Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released March 11, 2014
Recorded Various times
Genre Alternative rock, indie pop, electronic, hip hop
Length 48:25
Label Interscope
Producer Junkie XL (Composer)
Randall Poster (music supervisor)
Divergent soundtracks chronology

Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2014)		 The Divergent Series: Insurgent – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2015)
Singles from Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  1. "Find You"
    Released: January 26, 2014
  2. "Beating Heart"
    Released: May 9, 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]

Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2014 film Divergent, based on the book series of the same name. The score of the film was composed by Junkie XL, with Hans Zimmer executive producing the album. They both previously collaborated on Man of Steel, The Dark Knight Rises, Shark Tale, Megamind and the Madagascar series.[3][4] The rest of the soundtrack for the film was chosen by music supervisor Randall Poster.[5] The Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album released on March 11, 2014 while the Original Score of the film released on March 18, 2014 by Interscope Records.[6][7] The soundtrack album sold 10,000 copies in its first week of release.[8]

The first single from the soundtrack album, "Find You" by Zedd featuring Matthew Koma and Miriam Bryant, was released on January 26, 2014.[9] "Beating Heart" by Ellie Goulding was released on May 9, 2014 as the second single from the soundtrack.[10]

Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Background

Ellie Goulding's song "Dead in the Water" from her 2012 album Halcyon was featured in the film's first official clip, released on December 19, 2013. The song was later included on the soundtrack album.[11][12] Goulding has four songs on the soundtrack album (three tracks on the 'standard' soundtrack album, and one as bonus song on the Deluxe edition) and she also provided vocals for the score of the film (on four tracks). According to director Neil Burger, "We started working with songs from Ellie Goulding's album Halcyon and soon found that the texture of her music and the tone of her voice perfectly matched our film. In many ways Ellie has become the inner voice of our heroine Tris."[13][6]

Inspiration for the soundtrack came from Kanye West's 2013 album Yeezus. According to music supervisor Randall Poster, "One of the great creative breakthroughs we had was that we, talking to Neil Burger the director, really looked at Kanye's Yeezus record and 'Black Skinhead' in particular and said, 'You know what, musically this sounds like the world of Dauntless, obviously, the lyrical topicality was not going to work for us and so doing some exploration we sort of landed on this [French DJ] producer Gesaffelstein who worked with Kanye [West]."[14] Randall further talked about the soundtrack album, "I think that one of the challenges for a movie like this is that it's set in the future and so you sort of have to figure out, 'OK, what might music in the future sound like?' The film is actually set not in a perfected future, but actually kind of in a future world that is deteriorating. And so we wanted to create a musical element that had reflected on current music sounds, but also felt kind of time-forward and had a certain futuristic element. Really our notion was to find music that was dangerous, tribal and had electronic elements without really being dance-y."[5]

The album also contained music from British alternative rock band Snow Patrol, Kendrick Lamar, Tame Impala, M83, ASAP Rocky and Pia Mia.[15][16]

Marketing

The soundtrack album was available on Pitchfork Advance, a music streaming platform that host full-length pre-release albums in advance, from March 7 to 10, 2014.[17][18]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Artist(s) Length
1. "Find You"  Zedd, Matthew Koma, Miriam Bryant, Victor RådströmZedd featuring Matthew Koma and Miriam Bryant 3:23
2. "Beating Heart"  Ellie Goulding, Joe JaniakEllie Goulding 3:31
3. "Fight for You"  Michael Volpe, Marc Griffin, Pia Mia, Chancelor J. Bennett, Nicholas Balding, Andrew van Wyngarden, Benjamin GoldwasserPia Mia featuring Chance The Rapper 4:35
4. "Hanging On" (I See MONSTAS remix)Patrick James Grossi, Ariel RechtshaidEllie Goulding 4:04
5. "I Won't Let You Go"  Gary Lightbody, Jacknife LeeSnow Patrol 4:07
6. "Run Boy Run"  Woodkid, Ambroise WillaumeWoodkid 3:32
7. "Backwards"  Kevin Parker, Kendrick DuckworthTame Impala and Kendrick Lamar 3:54
8. "I Need You"  Anthony GonzalezM83 3:01
9. "In Distress"  Rakim Mayers, Mike LevyA$AP Rocky featuring Gesaffelstein 3:09
10. "Lost and Found" (ODESZA remix)Derek Vincent SmithPretty Lights 4:36
11. "Stranger"  Sonny Moore, Justin Parker, Sam Dew, Graham MuronSkrillex with KillaGraham from Milo & Otis featuring Sam Dew 4:50
12. "Dream Machines"  KC Underwood, Alice CostelloeBig Deal 2:59
13. "Dead in the Water"  Goulding, Fin Dow-SmithEllie Goulding 4:44
Total length:
 48:25

