Ready or Not (soundtrack)
Brian Tyler's score for a 2019 action-horror film.
Ready or Not (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score to the 2019 film Ready or Not, directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. The score was composed by Brian Tyler and released through Fox Music on August 21, 2019. It marks Tyler's first collaboration with the directors.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Brian Tyler
- Released
- August 21, 2019
- Recorded
- 2019
- Genre
- Film score
- Length
- 62:55
- Label
- Fox Music
Facts from the source article.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ready Or Not Overture | 4:24 |
| 2 | Ready or Nocturne for Solo Violin | 1:23 |
| 3 | Family Members Only | 3:41 |
| 4 | The Truth | 3:14 |
| 5 | Here We Come | 3:32 |
| 6 | Badass Bride | 3:08 |
| 7 | Mistaken Identity | 3:20 |
| 8 | Our Burden | 2:34 |
| 9 | Gearing Up | 2:09 |
| 10 | The Future Mrs. Le Domas | 2:29 |
| 11 | Tea Time | 3:42 |
| 12 | Waiter, Dumb | 2:35 |
| 13 | The Butler's Sonatina | 1:02 |
| 14 | The Pit | 4:15 |
| 15 | 'Til Death Do Us Part | 2:31 |
| 16 | Joy (B)ride | 4:52 |
| 17 | The Ritual | 6:29 |
| 18 | I Choose Her | 3:29 |
| 19 | The Hide and Seek Song (Headquarters Music) | 1:54 |
| 20 | Love Me Tender (Stereo Jane) | 2:12 |
| Total length | 62:55 | |
Track listing from the source article.
Did You Know?
- Tyler utilized chamber music and orchestral elements for recording the score, while further emphasizing synthesizers and electronic instruments.
- Olpin and Gillett liked the score, finding that it suited the fun and thrill mood of the film.
- Tyler would later continue to collaborate with the directors on all of his future projects.
Reception
Jonathan Broxton of Movie Music UK described the score as a fun action-horror score that never takes itself seriously, with a main theme that is a throwback to the 1990s and manipulated into numerous variations. He noted the action music as bold and occasionally over-the-top, with rhythmic ideas and moments of dissonance. Peter Debruge of Variety and John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter called the score thrilling and spine-chilling. Ian Freer of Empire highlighted its propulsive quality, driving rhythms, and scratchy violins that maintain a gothic mood.
Andrew Parker of TheGATE.ca termed it a memorably jaunty score. Angelica Jade Bastién of Vulture criticized the score as heavy-handed, stating it lessens the impact of thrilling moments. Stylist described it as perfect. Chris Bumbray of JoBlo.com found it memorably eccentric.
Christopher John of The Curb, who had previous issues with Tyler's scores, called it effective, thrilling, delicate, and sumptuous.
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