‘Suspiria’ Remake Soundtrack: Thom Yorke Releases Eerie Title Song
Radiohead can soon claim two members who have made the leap from rock star to acclaimed film composer. After Jonny Greenwood earned acclaim for his scores forThere Will Be BloodandPhantom Thread, Radiohead frontmanThom Yorkewill now try his hand at scoring with the highly-anticipatedSuspiriaremake soundtrack – and he’s just released a full track which you can listen to below.
Aside from following in Greenwood’s footsteps and being a renowned songwriter in his own right, Yorke also has to live up to the iconic score of the original Dario Argento 1977 masterpiece performed by prog-rock bandGoblin. Can his score live up to the task? Take a listen to the title track for theSuspiriasoundtrack and decide for yourself.
Thom Yorke’s Suspirium
Much like directorLuca Guadagnino’s stark departure from Argento’s Technicolor original, Yorke’s score feels drastically different from Goblin’s electronic-driven score. Yorke’s simple piano chords and haunting vocals paint a surreal picture that also feels wildly different from Guadagnino’s muted aesthetic.
Yorke teased the intro to the song onsocial media, saying, “The music I composed for it has now become an album I’m very proud of.” The film marks Yorke’s debut as a film composer, a process which he toldPitchforkwas “absolutely terrifying.” But Yorke revealed that he found unexpected inspiration in Vangelis' synth-heavyBlade Runnerscore, elaborating, “Normally [scoring] a horror movie involves orchestras, these specific things. But Luca [Guadagnino], the director, and Walter [Fasano], the editor, are very much, like, find your own path with it. … I just have to find a way into it.”
The original motion picture soundtrack for Luca Guadagnino’s horror remake arrivesOctober 26, 2018via XL Recordings. You can see the full track list below.
Suspiria Remake Soundtrack
01 A Storm That Took Everything
02 The Hooks
03 Suspirium
04 Belongings Thrown In A River
05 Has Ended
06 Klemperer Walks
07 Open Again
08 Sabbath Incantation
09 The Inevitable Pull
10 Olga’s Destruction (Volk tape)
11 The Conjuring of Anke
12 A Light Green
14 The Jumps
02 The Universe is Indifferent
03 The Balance of Things
04 A Soft Hand Across Your Face
05 Suspirium Finale
06 A Choir of One
07 Synthesizer Speaks
08 The Room of Compartments
09 An Audition
10 Voiceless Terror
11 The Epilogue
Directed by Guadagnino and starringTilda Swinton,Dakota Johnson,Chloë Grace Moretz,Mia Goth, and originalSuspiriaactressJessica Harper,Suspiriajust made its worldwide debut at the Venice Film Festival, where it was met withpolarizing reactions.
Suspiriawill have a limited release in NY and LA theaters onOctober 26before expanding worldwide onNovember 2, 2018.
