The soundtrack for
Mad Max: Fury Road was provided by
Tom Holkenborg, aka
Junkie XL -- a Dutch composer, musician, and producer who previously worked on
The Dark Knight Rises,
Paranoia, and
Man of Steel, among other films. For Fury Road, he was up to the task of providing thunderous sounds -- battering drums, screaming guitars, urgent strings and horns, all physical and skillfully orchestrated -- to match the intense action. Even the relatively quiet, drone-like interludes are rife with tension. Outside the context of the film -- as a soundtrack for joyriding, for example -- it could be dangerous. ~ Andy Kellman