Thor: Ragnarok (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Thor: Ragnarok Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack by Mark Mothersbaugh

Publication
(s)

20th October 2017

Format (s)

Download , CD

Title (number)

23

running time

72:52

The music for the film Thor: Decision Day by Taika Waititi was composed by Mark Mothersbaugh and released for download from Hollywood Records on October 20, 2017 .

production

Until 1991, Mark Mothersbaugh was the lead singer, keyboard player and guitarist of the American new wave and synth rock band Devo

In August 2016, Mark Mothersbaugh was hired as the composer for the music for the film Thor: Judgment Day by Taika Waititi . Mothersbaugh was familiar with Taika's previous work when he received a call from Marvel. He said he was excited about the opportunity to work together, especially because he shared Taika's interest in retro synths, and was excited to create his own take on the Marvel sound. One allegation directed against previous Marvel films was that the music for them was not very memorable and always sounded somehow similar. Mothersbaugh was the lead singer, keyboardist and guitarist of the American new wave and synth rock band Devo until 1991 and brought elements of these musical styles to the score for Thor: Ragnarok .

The titles of some of the pieces of music included on the soundtrack, such as Thor: Ragnarok , Where's the Sword? and Asgard Is a People refer to the gods of Norse mythology and the Ragnarök , the original title of the film and thus to the legend of the fall of the gods, as prophesied by the Völuspá . The recording was made at Abbey Road Studios in London, and Mothersbaugh co-produced the soundtrack with Alan Meyerson .

publication

The soundtrack for the film consists of 23 pieces of music and was released on October 20, 2017 as download by Hollywood Records and in physical form on November 10, 2017.

Track list

Thor fights the Midgard Serpent in the Ragnarok
  1. Ragnarok Suite
  2. Running short on options
  3. THOR: Ragnarok
  4. Weird Things Happen
  5. Twilight of the Gods
  6. Hela vs. Asgard
  7. Where Am I?
  8. Grandmaster's Chambers
  9. The Vault
  10. No one escapes
  11. Arena fight
  12. Where's the Sword?
  13. Go
  14. What Heroes Do
  15. Flashback
  16. parade
  17. The Revolution Has Begun
  18. Sakaar Chase
  19. Devil's anus
  20. Asgard Is a People
  21. Where To?
  22. Planet Sakaar
  23. Grandmaster Jam Session

reception

The film music critic Mihnea Manduteanu describes Mothersbaugh's work as "music for eternity." He has replaced the lately rather lackluster music for Marvel films with a composition that is exciting, emotional and nostalgic from start to finish and thus sets new standards for the spectacular Action superhero score set. The film music can do without a memorable main theme, as previously created by Brian Tyler or Alan Silvestri for the film universe, Manduteanu continues. With its orchestral as well as its retro-electronic elements, the film music is a festival, according to Manduteanu, because the composer finds the right balance between the two.

Chart successes

On October 27, the soundtrack debuted at number 22 on the UK Soundtrack Albums chart and on November 17, 2017 at number 13 on the US Soundtrack Albums chart. The soundtrack had its highest position in the American iTunes charts on November 4, 2017 at number 34 and in the British iTunes charts at number 64 on October 26, 2017.

Awards

On December 18, 2017, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that Mark Mothersbaugh's work was on a shortlist from which the nominations for Best Film Score will be made at the 2018 Academy Awards . The following is a selection of nominations for other film awards.

Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2017

  • Nomination in the category Original Score: Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film (Mark Mothersbaugh)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Peter F. Ebbinghaus: Mark Mothersbaugh's film score for Thor: Ragnarok out now In: behindtheaudio.com, October 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ Aaron Couch, 'Thor' Composer Knew Marvel Scores Sounded Similar, So He Decided to Change That In: The Hollywood Reporter, November 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ Sam Inglis: Devo: Mark Mothersbaugh In: soundonsound.com. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ 'Thor: Ragnarok' soundtrack details In: filmmusicreporter.com, October 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ Mihnea Manduteanu: Soundtrack Review: Thor: Ragnarok In: soundtrackdreams.com. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50: October 27, 2017 - November 02, 2017 In: officialcharts.com. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ The Week of November 25, 2017 In: billboard.com. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  8. ↑ Mark Mothersbaugh - 'Thor: Ragnarok (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)': American iTunes Chart Performance In: itunescharts.net. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  9. ↑ Mark Mothersbaugh - 'Thor: Ragnarok (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)': British iTunes Chart Performance In: itunescharts.net. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  10. ↑ Zack Sharf: Oscars 2018: Best Original Score Shortlist Includes 'The Shape of Water', 'All the Money in the World' and More In: indiewire.com, December 18, 2017.
  11. ↑ 8th Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations Announced In: filmmusicreporter.com, October 25, 2017.