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 75
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] 87
French Albums (SNEP)[23] 153
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[24] 24
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[25] 38
South Korean International Albums (Gaon)[26] 36
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[27] 45
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[28] 14
US Billboard 200[29] 16
US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)[30] 2

Divergent: Original Motion Picture Score

Divergent: Original Motion Picture Score
Film score by Junkie XL
Released March 18, 2014
Genre Orchestral
Length 89:31[31]
Label Interscope
Producer Junkie XL
Divergent scores chronology

Divergent: Original Motion Picture Score
(2014)		 The Divergent Series: Insurgent – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2015)

Junkie XL composed the score for Divergent, with Hans Zimmer executive producing the album. They both previously collaborated on a number of films.[3][4] Ellie Goulding is featured as a vocalist on the score.[32] The album released digitally in United States on March 18, 2014 by Interscope Records.[6][33] The album was released in both physical and digital formats internationally on March 31, 2014.[34]

Track listing

  1. "Tris" (featuring Ellie Goulding) – 7:48
  2. "The Test" – 3:17
  3. "Choosing Dauntless" (featuring Ellie Goulding) – 3:44
  4. "Capture the Flag" (featuring Ellie Goulding) – 3:06
  5. "This Isn't Real" – 1:38
  6. "Ferris Wheel" – 3:31
  7. "Erudite Plan" – 3:20
  8. "Fear" – 3:36
  9. "I Am Divergent" – 1:38
  10. "A Friend" – 2:47
  11. "Conspiracy" – 5:26
  12. "Watertank" – 1:50
  13. "Faction Before Blood" – 6:48
  14. "Human Nature" – 3:12
  15. "Final Test" – 1:37
  16. "The March" – 5:17
  17. "Dauntless Attack" – 5:55
  18. "Sacrifice" (featuring Ellie Goulding) – 4:20
  19. "You're Not Gonna Like This" (digital bonus track)[34] – 14:00
  20. "Fight the Dauntless" – 4:13
  21. "Everywhere and Nowhere" – 2:28

References

  1. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Divergent - Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ Dolan, Jon (March 11, 2014). "Divergent Review". Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hans Zimmer to produce Junkie XL’s ‘Divergent’ score". Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Junkie XL to Score ‘Divergent’". Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "How Kanye West Inspired 'Divergents Dystopian Soundtrack". Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Interscope Records to Release Soundtrack and Score to Summit Entertainment’s Highly Anticipated Feature Film Divergent". Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Interscope Records To Release Original Motion Picture Soundtrack And Score To Summit Entertainment's Highly Anticipated Feature Film Divergent On March 11". Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Chart Moves: 'Divergent' Soundtrack Debuts on Billboard 200, Christian Music Takes Over Dance Chart". Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Find You (feat. Matthew Koma & Miriam Bryant) – Single by ZEDD". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Beating Heart – Single by Ellie Goulding". iTunes Store Australia. Apple. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "'Divergent' Exclusive: Ellie Goulding Reveals Soundtrack Secrets". Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  12. ↑ "'Divergent' Clip: Four And Tris Get Close, Real Close". Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  13. ↑ "The "Burn" singer also contributed vocals to the score of the upcoming dystopian film, adapted from Veronica Roth's best-selling novel.". Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Watch: New Clip, Featurette & TV Spots From ‘Divergent' Plus Stream The Entire Kanye West-Inspired Soundtrack". Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar, Snow Patrol, Skrillex Featured on 'Divergent' Soundtrack". Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Divergent (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Version]". Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Stream the Divergent Soundtrack, Featuring Kendrick Lamar, Tame Impala, M83, A$AP Rocky, More". Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  18. ↑ "The Divergent Soundtrack Is Streaming For Your Aural Pleasure". Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  19. ↑ Anderson, Kyle (February 24, 2014). "'Divergent' soundtrack: Hear Ellie Goulding's brand-new 'Beating Heart' here – EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Time. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Soundtrack – Divergent". Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Soundtrack – Divergent" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Soundtrack – Divergent" (in French). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Soundtrack – Divergent". Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Soundtrack – Divergent". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Soundtrack – Divergent". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Gaon Albums Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  27. ↑ "CHART: CLUK Update 19.04.2014 (wk15)". Zobbel. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  28. ↑ "2014-04-19 Top 40 Dance Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  29. ↑ "Billboard 200 : Apr 12, 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  30. ↑ "Soundtracks : Mar 29, 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  31. ↑ "‘Divergent’". Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  32. ↑ "‘Divergent’ Score Album Details". Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  33. ↑ "Divergent: Original Motion Picture Score [+digital booklet]". Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 "“DIVERGENT” ORIGINAL SCORE BY JUNKIE XL – MARCH RELEASE". Retrieved March 3, 2014.

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