Ghost have surprise-released the new song “The Future Is a Foreign Land” as part of the soundtrack to the band’s new big-screen movie, RITE HERE RITE NOW.
The track is being billed as a “1969-era Ghost song” in the vein of previous singles “Mary on a Cross” and “Kiss the Go-Goat,” and “written” by Papa Nihil. The lyrics make references to a future that includes 1984 and 2024.
The movie RITE HERE RITE NOW — which combines a narrative story with concert footage — began screening in cinemas worldwide on Thursday night (June 20th). The film will continue its limited theatrical release over the next week, with participating theaters and showtimes listed here.
The full soundtrack to RITE HERE RITE NOW will arrive on July 26th, with pre-orders available here. The rest of the 18-song soundtrack is made up of live performances recorded at the Kia Forum for the movie.
As of now, Ghost have no tour dates scheduled for 2024. In addition to the film, the band has been working on a new album, the follow-up to 2022’s IMPERA. At the time of that album’s release, Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge told Heavy Consequence of the next LP, “I have an album in my head right now that I think is going to be different from the one I just made.”
Check out Ghost’s new song “The Future Is a Foreign Land” below, followed by the RITE HERE RITE NOW soundtrack’s artwork and tracklist.
RITE HERE RITE NOW: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Artwork:
RITE HERE RITE NOW: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Tracklist:
01. Imperium
02. Kaisarion
03. Rats
04. Faith
05. Spillways
06. Cirice
07. Absolution
08. Call Me Little Sunshine
09. Watcher In The Sky
10. If You Have Ghosts (Chamber Version)
11. Twenties
12. Miasma
13. Mary On A Cross
14. Respite On The Spitalfields
15. Kiss The Go-Goat
16. Dance Macabre
17. Square Hammer
18. The Future Is a Foreign Land *
*All songs recorded live from the Kia Forum except “Future Is a Foreign Land”