No One Will Save You (Original Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2023 film of the same name directed by Brian Duffield. Featuring original score composed by Joseph Trapanese, the album consisted of 30-tracks of the score released by Hollywood Records on September 22, 2023, which would be followed by a vinyl edition was released on January 12, 2024 through Waxwork Records.
| No One Will Save You (Original Soundtrack) | ||||
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| Released | September 22, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | 2022–2023 | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 67:38 | |||
| Label | Hollywood | |||
| Producer | Joseph Trapanese | |||
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Development edit
Duffield who collaborated with his Trapanese on his directorial debut Spontaneous (2020), eventually became friends during the film's premiere. During that time, they discussed about a potential script that had less dialogues and sent the script to Trapanese who thought it to be "fun" and "ideal" for a scope for music. Trapanese had written the score even before the film began production.[1] When they recorded and rewrote several themes, he sent an hour-long playlist that became invaluable to the cast and crew, as it made everyone realize the tone of the film.[2]
Trapanese used synthesized electronic material for Brynn (Dever)'s music than for the aliens, avoiding anything too sci-fi in his score, as her character herself was a lonesome alien in her town.[3] He suggested the music to feel organic and strange, thereby using pre-recorded instruments, he further de-tuned and reversed them, deviating the sound of a traditional orchestra.[4] Experimenting with the music, he played two oboes on a very high note, and bent down the sounds of trombones and French horns to signal Brynn is in danger. For the opening theme, he used string glissandos and reversed them thereby evolving to give a string cloud, and juxtaposed them with trombones and French horns, to give the feeling of dread and horror. For the melodic themes for aliens, he played the strings in reverse back-and-forth to give "unnatural" sounds.[5]
Release edit
The soundtrack was released by Hollywood Records on September 22, 2023, coincided with the film's streaming release on Hulu.[6] The same month, Waxwork Records announced a vinyl edition of the soundtrack, with the album appears in a 180-gram double disc LP colored with "midnight blue and white light beam" and is packaged in a heavyweight gatefold jacket with matte satin coating with a 12-inch insert.[7] The vinyl edition was made available for pre-order on September 29 priced at $28 and was released on January 12, 2024.[7]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No One Will Save You" | 0:49 |
| 2. | "A Routine" | 1:35 |
| 3. | "Into Town" | 1:44 |
| 4. | "Hiding from Past" | 1:16 |
| 5. | "Letter to Maude" | 1:22 |
| 6. | "First Encounter" | 5:14 |
| 7. | "No Dial Tone" | 1:41 |
| 8. | "Cleaning Up" | 1:08 |
| 9. | "Bike Into Town" | 3:04 |
| 10. | "Overwhelmed" | 2:03 |
| 11. | "Incognito" | 1:37 |
| 12. | "On the Bus" | 2:39 |
| 13. | "Seeing an Old Friend" | 1:17 |
| 14. | "Storm Chaser" | 1:53 |
| 15. | "Welcome Home" | 2:47 |
| 16. | "Preparation" | 1:36 |
| 17. | "They're Back" | 2:40 |
| 18. | "In the Basement" | 3:08 |
| 19. | "LF Wants to Be BFF" | 3:25 |
| 20. | "Daddy Long Legs" | 5:25 |
| 21. | "Brynny Bird" | 1:16 |
| 22. | "Red Room" | 1:46 |
| 23. | "I'm Sorry" | 2:47 |
| 24. | "Invaded" | 2:13 |
| 25. | "New Friend" | 2:44 |
| 26. | "Examination" | 1:37 |
| 27. | "What Happened" | 3:05 |
| 28. | "The Decision" | 3:27 |
| 29. | "Light Show" | 1:31 |
| 30. | "New Neighbors" | 0:49 |
| Total length: | 67:38 | |
Reception edit
Ian Sandwell of Digital Spy called the music and sound design as "expertly crafted".[8] Benjamin Lee of The Guardian stated with the music and production value "it’s got the feel of a real movie, the highest compliment one can give right now to a film designed for streaming."[9]
Touissant Egan of Polygon summarised "The score by Joseph Trapanese is especially worthy of praise, with shrill, stabbing violins and brooding synths that punctuate a soundscape of gasping breaths and indecipherable guttural roars and chittering".[10] he further wrote that Trapanese carries the "majority of the dramatic and emotional weight of No One WIll Save You through their combined efforts."[10] Despite praising the score, Dais Johnston of Inverse felt that it "becomes a liability more than an asset pretty quickly."[11]
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | September 22, 2023 | Hollywood | [12] | |
| January 12, 2024 | Vinyl | Waxwork | [13] |
References edit
- ^ Weintraub, Steve; Jones, Tamera (September 28, 2023). "'No One Will Save You' Director Brian Duffield Answers Every Question You Have in Spoiler-Filled Interview". Collider. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ Jirak, Jamie. "No One Will Save You Director Explains Film's Unique Music Process". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ Laffly, Tomris (October 1, 2023). "How 'No One Will Save You' Terrifies Us With Hardly a Word". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ Spry, Jeff (September 22, 2023). "Hulu's 'No One Will Save You' serves up a fresh dose of alien invasion terror (exclusive)". Space.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ Vevo (September 22, 2023). Joseph Trapanese – No One Will Save You (The Big Score) (Motion picture). Hollywood Records. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ Rojas, Morgan (September 21, 2023). "Exclusive: Joseph Trapanese Premieres Tracks From 'No One Will Save You'". Cinemacy. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ a b Anderton, Ethan (September 29, 2023). "Cool Stuff: Let The No One Will Save You Vinyl Soundtrack Invade Your Ears". /Film. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "No One Will Save You is a must-see home invasion thriller with a twist". Digital Spy. September 22, 2023. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ Lee, Benjamin (September 22, 2023). "No One Will Save You review – almost wordless sci-fi thriller loses the plot". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ a b Egan, Toussaint (September 21, 2023). "No One Will Save You unleashes a terrifying alien twist on the home invasion thriller". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "Hulu's Unique New Sci-Fi Thriller is an Overstuffed Mess". Inverse. September 22, 2023. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "'No One Will Save You' Soundtrack Album Details". Film Music Reporter. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "No One Will Save You". Waxwork Records. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.