Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (soundtrack)

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Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (Music from the Motion Picture)
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Film score by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2015
Recorded2015
Studio
Genre Film score
Length38:03
Label
Producer Matthew Margeson
Matthew Margeson chronology
Kingsman: The Secret Service
(2015)
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
(2015)
Eddie the Eagle
(2016)

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (Music from the Motion Picture) is the film score to the 2015 film Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse directed by Christopher Landon starring Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan, Sarah Dumont and David Koechner. The film score is composed by Matthew Margeson and released digitally through Paramount Music and in physical formats through La-La Land Records on October 30, 2015.

Contents

Background

Matthew Margeson composed the film score, after his previous collaboration with Landon on Burning Palms (2010). [1] It was recorded at the Newman Scoring Stage in the 20th Century Fox Studios with Tim Davies conducting and orchestrating the 53-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony; the strings were recorded during the day and brass recorded at night. [1] The ensemble consisted of violins, violas, cellos, strings, French horns and brasses. Andres Montero Avila, Jeremy Levy, Ryan Humphrey and Sasiwan Seiter provided additional orchestrations, while Jason Soudah composed additional music. It was recorded by Alan Meyerson, while Al Clay mixed the score at the Westside Pacific Studios. [1]

Release

The soundtrack was released digitally through Paramount Music and in physical formats through La-Land Records on October 30, 2015. [2] [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Infection"4:23
2."Yo Tengo Una Fiesta En Mis Pantalones"2:17
3."A Dead Stripper Just Tried to Eat My Face"1:53
4."Wheels Fall Off"2:07
5."Police Station Attack"3:08
6."Clumsy Augie"1:01
7."Scouts Fall Apart"2:22
8."What Party"2:16
9."Zombie Butt Gummer"3:58
10."Miss Fielder's House"2:52
11."Ben's Speech"2:00
12."Rave Battle"6:16
13."Scouts Forever"2:01
14."Night of Our Lives"1:29
Total length:38:03

Reception

Justin Chang of Variety and Charles Gant of Screen International described the score "grand" and "exciting". [4] [5] Critic based at The Hollywood Reporter considered the score to be fascinating. [6] Melissa Ann of PopHorror "seasoned music composer Matthew Margeson produced an orchestral score that was rich, intense, and chaotic. It gave me wonderful flashbacks of Return of the Living Dead at times." [7]

Additional music

The following songs are featured in the film but not included in the soundtrack: [8]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes: [9]

Orchestra
Instruments

Accolades

AwardsCategoryReciipent(s) and nominee(s)ResultRef.
International Film Music Critics Association Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film Matthew Margeson Nominated [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Goldwasser, Dan (October 30, 2015). "Matthew Margeson scores Scout's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse". ScoringSessions.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  2. "Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (Music from the Motion Picture)". Apple Music . October 30, 2015. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  3. "SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE: LIMITED EDITION". La-La Land Records. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  4. Chang, Justin (October 29, 2015). "Film Review: 'Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse'". Variety . Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  5. Gant, Charles (October 29, 2015). "'Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse': Review". Screen International . Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  6. Staff, T. H. R. (October 30, 2015). "'Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  7. Ann, Melissa (April 5, 2016). "Review – Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)". PopHorror. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  8. "Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)". Soundtrack.Net . Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  9. Matthew Margeson. Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse (Music From The Motion Picture) (Media notes). Paramount Music.
  10. IFMCA (2016). "2015 IFMCA Awards". IFMCA. IFMCA. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2020.