Mastodon s first foray into the world of film scoring was surely a trial by fire experience. Spacey, pink floydlike bassist troy sanders details the metal bands music for the upcoming comic book movie, starring megan fox. 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 2004 mastodon leviathan download 2006 mastodon blood mountain download 2006 mastodon call of the mastodon download 2006 mastodon the workhorse chronicles download 2009 mastodon crack the skye download 2010 mastodon jonah hex revenge gets ugly ep download 2011 mastodon live at the aragon download. Mastodon grants jonah hex a tiny bit of positive publicity. Music from the motion picture ep death march album version, clayton boys album version and more. 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. Soon enough aicn got wind of mastodon s score for the film, but no further info.
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. The score was composed by american heavy metal band mastodon and film composer marco beltrami. Revenge gets ugly ep is a music singlesepsfan clubpromo recording by. Cool, jonah hex, user login, clint eastwood, harry, mastodon, robin, wild west, oldschool.
Grammynominated hard rock band mastodon are scoring the upcoming dc comics adaptation of jonah hex. The first, recorded in late 2009, comprised nearly an hours worth of what the band deemed pretty heavy. That had to be jonah hex, but i wasnt able to get any more details. Heres what the groups bassist troy sanders had to say about the process.
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. Mastodon discography misc oblivion ep 2009 just got paid the bit 2010 mastodon discography all oblivion ep 2009 just got paid the bit. 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. 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. Heavy metal kings mastodon to score new jonah hex movie. 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. 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. That meant they werent ready to launch any of their big stars and picked a mostly unknown to the general public jonah hex.
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. The film was on a tight budget and most of the cast and crew had. 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. It was released digitally on june 29, 2010 through reprise records jonah hex. Hayward personally called mastodon and asked them to contribute their music to the soundtrack. 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.
Jonah hex score by mastodon released by reprise records 629. Vocalist and guitarist for progressive metal band mastodon, makes a cameo appearance during the scene where the train carrying u. 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. It actually isnt bad, but its nothing great either. 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 opens up about the bands score for jonah hex film. Mastodon also performed the opening track for the aqua teen hunger force movie. The album is produced by brendan obrien, and scott kelly of neurosis returns as a guest musician on the titletrack.
Revenge gets ugly ep death march, clayton boys and more. Then again, josh brolin certainly cancels out any problems she may create although, to be honest, i have nothing against fox. 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. Jonah hex music from the motion picture ep by mastodon. Get the smelling salts, subby just fainted from the overwhelming awesome 80 more. Music from the motion picture ep by mastodon on tidal. Hear new mastodon song from jonah hex consequence of sound. Mastodon put together a couple of awesome prize packages to give away. 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.
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. 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. However, mastodon does a nice job of giving us some relatively simple instrumentals that do in fact have more to it. Mastodon, recruited by the films director jimmy hayward, wrote the soundtrack for jonah hex. Music from the motion picture ep by various artists on.
Not only that, but it was a period piece set in the u. Jonah hex features an original score by reprise recording artists mastodon and oscarnominated composer mario beltrami the hurt locker, 3. 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. Click below to visit the films official site and to watch the trailer. 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. Mastodons jonah hex film soundtrack ep out june 29th. Our stalwart and intelligent metal pals in mastodon have crafted the score to jimmy haywards jonah hex. Now, the heavy metal band can add another notch to their belt in the form of jonah hex, their first comic book. Download 2010mastodon jonah hex revenge gets ugly ep download 2011mastodon live at the aragon download. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer and.
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. Revenge gets ugly ep received some minor charting success, peaking at number 15 on. Music from the motion picture ep by various artists on amazon. Revenge gets ugly ep is the official score for the 2010 film jonah hex directed by jimmy hayward and starring josh brolin. Heavy metal band mastodon scoring dcs jonah hex movie. Now, the heavy metal band can add another notch to their belt in the form of jonah hex. 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 atlanta metal band wrote an album based on herman melvilles moby dick with 2004s leviathan. Mastodon dont seem like the type of band to release this kind of non studio. 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. 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 on jonah hex movie we had an instant bond to.
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