Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (soundtrack)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Original Score) is the soundtrack album for the 2023 film of the same name directed by Jeff Rowe. The album, featuring an original score composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, was released digitally on July 28, 2023, by Reznor's label, The Null Corporation.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Original Score)
Film score by
ReleasedJuly 28, 2023
GenreFilm score
Length51:01
LabelThe Null Corporation
Producer
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross chronology
Empire of Light
(2022)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
(2023)
Challengers
(2023)
Alternative cover
International cover

Reception

The score received largely positive reception. Tim Grierson of Screen International called Reznor and Ross's score "dazzling", further saying they "deliver pulse-pounding electronic music for fight scenes and then shift toward more melancholy keyboard melodies during quieter moments."[1] The New York Times Maya Phillips described Reznor and Ross's score as "killer", complimenting "their signature wild, industrial rock mixed with a few softer piano-heavy interludes."[2] DiscussingFilm's Andrew J. Salazar felt that the duo were "the perfect match for TMNT, bringing a griminess with their signature analog synths that match well with the turtles’ underground heroism." Further adding that they also captured "the youthful energy of the four turtle brothers with lively drum beats and compositions."[3]

Isaac Feldberg of Above the Line wrote: "Matching the sense of rocket-fueled propulsion is a bursting, acid-bathed industrial score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, which mirrors the film’s dark, neon-jagged color palette while restlessly clamoring with its same defining sense of impassioned creativity and relentless forward momentum."[4] Rafael Motomayor of /Film commented, "Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross deliver a bold new score that feels youthful and new for the duo, while the soundtrack is filled with needle drops that feel engineered to school Illumination on how to properly use licensed music".[5] MovieWeb ranked it as the third-best among Reznor and Ross's scores. "The duo gives the score a garage band vibe, matching the gritty, dirty dwellings of the sewers. It also infuses it with an energy fitting the teenage heroes."[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross[7]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Original Score) track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Man in the Basement"3:38
2."New Form of Life Itself"1:12
3."Dipshits on a Roof"0:54
4."Murder the Shreks!"2:03
5."Maybe One Day"0:54
6."Something to Love"2:59
7."What’s the Worst That Could Happen?"1:37
8."(The Worst That Could Happen)"0:44
9."We Only Need Each Other"1:05
10."Grand Theft Ice Cream Truck"2:09
11."Techno Cosmic Research Institute"1:26
12."Eye of the Tiger, Raph"0:28
13."I Just Met You and You Almost Killed Me"0:57
14."Accept Us."0:10
15."Puke Girl"0:12
16."Megamind, Gru-Type SH*T"1:18
17."Brought a Mutant to a Ninja Fight"0:51
18."We’re Very Well Adjusted"1:33
19."Goochie Goochie Goo"3:09
20."She’s Gonna Milk Us"3:39
21."Do You Need a Veterinarian?"1:59
22."Enter the 37th Chamber"3:15
23."A Zed and Two Noughts"2:12
24."I Don’t Need That Horse"0:58
25."Better Than Mark Ruffalo"2:30
26."Thing from My Past"0:47
27."Conveniently Placed Pizza Van"1:52
28."Trapped Like a Rat"1:32
29."Attack On a Titan"2:15
30."Happy Ending / Sewer Home"2:27
Total length:51:01

Personnel

Credits adapted from Bandcamp:[7]

  • Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – composition, arrangements, performance, programming, and production
  • Jacob Moreno – engineer

Charts

Chart (2023) Peak
position
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[8] 31
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[9] 80

Release history

Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
July 28, 2023 The Null Corporation [10]

Additional music

In addition to the original score, the following songs are featured in the film:[11]

References

  1. Grierson, Tim (July 27, 2023). "'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem': Review". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  2. Phillips, Maya (August 2, 2023). "'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' Review: Superfly's Revenge". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  3. Salazar, Andrew J. (July 27, 2023). "'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' Review - Raises the Bar for Modern Animation". DiscussingFilm. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  4. Feldberg, Isaac (August 1, 2023). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Review: A Stylistically Radical Reimagining That Raises Some Shell". Above the Line. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  5. Motamayor, Rafael (July 27, 2023). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Review: A Fantastic And Bold New Take". /Film. Archived from the original on July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  6. Gardner, Jessica; Abdel-Fadil, Amira (October 2, 2022). "Best Film Scores Composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Ranked". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  7. "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Original Score), by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  8. "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  9. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  10. "'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' Soundtrack Album Details". Film Music Reporter. July 27, 2023. Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  11. Hood, Cooper (July 26, 2023). "TMNT Mutant Mayhem Soundtrack Guide - Every Song In The Movie & When They Play". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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