This week, we’re thrilled to be releasing Ian Hultquist’s sought-after vinyl album to Assassination Nation and Jeff Beal’s latest score on Lakeshore Records, The Biggest Little Farm! Plus, scroll down to pre-order Dan The Automator’s score to Booksmart – headed your way in a couple of weeks!
The sure-to-be-cult-film Assassination Nation burned up the festival circuit last year before hitting theaters in September 2018. One key element to the film was the electronic film score courtesy of former Passion Pitt keyboardist Ian Hulquist. – Chris Evangelista, Slash Film
America: you asked for it! The good folks over at Slash Film have the exclusive premiere of the Assassination Nation – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack vinyl, featuring score by Ian Hultquist! The former Passion Pit band member is also known for scores to other feature films, such as A-X-L and Animals, released on Lakeshore Records. Check out the full spread now at Slash Films.
The vinyl album is available on or around May 10, 2019 via Lakeshore Records, but you can pre-order now: [Webshop]
* 2X LP On ‘RAINCOAT RED Vinyl * Doublewide Album Sleeve * Includes the songs ‘Rage by Isabella “Machine“ Summers, ‘Brat’ by Abra and ‘We Can’t Stop’ by Jackson State University Marching Band, The “Sonic Boom of the South”
The score is by Passion Pitt’s’s former keyboard player and synthesist Ian Hultquist. It plays big on screen throughout the entire second half of the film, including extended sequences where it’s set to screen images for minutes at a time. This is the first truly contemporary electronic film score in some time that does not seek to duplicate the Stranger Things retro esthetic. Assassination Nation creates its own new and fresh contemporary electronic score that is both modern and very accessible to non-filmscore audiences in the same way that It Follows and Under The Skin did.
TRACK LISTING:
Side A 01. Mayor Bartlett 02. #FAIL 03. The Life & Texts of Principal Turrell 04. Internet Trolls 05. I’m Not the Monster You Think I Am 06. Half of Salem 07. Slay’em High Killa 08. A Star is Born 09. Assassination Nation
Side B 10. Blow Us a Kiss 11. Take Salem Back 12. Marty’s Confession 13. Home Invasion 14. On the Run
Side C 15. Kiss Me 16. Be Gentle 17. Crimson 18. The Shootout 19. Surrender 20. Rally Ur F_cking Crew
Side D 21. Trigger (Bonus Track) 22. Rage – Isabella “Machine“ Summers 23. Brat – Abra 24. We Can’t Stop – Jackson State University Marching Band, The “Sonic Boom of the South”
NEON presents ASSASSINATION NATION, available now on Blu-ray/DVD (get it here) and Digital (get it here).
An enjoyably evil, bonkers spin on “The Scarlet Letter” gets exactly the tripped out sound of social media maniacs it deserves from former Passion Pit front man Ian Hultquist for “Assassination Nation” – Film Music Magazine
Film music critic Daniel Schweiger has published his list of the Best Scores of 2018 at Film Music Magazine, featuring Assassination Nation – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Ian Hultquist! The Sam Levinson-directed Assassination Nation film is described as “One of the smartest, most perceptive commentaries on a contemporary society distorted and magnified by online hysteria…” (The Observer UK). Ian previously released scores to AXL and Animals on Lakeshore Records. See Daniel Schweiger’s full Best Scores list at Film Music Magazine.
Listen to the cue from Assassination Nation soundtrack, “I’m Not The Monster You Think I Am” now at Mandatory! The track premiere also features an interview with composer Ian Hultquist who speaks about being influenced by Isabella Summers (of Florence + The Machine) on this soundtrack and what it was like to collaborate with Director Sam Levinson. The film is now playing in theaters and the soundtrack is out now via Lakeshore Records!
This week, Lakeshore Records is pleased to present two new soundtracks from new movie releases out now: Assassination Nation (score by Ian Hultquist) and The Song of Sway Lake (score by Ethan Gold), plus new album pre-orders you don’t really want to miss. Hint: one album is a remastered 30th anniversary edition!