Monkey Man Soundtrack Dazzles with Diversity

I recently saw Dev Patel's new action revenge film Monkey Man, which was visually thrilling with artful storytelling. I left the theater with mixed reactions. However, was very glad I supported the film. One of the main elements that stood out to me while watching the film was the soundtrack which had a very diverse sound that was woven perfectly throughout the film to intensify the action and drama of the piece.

The Monkey Man soundtrack released by Back Lot Music, was composed mainly of original music by Australian singer-songwriter Jed Kurzel. It was also a lovely treat to learn that some of the film's cast members made special musical appearances on the album. Film stars Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Sobhita Dhulipala, Vipin Sharma, Adithi Kalkunte, Ashwini Kalsekar, Sikandar Kher and Makarand Deshpande and Dev Patel himself. I also enjoyed discovering music by FaceSoul whose eerie song Grow played during the end credits of Monkey Man. FaceSoul is not listed on the soundtrack. However, I thought to make a notable mention because he is a kool artist to get to know.

Here is the album full track list:

1. ‘Destroy In Order To Grow’ (feat. Vipin Sharma)

2. ‘Monkey Man’

3. ‘The Raju Special’ (feat. Makarand Deshpande & Dev Patel)

4. ‘Baba Shakti’

5. ‘Mother’ (feat. Jatin Malik & Adithi Kalkunte)

6. ‘Maushi’ – Sneha Khanwalkar & Rada

7. ‘Hit Me!’ (feat. Dev Patel, Pitobash & Sharlto Copley)

8. ‘Memory’ (feat. Sharlto Copley)

9. ‘Tiger (feat. Sharlto Copley)

10. ‘The Mirror’

11. ‘Tuk Tuk’

12. ‘On The Ground’ (feat. Sneha Khanwalkar)

13. ‘Dreams’ (feat. Jatin Malik & Adithi Kalkunte)

14. ‘Hell’ (feat. Makarand Deshpande)

15. ‘Naam Mera’ – Sneha Khanwalkar & Lazer X

16. ‘Into The Fire’ (feat. Jatin Malik & Adithi Kalkunte)

17. ‘The Tree’ (feat. Zakir Hussain)

18. ‘Cut Open’

19. ‘Training’ – Zakir Hussain (feat. Dev Patel)

20. ‘The Kid’

21. ‘The Candidate’

22. ‘Snake And A Monkey’ (feat. Zakir Hussain)

23. ‘Attacks’

24. ‘Diwali Madness’ – Sneha Khanwalkar & Ganesh Chandanshive

25. ‘Saffron Takeover’ (feat. Vipin Sharma)

26. ‘The Wallet Song’ – Sneha Khanwalkar

27. ‘Restaurant’

28. ‘Get Up’ (feat. Zakir Hussain)

29. ‘Rana’

30. ‘My Son’ (feat. Makarand Deshpande & Dev Patel)

31. ‘Hanuman’

32. ‘Home’

Monkey Man is in theaters now. The official synopsis of the film reads, “After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city's sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.”