Pacific Rim: Uprising (soundtrack)
Pacific Rim: Uprising – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score to the 2018 film of the same name, composed by Lorne Balfe. The score was recorded at the Synchron Scoring Stage in Vienna with the Synchron Stage Orchestra conducted by Johannes Vogel.[1] The soundtrack was released by Milan Records digitally on iTunes on March 23, 2018, while the physical soundtrack was released on April 6, 2018.[2]
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| Released | March 23, 2018 (Digital) April 6, 2018 (Physical) | |||
| Recorded | February—March 2018 | |||
| Studio | Synchron Scoring Stage, Vienna | |||
| Genre | Film Score | |||
| Length | 75:00 | |||
| Label | Milan Records | |||
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Background
John Paesano had originally been attached as composer for the film, based on past collaborations with director Steven S. DeKnight on the Marvel television series Daredevil.[3] Paesano had been recording his score at the Synchron Scoring Stage, but was replaced by Lorne Balfe on January 24, 2018. No official reason was given about Paesano's removal.[4]
Track listing
All music is composed by Lorne Balfe except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Pacific Rim Uprising" | 4:47 |
| 2. | "Born Into War" | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Rise of the Jaegers" | 1:38 |
| 4. | "Go Big or Go Extinct (Patrick Stump Remix)" | 2:10 |
| 5. | "Daddy Yo" (Wizkid featuring Efya) | 2:39 |
| 6. | "Shatterdome Arrival" | 2:03 |
| 7. | "Sneaking In" | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Shao Industries" | 4:35 |
| 9. | "Scrapper Chase" | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Flashback" | 2:17 |
| 11. | "Nobody Speak" (DJ Shadow featuring Run the Jewels) | 3:15 |
| 12. | "Kaiju Brain" | 2:11 |
| 13. | "Combat" | 2:19 |
| 14. | "Obsidian Fury" | 3:31 |
| 15. | "Get It Done" | 3:24 |
| 16. | "Come Down" (Anderson Paak) | 2:59 |
| 17. | "Shatterdome Attacked" | 7:18 |
| 18. | "Amara" | 2:36 |
| 19. | "Coming Together" | 3:14 |
| 20. | "On the Move" | 2:21 |
| 21. | "Mega Kaiju" | 2:29 |
| 22. | "Battle Speech" | 2:39 |
| 23. | "End Game" | 2:00 |
| 24. | "Victory" | 2:18 |
| 25. | "The Revenge" | 1:52 |
| Total length: | 75:00 | |
The following tracks appear in the film, but are not credited on the film's soundtrack with the exception of "Come Down".[5]
- "Come Down" by Anderson Paak - Plays in the cadet's room when Amara shows up.
- "Trololo Song" by Eduard Khil - Plays when Cadet Llya and Cadet Suresh are deployed in the Jaeager.
- "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner - Plays in the background during Newt's evening with Alice.
Personnel
- Music Supervisors — Peter Afterman & Margaret Yen
- Associate Music Supervisor — Alison Litton
- Music Coordinator — Oriana Pedone
- Music Production Coordinator — Queenie Li
- Score Technical Assistants — Max Aruj
- Score Programmers — Clay Duncan, Jon Aschalew & Ed Buller
- Solo Cello — Peter Gregson
- Music Editor — Richard Ziegler
- Orchestrator — Shane Rutherfoord-Jones
- Score Mixer — John Chapman
- Score Mix Assistant — Alfredo Pasquel
- Recording Engineer — Bernd Mazagg
- Pro Tools Operator — Martin Weismayr
References
- "Synchron Stage Orchestra's Brass Section". Facebook. Synchron Stage Orchestra. Retrieved 30 Aug 2018.
- "Milan Records to Release 'Pacific Rim Uprising' Soundtrack". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 30 Aug 2018.
- "John Paesano to Score Steven S. DeKnight's 'Pacific Rim 2'". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 30 Aug 2018.
- "Lorne Balfe Scoring 'Pacific Rim Uprising'". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 30 Aug 2018.
- "Songs and music featured in Pacific Rim Uprising". tunefind. Retrieved 30 Aug 2018.