Milan Records has announced the premiere vinyl edition of the soundtrack album for Luca Guadagnino’s Queer based on W.S. Burroughs’ novella and starring Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Lesley Manville, Henrique Zaga, Omar Apollo and Jason Schwartzman. The album featuring the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winners Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Soul, Challengers, Watchmen, Gone Girl, Soul, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Mank), as well as the original end credits song Vaster Than Empires inspired by Burroughs’ final diary entry and performed by Caetano Veloso & Reznor, is pressed on 180-gram translucent cobalt vinyl and includes bespoke printed inner sleeves and a gatefold jacket featuring collage artwork. The soundtrack is set to be released on December 12, 2025 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon.
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‘Queer’ Soundtrack Album Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the period drama Queer. The album features the film’s original score written, arranged, produced, performed, programmed and mixed by Academy Award winners Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Watchmen, Challengers, Soul, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Bones and All). Also included is the end credits song Vaster Than Empires written by the composers (with lyrics inspired by William S. Burroughs’ memoirs) and performed by themselves and Brazilian vocalist Caetano Veloso. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 6 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). Also listen to the song and first score track below. Queer is directed by Luca Guadagnino and stars Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Lesley Manville, Omar Apollo, Henrique Zaga and Jason Schwartzman. The movie based on Burroughs’ novella of the same title is set in the 1950s and follows an American expat in Mexico City who spends his days almost entirely alone, when he meets an expat former soldier who is new to the city and shows him, for the first time, that it might be finally possible to establish an intimate connection with somebody.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 29, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the animated sequel Moana 2 directed by Dave Derrick Jr., co-directed by Jason Hand and starring Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Gerald Faitala Ramsey, Rachel House, Alan Tudyk, Hualālai Chung, Awhimai Fraser, Temuera Morrison and Nicole Scherzinger. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Mancina (Tarzan, Twister, Speed, Bad Boys, August Rush, Brother Bear) and the movie’s original songs are written by Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear (The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical), Opetaia Foa’i and Mancina. Walt Disney Records has released two soundtrack albums featuring the songs and score over the last week. Check our previous articles for the details of both albums and to learn more about the Walt Disney Pictures release.
Opening in select theaters this week is the drama Queer directed by Luca Guadagnin and starring Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Henrique Zaga, Lesley Manville and Jason Schwartzman. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Soul, Watchmen, Challengers, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Bones and All) have composed the film’s original score and also contributed an original song. Warner Records has released another song inspired by the movie produced by the composers and performed by Omar Apollo last week. Click here to listen to the track and check back on this page for updates on the release of more music from the A24 release.
Omar Apollo’s Song ‘Te Maldigo’ Inspired by Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Queer’ Released
Warner Records has released the song Te Maldigo inspired by and written for Luca Guadagnino’s drama Queer. The track produced by the film’s composers Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Soul, Challengers, Watchmen, Gone Girl) and performed by Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Omar Apollo (who also stars in the movie) is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official music video directed by Guadagnino after the jump. Queer is written by Justin Kuritzkes based on the novel by William S. Burroughs and also stars Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Lesley Manville, Henrique Zaga and Jason Schwartzman.
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross to Reteam with Luca Guadagnino on ‘Queer’
Composers Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Watchmen, Soul, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, Empire of Light) are reteaming with director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, Suspiria) on the upcoming historical romantic drama Queer. The film is based on the novel of the same title by William S. Burroughs and stars Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Lesley Manville, Henry Zaga and Jason Schwartzman. The movie is set in 1940s Mexico tells the story of an expat who becomes infatuated with a younger man.