| Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
| Type: | Film score |
| Artist: | Tom Holkenborg and Antonio Di Iorio |
| Cover: | Godzilla x Kong The New Empire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).jpg |
| Genre: | Film score |
| Length: | 64:00 |
| Label: | WaterTower Music |
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2024 American monster film . A sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), it is the fifth film in Legendary's MonsterVerse, the 38th film in the Godzilla franchise, the 13th film in the King Kong franchise, and the fifth Godzilla film to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio. Directed by Adam Wingard, the film features musical score written and composed by Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) and Antonio Di Iorio.
In August 2022, Tom Holkenborg was announced to return to compose the film's score, after previously doing so for Godzilla vs. Kong.[1] In December 2023, it was announced that Antonio Di Iorio would co-compose the score with Holkenborg.[2] A single was released on March 13, 2024, by WaterTower Music, titled “Main Title Theme.” The full soundtrack album was released on March 22, 2024.[3]
The official track list was unveiled on March 20, with a press release regarding the soundtrack release was confirmed by WaterTower Music on the same date.
In the first trailer of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire the song which is heard is Jim Reeves' version of "Welcome To My World." The song was first linked to the movie through one of the trailers. In the final cut, "Welcome To My World" can be heard during the opening scene and introduction to Hollow Earth. It plays as Kong runs through the Hollow Earth to introduce audiences to Kong's world. Other songs, which were heard in the movie are "I Got'Cha" by Greenflow, "Twilight Zone" by Golden Earring, "Hardwired" by Jordan F from The Guest, "Turn Me Loose" by Loverboy, "I Was Made For Lovin' You" by Kiss, "Day After Day" by Badfinger and finally "Samba Toff" by Orlann Divo.[4]
The score still received mixed from music critics. Zanobard gave positive review of 8 out of 10 wrote: "Tom Holkenborg and Antonio Di Iorio’s thunderous Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire soundtrack acts as a louder, bolder older brother to GvK; the established Titan themes join forces with roaring new ones against the malevolent Skar King across this new album, making for some unapologetically epic and utterly deafening action setpieces as a result."[5]