Flying Lotus announces soundtrack to new film ‘Ash,’ shares “Oxygene”

Flying Lotus‘ second film as a director, Ash, arrives in theaters on Friday, March 21 via RLJE Films and Shudder, and premieres at SXSW tonight (3/11) at Paramount Theatre. Ahead of both of those things, FlyLo has announced the soundtrack, which is due out on March 19. The lead single is the opening track, “Oxygene,” which sets the mood with layers of dark synths. (While probably an influence, it’s not a cover of Jean Michel Jarre’s classic of the same name.) Hear it below.

“Working on the score was both inspiring and challenging,” FlyLo says. “I spent most of the time writing it during the final postproduction and color grading when I was in New Zealand, running back and forth to different rooms to check on progress and going into my lil cave there and working with just my laptop and controller. I drew inspiration from composers who primarily just used synths to create soundtracks, like John Carpenter, Akira Yamaoka, Angelo Badalamenti, and Vangelis. It was a great time trying to find a distinctive sound for the movie that also felt fresh and unique for me to explore.”

Ash stars Eiza González, Aaron Paul, Flying Lotus, Iko Uwais, Kate Elliott, and Beulah Koale, and here’s the synopsis:

On the mysterious planet of Ash, Riya (González) awakens to find her crew slaughtered. When a man named Brion (Paul) arrives to rescue her, an ordeal of psychological and physical terror ensues while Riya and Brion must decide if they can trust one another to survive.

Watch the trailer below.

ASH (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) TRACKLIST
1. OXYGENE
2. SURFACE
3. INTRIGUE AND WINDOW
4. HORIZON
5. IMMOVABLE OBJECTS
6. QUESTIONABLE SANDSTORM
7. IN THE WALLS
8. SAFE ROOM
9. SOMETHING IN HER VOICE
10. A TEEBS DREAM (EARTH VERSION)
11. A CURIOUS MIND
12. HOLE
13. CONFRONTED – Flying Lotus & Little Snake
14. GREEBLES
15. MOUTH BLOOD
16. IT’S OUT THERE
17. SONATINE
18. YOUR CANDELABRA
19. 13 HOURS
20. REBIRTH
21. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
22. IMMEDIATE DANGER
23. STRAY
24. I’LL NEVER LET YOU LEAVE
25. SURFACE::LEAVING
26. WHAT’S WRONG PEACH? – Kuedo feat. Flying Lotus & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson
27. OBEY – Flying Lotus & Niki Randa