Update: A June release is confirmed as two trailers arrive.
It’s been known for quite awhile we’ll be seeing Nicolas Winding Refn‘s Only God Forgives follow-up The Neon Demon sometime this summer, thanks to Amazon Studios, but today it is now clearer when exactly it’ll be. A press release from Milan Records details the official soundtrack, which includes Cliff Martinez‘s score and three original songs (featuring a closing track by Sia, as well as tunes from Julian Winding and Sweet Tempest), and notes a release date of June 24th on CD and, digitally, July 8th. With a release date of June 8th in France, the film is now likely to arrive here in the United States between then and the CD soundtrack release.
Starring Elle Fanning, Keanu Reeves, Christina Hendricks, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, and Bela Heathcoate, the story follows an aspiring model who moves to Los Angeles where her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will go to any lengths to get what she has. “We describe the first half as a melodrama like Valley of the Dolls, and the second half is like Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It doesn’t seem to be a traditional horror film to me, but horror is the genre that it’s closest to,” Martinez recently said. “The first half of the film was kind of romantic so there’s a lot of romantic music. But then there’s some cold-blooded horror stuff too and I think could be really creepy.”
Check out the CD and vinyl tracklists below ahead of a potential Cannes announcement this week.
CD TRACKLIST
01. Neon Demon
02. Mine – Sweet Tempest
03. The Demon Dance – Julian Winding
04 What Are You?
05. Don’t Forget Me When You’re Famous
06. Gold Paint Shoot
07. Take Off Your Shoes
08. Ruby At The Morgue
09. Jesse Sneaks Into Her Room
10. Real Lolita Rides Again
11. Messenger Walks Among Us
12. Runway
13. Take Her To Measurements
14. Who Wants Sour Milk
15. I Would Never Say You’re Fat
16. Thank God You’re Awake Remix
17. Kinky
18. Ruby’s Close Up
19. Lipstick Drawing
20. Something’s In My Room
21. Are We Having A Party
22. Get Her Out Of Me
23. Waving Goodbye – Sia
VINYL TRACKLISTING
SIDE A
A1 Neon Demon
A2 Mine – Sweet Tempest
A3 The Demon Dance – Julian Winding
A4 What Are You?
A5 Don’t Forget Me When You’re Famous
A6 Gold Paint Shoot
A7 Take Off Your Shoes
SIDE C
C1 Take Her To Measurements
C2 Who Wants Sour Milk
C3 I Would Never Say You’re Fat
C4 Thank God You’re Awake Remix
C5 Kinky
C6 Ruby’s Close Up
C7 Lipstick Drawing
SIDE B
B1 Ruby At The Morgue
B2 Jesse Sneaks Into Her Room
B3 Real Lolita Rides Again
B4 Messenger Walks Among Us
B5 Runway
SIDE D
D1 Something’s In My Room
D2 Are We Having A Party
D3 Get Her Out Of Me
D4 Waving Goodbye – Sia