Empire of Light (Original Score) was scored by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for Sam Mendes's film of the same name. It was released on digital on December 9, 2022, though it was inadvertently leaked early in November via the Searchlight Pictures awards website. Per John Crawford on Discordance, it was confirmed that this score has the Null 15 release number.
Tracklisting
Digital
- "8 AM, Christmas Eve" - 3:19
- "The Sea, The Sea" - 4:14
- "Faded Grandeur" - 2:15
- "New Year's Eve" - 2:15
- "To The Wild Sky" - 3:05
- "Solitary People" - 8:53
- "To Be Able To Fly" - 3:47
- "Clouds Appear" - 2:47
- "Nothing Happens Without Light" - 2:57
- "Out And About Again" - 1:01
- "Procession" - 3:22
- "Washed Out" - 1:48
- "A Touch" - 6:10
- "Empire Of Light" - 5:17
- "High Windows" - 7:02
Samplers
An awards season For Your Consideration sampler was posted for streaming on the Searchlight Pictures awards website. As is usual, it contains a selection of the music cues as they appear in the film and track titles that more closely describe the action taking place on-screen. An ETS forum post by botley enumerates the differences from the soundtrack album. [1]
- "Opening" - 3:17
- "Going Home" - 0:54
- "A Whole Other Cinema" - 4:36
- "New Year's Eve" - 1:39
- "Fireworks" - 3:03
- "Bird Freed" - 1:25
- "Nothing Happens Without Light" - 2:53
- "Kiss Me" - 0:39
- "Sandcastle Breakdown" - 1:04
- "Onward" - 2:07
- "Windmills" - 1:00
- "Mod March" - 3:18
- "Washed Out" - 1:51
- "Remember" - 0:56
- "Solo Screening" - 5:22
- "Never Give Up" - 1:30
Credits
- Music written, arranged, produced, performed, programmed and mixed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
- Score Engineering: Jacob Moreno