X Marks the Horror

March 16, 2022

X (2022) Horror Movie Scored by Tyler Bates and Chelsea Wolfe – Soundtrack out March 25

X is a 2022 American erotic slasher film written, directed, produced, and edited by Ti West. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 13, 2022, and is scheduled to be released in the United States tis Friday, March 18, 2022, by A24. The film stars Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow, and Scott Mescudi, the new horror film X takes place in 1979, as a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film at a secluded farmhouse in rural Texas, but the leering interest of their hosts, a reclusive elderly couple, turns violent as night falls, and the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

The film has been scored by Tyler Bates (DAWN OF THE DEAD 2004, 300, WATCHMEN, THE SACRAMENT, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, Netflix’s THE PUNISHER, DEADPOOL 2, all four JOHN WICK movies) and recording artist/actress Chelsea Wolfe (LONE, SUKEBAN: OCTOPUS POT). “While Wolfe’s music has been used in projects like THE 100, AMERICAN HORROR STORY, and THE MAGICIANS, this marks the first time she crafted music for a film,” wrote Patrick Cavanaugh in an article for comicbook.com.

A24 has released Wolfe’s cover version of “Oui Oui Marie” from the film’s upcoming soundtrack, which will be released on March 25th and can be pre-ordered now from amazon. Listen to it below (and, below that, watch the film’s trailer):

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