Released in partnership with Neon and Filmtrax, The Monkey presents Edo Van Breemen’s score for Osgood Perkins’ chilling horror film, adapted from the Stephen King short story and produced by James Wan. The film follows twin brothers whose discovery of a sinister wind-up monkey triggers a chain of brutal, inexplicable deaths, before resurfacing decades later to reignite the curse.
The music walks a fine line between dark playfulness and creeping menace, echoing the film’s warped sense of humour while steadily tightening the tension. Childlike motifs are bent and distorted, giving way to unsettling textures and sudden surges of dread that mirror the story’s escalating violence and psychological unease.
Van Breemen’s score feels alive with mischief and malice, constantly shifting in tone as it toys with expectation before plunging into outright terror. It’s a soundtrack that captures the film’s gleefully cruel spirit while standing firmly on its own as a vivid, unsettling listen.
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