Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL reveals Tomb Raider (2018) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack track-listing & release(s)

Prolific media composer Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL has revealed the album artwork and track-listing for his upcoming Tomb Raider: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The official score album for the action-adventure film is to be released by Sony Masterworks digitally on March 9th, 2018, one week ahead of the film's release. A physical audio CD is to be released on March 16th, 2018, and is already available to order via Amazon. Track durations and album run-time are yet to be confirmed:

1. Return to Croft Manor
2. Seeking Endurance
3. The Bag
4. Path of Paternal Secrets
5. The Devil's Sea
6. Let Yamatai Have Her
7. Figure in the Night
8. Remember This
9. Never Give Up
10. Karakuri Wall
11. What Lies Underneath Yamatai
12. There's No Time
13. Becoming the Tomb Raider
14. The Croft Legacy

What remains to be heard is if Tomb Holkenborg has utilised any thematic motifs from the video game franchise - for example, Alan Silvestri incorporated Nathan McCree's original 1996 Tomb Raider theme into 2003's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life. We have requested a community-driven franchise-focused interview with the film-franchise's third composer, as we last facilitated with video game composers Bobby Tahouri, Wilbert Roget II & Jason Graves, but Holkenborg is yet to respond from the film sphere.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and its sequel The Cradle of Life both saw the release of dedicated various artists compilation soundtrack albums, companions to their respective score albums. There is no indication of the same for Tomb Raider (2018). However an original song accompanying the film, "Run For Your Life" by K.Flay, has also been released as a digital single today.

Tomb Raider stars Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft and hits cinemas March 16th, 2018. The Tomb Raider: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack has entered MoTR's Commercial Discography Page.

K.Flay releases original song for Tomb Raider (2018)

Grammy-nominated singer-song-writer K.Flay has debuted a new song to promote the upcoming third entry to the film franchise Tomb Raider (2018), starring Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft. The artist elaborates via The Hollywood Reporter:

"I wrote "Run for Your Life" in a hotel room in Johnson City, Tennessee, a few hours before my show that night. I think the frantic energy of touring found its way into the track.

This track was a new challenge for me — writing a song from a perspective outside my own, trying to capture the spirit and energy of a film I hadn’t seen in full yet. (PS I’ve of course seen it now and it’s awesome)," - K.Flay

The song was soon confirmed to appear in the film by director Roar Uthaug, although the likelihood is that it will accompany the end credits. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) both saw the release of dedicated various artists compilation soundtracks but there is no indication of the same for Tomb Raider (2018).

"Run for You Life" is one of three foreseeable additions to the Tomb Raider Franchise Commercial Discography in 2018. The track can be purchased digitally or streamed on several platforms via this handy link from February 16th. Listen to the track on Vevo below now!

Nathan McCree livestreams The Tomb Raider Suite album mixing & mastering sessions from Abbey Road Studios

Nathan McCree has held a livestream on the Tomb Raider Suite Facebook page documenting the mixing and mastering sessions for The Tomb Raider Suite album at the world-famous Abbey Road Studios.

The first part is from The Front Room mixing suite, where McCree and Paul Pritchard talk about the technical insights into the mixing process, featuring exclusive previews of some of the mixes from the album. The crew then take viewers on a live tour of Studio One and the control room for a rare behind-the-scenes stream of where the recording sessions for the Tomb Raider suite happened.

"We’re really excited to tell you that we’ll be live streaming direct from The Tomb Raider Suite Mixing Session in The Front Room at Abbey Road Studios and later for a behind-the-scenes chat in Studio One. Join Nathan and our production team with Paul Pritchard, our Abbey Road Mixing Engineer, talking live about The Tomb Raider Suite project.

We welcome you to feel part of the team and to join us for a coffee and a chat. We are truly honoured to have Abbey Road’s permission to do this, so don’t miss out and take part in our journey, as we head towards the UK Album Launch Party at Hatfield House on Saturday 28th April and the album’s official release on 1st May!" - Nathan McCree

The Tomb Raider Suite album launches May 1st, 2018. Watch the live-stream video after the jump below!