Tom Holkenborg – Mortal Engines Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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By Kristi Kates | Jan. 26, 2019

With its modernized, cutting-edge feel, Holkenborg’s tracks for Mortal Engines click right into place alongside the film itself, a futuristic romp in which cities literally roll around the globe and battle each other. Holkenborg — whom you might also know as Junkie XL — does some epic work with these sounds (his first soundtrack since Mad Max: Fury Road), blending spacy soundscapes with more bombastic audio ventures to keep right up with each ever-moving metropolis. You’ll likely keep “London Suite in C Major” and “No Going Back” both on repeat. ***

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