Venom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)is thesoundtrackfor the 2018 Americansuperhero filmVenom,based on theMarvel Comicscharacterof the same nameand produced byColumbia Pictures,consists of anoriginal scorecomposed byLudwig Göranssonand a series of songs featured in the film. Göransson was hired after previously working with directorRuben Fleischer,and after his successful work in the superhero genre forMarvel Studios'Black Pantherearlier that year.

Venom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock in front of a San Francisco backdrop. The black Venom symbiote, with white eye and large teeth, covers the left half of his face and the title "Venom" is at the bottom.
Film scoreby
ReleasedOctober 5, 2018(2018-10-05)
Length55:22
LabelSony Classical
Ludwig Göranssonchronology
Slice
(2018)
Venom
(2018)
Creed II
(2018)
Sony's Spider-Man Universesoundtrack chronology
Venom
(2018)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
(2021)

Eminem released "Venom"as part of his tenth studio albumKamikazeon August 31, 2018, and as a single on September 21. Göransson's score was released bySony Classical Recordson October 5.

Background

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Ludwig Göranssonsigned on to compose the score forVenomin March 2018, reuniting with Fleischer after the pair worked together on the 2011 film30 Minutes or Less.[1]Having composed the music for Marvel Studios'Black Panther(2018), Göransson said he was interested in continuing to explore music for superhero films because "as a young film composer that is one of the things you dream of... superhero themes really resonate with audiences."[2]

Release and track listing

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Singles

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Three additional songs, "Venom"by American rapperEminem,"No Problem" by American rapperPusha Tand "Let's Go (The Royal We)" by Americanhip hopduoRun the Jewels[3]are featured in the film, but are not included on the soundtrack album.

Venom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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All music composed byLudwig Göransson.[4]

No.TitleLength
1."Space Exploration"4:24
2."Symbiotes Arrive"2:03
3."First Contact"3:29
4."Eddie's Blues"4:50
5."Run, Eddie, Run"1:47
6."What's Wrong with Me"2:33
7."Panic at the Bistro"1:23
8."Humans... Such Poor Design"2:55
9."Self Defense"3:38
10."Pedal To The Metal"3:50
11."Eyes, Lungs, Pancreas"2:45
12."You Want Up?"1:40
13."Venom Rampage"3:03
14."Annie, I'm Scared"1:47
15."Parasite"2:57
16."Unexpected Ally"0:51
17."Battle on the Launch Pad"8:18
18."You Belong With Us"3:09
Total length:55:22

References

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  1. ^N'Duka, Amanda (March 29, 2018)."'Black Panther' Composer Ludwig Goransson Tapped To Score Sony's 'Venom'".Deadline Hollywood.Archivedfrom the original on March 30, 2018.RetrievedMarch 30,2018.
  2. ^Burton, Byron (February 23, 2018)."'Black Panther' Composer Scored a 4-Hour Cut of the Movie ".The Hollywood Reporter.Archivedfrom the original on February 25, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 24,2018.
  3. ^Leight, Elias (2018-10-11)."Hear Run the Jewels' Ominous 'Let's Go (The Royal We)'".Rolling Stone.Retrieved2019-03-25.
  4. ^"Venom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Ludwig Göransson on Amazon Music - Amazon.com".www.amazon.com.Retrieved2018-12-04.