Available now from Lakeshore Records
is set to release Hallow Road Original Motion Picture Soundtrack digitally today, October 31 with an original score by composers Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible—Fallout, Black Widow), and Peter Adams (Survive, Going All the Way). The score utilizes synths, strings and layered woodwinds to create a dark and atmospheric backdrop to the horror thriller. The composers also take inspiration from Depeche Mode’s 1987 song “Behind The Wheel” in both a slow and haunting version that showcases a ghostly muted choir as well as creating six more tracks that are menacing variations on the song. The XYZ film is back in theaters this weekend in a special double feature with Vincent Must Die.
Two parents receive a distressing late-night call from their teenage daughter, who has just accidentally hit a pedestrian. They jump in their car, racing to get there before anyone else stumbles across the scene. As they head deeper into the night, disturbing revelations threaten to tear the family apart. They soon realize they are not the only ones driving down Hallow Road.
Note Balfe and Adams: “Babak Anvari had a very clear and inspired vision for the film — he wanted the music to feel deeply textural and atmospheric. We explored this by recording solo woodwinds and transforming them into haunting, layered soundscapes that mirror the film’s tension and setting in the woods. Reimagining Depeche Mode’s ‘Behind the Wheel’ for the track titled ‘Come to Terms,’ on the soundtrack was a highlight — blending choir, orchestra, and electronics into something haunting and darkly beautiful.”
Track List
- Behind the Wheel
- That’s Alice
- How Deep This Goes (Variations on Behind The Wheel)
- Rearview
- Come To Terms (Variations on Behind The Wheel)
- Make Up Stories
- Base Instinct (Variations on Behind The Wheel)
- Gonna See Me
- Really Uncomfortable
- The Road (Variations on Behind The Wheel)
- You’ve Reached Alice Finch (Variations on Behind The Wheel)
- The Headlights
- What Do I Do
- On The Phone (Variations on Behind The Wheel)
Purchase/Stream: https://lnk.to/HallowRoad
ABOUT LORNE BALFE
Lorne Balfe has created music in virtually all genres and for all visual media with projects ranging from major studio to independent films, tent pole video game franchises, beloved animated feature films, critically acclaimed television series, and documentary features.
Originally from Inverness, Scotland, Lorne’s love of music and writing was evident from an early age. His childhood home had a residential recording studio where the likes of Ozzy Osbourne and Inner Circle would record – the latter of which he serendipitously worked with for his score to Bad Boys for Life.
As early as eight years-old, Lorne began writing and selling his composed “jingles” for advertisements. At the age of thirteen he auditioned to be a percussionist with the Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra, becoming their youngest member, and traveled around Scotland with them professionally. It became clear to Lorne that he wanted to become a film composer and in his late teens he started writing letters to other composers in the hope of an opportunity. It was then he decided to move to the U.S., and soon his exceptional career took off.
Consistently receiving accolades for his musical compositions, most notably for his score in Mission: Impossible—Fallout (Paramount Pictures) directed by Christopher McQuarrie and widely regarded as the most successful instalment of the franchise. Further cementing his role in the series, he returned to compose the music for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One, released in July 2023.
Demonstrating his remarkable versatility, Balfe scored the Netflix nature docuseries Life On Our Planet, executive produced by Steven Spielberg. More of Lorne’s work can be heard in Oscar nominated Top Gun Maverick (Paramount) which garnered 1.488 billion in the global box office. Lorne served as Score Producer and collaborated with Hans Zimmer, Harold Faltermeyer, and Lady Gaga on the music for the iconic film. In September 2024, the blockbuster movie was brought to life as a spectacular live show, with Balfe conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra before an audience of 5,000 at the iconic Royal Albert Hall in London.
Other notable credits include: Novocaine (Paramount), Carry On (Netflix), Bad Boys: Ride or Die(Sony), Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (Netflix), Black Widow (Disney/Marvel), and beloved British stop motion animation; Wallace & Gromit (Aardman Animations).
ABOUT PETER ADAMS
Peter Adams is an ASCAP Award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist living in Los Angeles. Peter began performing music at the age of 7 and went on to give concerts with the Florida Orchestra and the Tampa Bay Master Chorale. Peter transitioned to music composition in high school with a focus on songwriting, classical music, and electronic music. Peter graduated Cum Laude from the University of South Florida with a degree in Music Composition.
Peter has contributed music to numerous television shows, including Cold Case (CBS), American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson (FX), Survive (Quibi), and Too Old to Die Young (Amazon). Peter won an ASCAP Award for his contributions to Cold Case.
Peter has also written additional music for major motion pictures like The Naked Gun (Paramount), Mission: Impossible–Dead Reckoning (Paramount), Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Paramount), and Black Adam (Warner Bros). Peter helped write the BAFTA Award-Winning score for the game Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft) and played apocalyptic cello on the score for The Last of Us: Part II (Sony).
Peter’s documentary work includes films like Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy Blaché (Zeitgeist Films), which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and Armed Only With a Camera (HBO), which won the Audience Prize at SXSW.
Most recently, Peter composed the score for Hallow Road (BBC) along with composer Lorne Balfe, and the TV series Southern Storytellers, now airing on PBS.
ABOUT LAKESHORE RECORDS
Lakeshore Records is a GRAMMY-winning record label, and the soundtrack arm of the Cutting Edge Group. Lakeshore Records is the global independent leader in top line soundtrack album releases, including such popular, critically acclaimed and classic soundtracks as Bridgerton, Stranger Things, Wednesday, Fallout, John Wick, Whiplash, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Drive, Cyberpunk 2077 / Edgerunners, Star Trek: Picard, Bojack Horseman, The Walking Dead, Napoleon Dynamite, Red Dead Redemption 2, the Grammy-winning Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok, the Academy Award nominated Lady Bird and Academy Award winners Moonlight, Little Miss Sunshine, American Factory, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Hurt Locker and many, many more.
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