After releasing one of the finest dance albums of the year with their Challengers score this past April, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have once again teamed up with director Luca Guadagnino, and today, have released the score for his new A24 film, Queer.
Featuring a rousing, sample-heavy score inspired by the style of William S. Burroughs (the author of the original Queer novel), Reznor and Ross’ score adds depth and color to the Daniel Craig-starring film, capped off with the original song “Vaster Than Empires,” featuring Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso.
Throughout the score’s 16 tracks, the duo develops tension with layers of texture and refraining melodies, utilizing samples, pianos, synths, orchestral instruments and more. Stream it below.
Queer debuted in the United States last month, and stars Craig, Drew Starkey, Lesley Manville, Jason Schwartzman, Omar Apollo, and more. Two weeks ago, Apollo dropped the single “Te Maldigo,” a collaboration with Reznor and Ross for the film. Read our review of the film here.
Reznor and Ross are next reactivating Nine Inch Nails to score the upcoming TRON: Ares.
Queer (Original Score) Artwork:
Queer (Original Score) Tracklist:
01. Vaster Than Empires (feat. Caetano Veloso)
02. Pure Love
03. Centipede
04. God Had to Create
05. Thinking is Not Enough
06. The Saddest Man in the World
07. That’s Him
08. Wouldn’t You?
09. Love Would Shatter
10. Place of Failure
11. Real Enough
12. No Holy Grail
13. No Final Satori
14. No Final Solution
15. Just Conflict
16. LOVE.