New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Lakeshore Records will release THE BELKO EXPERIMENT - Original Motion Picture
Soundtrack digitally and on CD on March 17, 2017. The album contains original music by Tyler Bates (JOHN WICK, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY). Currently available digitally is the single "California Dreamin' (Latin)" performed by Gabriela Terán. On February 10, the label released a digital single of "Yo Vivire (I Will Survive)" performed by José Prieto. The Orion Pictures' film will be released by BH Tilt on March 17, 2017.
"I read the script several years ago when
James Gunn wrote it, but once Greg
McLean showed me a cut of the film, it sparked an interesting approach to scoring it than I had previously imagined: disturbing and emotional, yet non-orchestral," Bates described. "Greg kept the incredibly dark sense of humor beneath the violence, which in turn kept me focused on the narrative."
Written by the acclaimed writer/director
James Gunn (GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, SLITHER) and directed by Greg
McLean (creator of the WOLF CREEK franchise), THE BELKO EXPERIMENTis a twisted social experiment, where a group of 80 Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogota, Colombia and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company's intercom system to participate in a deadly game of kill or be killed.
From Orion Pictures, THE BELKO EXPERIMENT stars John Gallagher, Jr. (THE NEWSROOM, 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE), Tony Goldwyn (SCANDAL), John C. McGinley (STAN AGAINST EVIL, SCRUBS), Adria Arjona (TRUE DETECTIVE), Josh Brener (SILICON VALLEY) and Michael Rooker (GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY), Sean Gunn (GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY) and Melonie Diaz (FRUITVALE STATION). The film was directed by Greg
McLean and produced by
James Gunn and
Peter Safran (THE CONJURING 1&2, ANNABELLE).
"I first addressed the initial 'lock-down' sequence to establish an interesting tonal approach as the characters are initially shocked, then panicked, descending into denial, and ultimately transitioning into survival mode. That particular sequence is where the seeds of story-telling through the music are planted," Bates described.
Set in Bogota, Colombia, the film's soundtrack also features two classic 70s tracks reimagined and translated into Spanish: "California Dreamin' (Latin)" performed by Gabriela Terán and "Yo Vivire (I Will Survive)" performed by José Prieto. Also featured on the album is a rock version of "
California Dreamin'" performed by an all-star ensemble with Bates on guitar, Gilberto Cerezo (Kinky), Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies) on drums, and Rani Sharone (Stolen Babies) on bass.
Orion
Pictures presents THE BELKO EXPERIMENT in theaters on March 17, 2017. Lakeshore Records will release THE BELKO EXPERIMENT - Original Motion Picture
Soundtrack digitally and on CD March 17, 2017.
