AVAILABLE NOW: The First Omen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Mark Korven
HOLLYWOOD RECORDS RELEASES THE FIRST OMEN – ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
MUSIC BY MARK KORVEN
AVAILABLE NOW ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS & VINYL PRE-ORDER
“Composer Mark Korven constructs a score littered with quivering strings and anguished orchestral choirs – it’s as if The Rapture is imminent.” – Screen Daily
Hollywood Records has released the most terrifying score of the year. The First Omen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), with music by Mark Korven (The Lighthouse, The Witch), is available today, April 5, on digital platforms, coinciding with the theatrical release of the film. The two 140gram color vinyl discs, housed in printed inner sleeves, contained within a die-cut jacket, is available for pre-order now from Mutant here, releasing on June 28.
Mark speaks on the score, “I was thrilled to add my sonic contribution to the terrifying world of The First Omen. I like the music to go in unexpected directions at all times; I write to surprise myself. When I’m composing and I find myself following a musical progression that I’ve heard before, I stop myself and do something that is completely unfamiliar to me. With this score, I wanted to create a haunting and aleatoric soundscape that engages audiences with the story.”
Mark aimed to enhance the horror elements of the film by creating an atmosphere of uncertainty and unpredictability with his score. The orchestration in Mark’s score mainly consists of strings and choir, with additional sound design elements created from unconventional sources like samples of opening an old ironing board, creating shrieks perfect for a horror atmosphere.
The First Omen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Tracklisting –
It’s All For You
Searching the Files
Vow Ceremony
Margaret’s Voice
Carlita’s Rescue
Tighten the Noose
Cloister de St. Rita
What’s Happening to Me
The Claw
The Antichrist
Not My Area
Riot
Horrific Accident
The Demon Face
Skianna Files
Defending Carlita
Tableau of Hell
Shaming
Demon Dance
Plan Revealed
Gurney Journey
Ambassador
Ave Satani
Vinyl Tracklisting –
Disc One
Side One
It’s All for You
Searching the Files
Vow Ceremony
Margaret’s Voice
Carlita’s Rescue
Side Two
Tighten the Noose
Cloister de St. Rita
What’s Happening to Me?
The Claw
The Antichrist
Not My Area
Riot
Disc Two
Side One
Horrific Accident
The Demon Face
Skianna Files
Defending Carlita
Tableau of Hell
Side Two
Shaming
Demon Dance
Plan Revealed
Gurney Journey
Ambassador
Ave Satani
ABOUT MARK KORVEN
Mark Korven is a Toronto-based screen composer. He is best known for his work on the 2015 period Horror film THE WITCH, which won the best director award at Sundance for director Robert Eggers. Recently, he scored the 20th Century Studios horror film, THE FIRST OMEN, directed by Arkasha Stevenson.
He scored Egger’s follow up, THE LIGHTHOUSE, starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson which won the Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. He has composed for episodic television such as Ridley Scott’s THE TERROR: INFAMY, THEM, CHAPELWHITE, and the #1 Amazon science fiction series THE PERIPHERAL. Director Scott Derrickson chose Korven to score his feature film THE BLACK PHONE which earned $161 million at the box office on it’s $18 million budget.
Korven is also a multi-instrumentalist specializing in world music and, together with Tony Duggan-Smith, developed the notorious horror musical instrument THE APPREHENSION ENGINE.
