'''''Challengers (Original Score)''''' was scored by [[Trent Reznor]] and [[Atticus Ross]] for the Luca Guadagnino film of the same name. It was released on digital on April 26, 2024. The [[soundtracks|soundtrack]] will be released by Milan Records on vinyl on November 1, 2024, in a gatefold package with a collectible set of three player trading cards and a Phil’s Tire Town bumper sticker. Per [[John Crawford]] on [[Discordance]], it was confirmed that this [[soundtracks|score]] has the [[Null numbers|Null]] 18 release number.
The proper score was preceded by a continuous remix album, titled ''[[Challengers (MIXED) by Boys Noize|Challengers [MIXED] by Boys Noize]]'', created by DJ Boys Noize and released on digital on April 12, 2024. This version will be released on tennis-ball-colored vinyl on November 29, 2024 for Record Store Day Black Friday.
==Tracklisting==
B5 "Challengers: Match Point" - 5:02<br />
B6 "Compress / Repress" - 3:49<br />
==Challengers [MIXED] by Boys Noize==
[[Image:Challengersmixed.jpg|thumb|''Challengers [MIXED] by Boys Noize'']]
=== Tracklisting ===
#'"I Know"' [MIXED] - 3:05
#"Yeah x10" [MIXED] - 3:36
#"L'oeuf" [MIXED] - 2:15
#"Challengers" [MIXED] - 3:00
#"Pre Signal" [MIXED] - 0:55
#"The Signal" [MIXED] - 4:38
#"Brutalizer" [MIXED] - 5:11
#"Compress / Repress" [MIXED] - 4:51
#"A New Year Carol" [MIXED] - 0:38
==About the [MIXED] version==
An article from ''The Wrap''[https://www.thewrap.com/challengers-mixed-album-boys-noize-explained/] detailed the story and process of creating the [MIXED] version of the score. It states that Reznor and Alexander Ridha (aka Boys Noize) had previously attempted to collaborate on something, and that Reznor reached out to Ridha for ''Challengers'':
<blockquote>He explained to me that they've scored the movie, it's great. But they don't want to release the music as it is. Because it makes more sense in the movie raw, like they have it. But he didn't feel like it's the right way. I think they wanted to try out new things and experiment. They had the idea of making it this this type of continuous mix.</blockquote>
==Credits==
''Notes: Lyrics on "Compress / Repress" were written by Luca Guadagnino.[https://x.com/SonySoundtracks/status/1778921563099705572] Also, while she is not credited on the physical release, the vocal on "Yeah x10" is credited to [[Mariqueen Maandig Reznor]] on certain digital releases.''
===Original Score===
Written, Arranged, Produced, Performed, Programmed & Mixed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (except as noted)
Score Published by United Lion Music Inc. (BMI) / U/A Music, Inc. (ASCAP) / Cloudcover, Inc. (ASCAP) administered by Kobalt / Songs In the Key of Mink (BMI) administered by Downtown DMP Songs
===[MIXED] by Boys Noize===
Music written, produced, and performed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (except track 9 written by Benjamin Britten)<br>
Music produced, performed, and remixed by Boys Noize<br>
Lyrics written by Luca Guadagnino (track 8)<br>
Additional Performer: Mariqueen Maandig Reznor (tracks 2 and 8)<br>
Engineering: Jacob Moreno<br>
Mastering: Randy Merrill, Stephen Marsh
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