Heavy metal band mastodon scoring dcs jonah hex movie. Jonah hex music from the motion picture ep by mastodon. Jonah hex music from the motion picture ep mastodon soundtrack 2010 play shuffle. Music from the motion picture ep by various artists on amazon. Editors notes dont let the fact that there are only six songs listed fool you mastodons 2010 score for the jonah hex movie plays as long as most albums. Mastodon dont seem like the type of band to release this kind of non studio. Revenge gets ugly ep death march, clayton boys and more.
Streaming and by permanent download to your computer and. Now, the heavy metal band can add another notch to their belt in the form of jonah hex, their first comic book. Music from the motion picture ep will be available june 29th through all digital partners. Following the june 18th opening of the feature film jonah hex, reprise records will release a 6track ep from mastodon from the films original motion picture score jonah hex on june 29th, 2010. Jonah hex was released in 2010 before dc was trying to play catch up with marvel. Now i have done myself the favor of not seeing jonah hex, the 80s action b movie gone big screen terribly wrong, so i am not sure how this fits into the movie. Film studio politics saw the bands original work with composer john powell curtailed thanks to reshoots, scheduling issues and a change in the films tone. The revisions also meant that the group had to rework their contributions while on tour a move that surely distracted them from reaching their. Download 2010mastodon jonah hex revenge gets ugly ep download 2011mastodon live at the aragon download.
However, mastodon does a nice job of giving us some relatively simple instrumentals that do in fact have more to it. So it really should come as no surprise that metal upstarts mastodon will release the soundtrack to dc comics film jonah hex on june 29th. Mastodon talks jonah hex score mastodon loves a good story. Jonah hex music from the motion picture ep by mastodon on.
Music from the motion picture ep by various artists on. Then again, josh brolin certainly cancels out any problems she may create although, to be honest, i have nothing against fox. Mastodon were asked to create the score personally by the films director, jimmy hayward who was inspired by repeated listenings of mastodon s 2006 album blood mountain. The discography of heavy metal band mastodon consists of seven studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, one video album, six extended plays, twentysix singles and twenty music videos the band was formed in 2000 by guitarists brent hinds and bill kelliher, bassist and vocalist troy sanders, and drummer brann dailor, in atlanta, georgia. Mastodon grants jonah hex a tiny bit of positive publicity.
Aicn is reporting that the heavy metal band mastodon take a listen to their song oblivion on youtube has been quietly scoring the dc comics adaptationg of jonah hex. Mastodon put together a couple of awesome prize packages to give away. Mastodon on jonah hex movie we had an instant bond to. One from jonah hex actor, josh brolin and the other from mastodon, a limited edition vinyl picture disc of divinations as well as a leatherwrapped jonah hex. Get the smelling salts, subby just fainted from the overwhelming awesome 80 more. Heres what the groups bassist troy sanders had to say about the process. Mastodon s rumored role as composers for the jonah hex score has since been confirmed, and the band has now opened up with some details about what their tracks will sound like behind josh brolin. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making. Mastodon s fourth album crack the skye was released on march 24, 2009 as a normal version and a deluxe version which includes all songs in instrumental versions as well as their normal versions.
Hayward personally called mastodon and asked them to contribute their music to the soundtrack. Mastodon, recruited by the films director jimmy hayward, wrote the soundtrack for jonah hex. Heavy metal kings mastodon to score new jonah hex movie. That had to be jonah hex, but i wasnt able to get any more details. Mastodon s scoring contributions to the upcoming motion picture jonah hex appear to be in jeopardy following a series of reshoots, a change in composers and more. The album is produced by brendan obrien, and scott kelly of neurosis returns as a guest musician on the titletrack. Soon enough aicn got wind of mastodon s score for the film, but no further info.
Revenge gets ugly ep is a music singlesepsfan clubpromo recording by. Jonah hex features an original score by reprise recording artists mastodon and oscarnominated composer mario beltrami the hurt locker, 3. Hear new mastodon song from jonah hex consequence of sound. Revenge gets ugly ep is a music singlesepsfan clubpromo recording by mastodon techextreme prog metalprogressive rock released in 2010 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. I have no idea what to expect when it comes to jonah hex. The film was on a tight budget and most of the cast and crew had. Mastodon singer and bassist troy sanders chats with artistdirect in this exclusive interview about the score for jonah hex, and drops a hint that the bands crack the skye may become a. Editors notes with the dirgelike death marcha doomy, unrelenting slice of chillingly atmospheric heavy metal mastodon come out stomping with apt intensity for the hollywood antihero flick theyre helping score. Grammynominated hard rock band mastodon are scoring the upcoming dc comics adaptation of jonah hex. Editors notes dont let the fact that there are only six songs listed fool you mastodon s 2010 score for the jonah hex movie plays as long as most albums. Cool, jonah hex, user login, clint eastwood, harry, mastodon, robin, wild west, oldschool. It actually isnt bad, but its nothing great either. Revenge gets ugly ep received some minor charting success, peaking at number 15 on. Mastodon s first foray into the world of film scoring was surely a trial by fire experience.
Army uniform and can be seen among the other soldiers. Click below to visit the films official site and to watch the trailer. Mastodon also performed the opening track for the aqua teen hunger force movie. That meant they werent ready to launch any of their big stars and picked a mostly unknown to the general public jonah hex. Music from the motion picture ep death march album version, clayton boys album version and more. The first, recorded in late 2009, comprised nearly an hours worth of what the band deemed pretty heavy. Spacey, pink floydlike bassist troy sanders details the metal bands music for the upcoming comic book movie, starring megan fox.
Opening number death march stretches out for nearly nine minutes as the atlanta, georgia progmetal quartet slowly builds on a pulsing dirge of doomy foundations while rumbling bass drones patiently swell into a tensiontaut. Jonah hex features an original score by reprise recording artists mastodon and oscarnominated composer marco beltrami the hurt locker, 3. Our stalwart and intelligent metal pals in mastodon have crafted the score to jimmy haywards jonah hex. Music from the motion picture ep by mastodon on tidal.
Mastodon opens up about the bands score for jonah hex film. Vocalist and guitarist for progressive metal band mastodon, makes a cameo appearance during the scene where the train carrying u. The atlanta metal band wrote an album based on herman melvilles moby dick with 2004s leviathan. Mastodons jonah hex film soundtrack ep out june 29th. When heavy metal titans mastodon agreed to deliver the music for the soundtrack of a surreal, special effectsladen western named jonah hex, little did they know that their virtually unpaid volunteer work would require nearly a year of their time and the creation of two separate scores. The score was composed by american heavy metal band mastodon and film composer marco beltrami. Not only that, but it was a period piece set in the u. Mastodon grants jonah hex a tiny bit of positive publicity by amos barshad its getting rocked by critics and is on schedule to make very little money, but there is one arena in which jonah hex. Jonah hex score by mastodon released by reprise records 629. Mastodon discography misc oblivion ep 2009 just got paid the bit 2010 mastodon discography all oblivion ep 2009 just got paid the bit. It was released digitally on june 29, 2010 through reprise records jonah hex. Revenge gets ugly ep is the official score for the 2010 film jonah hex directed by jimmy hayward and starring josh brolin. Revenge gets ugly ep is also as well produced and well performed as any other release by the band, and while the soundtrack nature of the material makes it a bit less interesting compared to their regular releases, the ep is still a quality product by mastodon deserving a. The band originally had begun recording the score for the film last fall alongside composer john powell, but due to time constraints, composer marco beltrami has since been brought onboard.
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