''Rampage – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the

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to the 2018 film of the same name, written and composed by

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. The score was recorded at the MGM Scoring Stage in

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with the

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conducted by Nicholas Dodd, together with the

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conducted by Jasper Randall. The soundtrack was released digitally on April 13, 2018 by

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Background

Rampage marks the fourth collaboration between

and

Brad Peyton Brad Peyton (born May 27, 1978) is a Canadian film director, writer, and producer, best known for directing the Dwayne Johnson star vehicles '' Journey 2: The Mysterious Island'' (2012), '' San Andreas'' (2015), and '' Rampage'' (2018) as well as ...

. The pair had previously worked on '' Journey 2: The Mysterious Island'', ''San Andreas'' and ''Incarnate''. For the basis of the score, Andrew recorded Howler monkeys in Costa Rica and ran them through heavy synthesizers. The

was used in the film's opening space scene, Andrew had recorded them and experimented with "modular synths, remodulators and a unison carrier wave" and the end result altered the choir into something very space-themed.

Track listing

The film also features track 24, titled
The Rage
performed by

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exclusively for the film. The track is played in the end credits of the film. The song was produced by Ben Billions,

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. Sample credits * "The Rage" contains a sample of "

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", written by

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, and performed by

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Personnel

* Scoring Mixer — Andrew Dudman * Supervising Music Editor — Joe Bonn * Technical Scoring Assistant — Neil Parfitt * Composer Assistant — Jennifer Adler * Music Preparation — Booker White * Pro Tools Recordist — Larry Mah

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 2231461 2018 soundtrack albums Science fiction film soundtracks WaterTower Music soundtracks Albums produced by Dot da Genius