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Junkie XL Talks The Music Of ‘Alita: Battle Angel’

February 15, 2019 8:08 pm

It wasn’t too long ago we were discussing Tom Holkenborg’s (aka Junkie XL) score for the Peter Jackson produced “Mortal Engines” and only a couple months later the Dutch composer is back again with his work on ...

‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Exclusive Music: Hear An Exclusive Track From Junkie XL’s Score & Watch New Dua Lipa Music Video

Charles Barfield

January 25, 2019 10:57 am

News

There are certain things you can expect from a James Cameron film. There’s going to be visuals that knock your socks off. You’re going to see technology used in some amazing way that elevates the content on the...

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Junkie XL Talks Scoring ‘Mortal Engines,’ Working With Peter Jackson, Hans Zimmer & More [Interview]

Griffin Schiller

December 14, 2018 5:07 pm

Interviews, News, Video

Tom Holkenborg, or as many of you know him, Junkie XL is one of the busiest and most sought-after composers in Hollywood. Before taking the plunge into feature-length film scoring, he already had a successful a...

Danny Elfman Replaces Junkie XL To Score ‘Justice League’

Kevin Jagernauth

June 15, 2017 11:21 am

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The reshoots are underway on "Justice League," with Joss Whedon behind the camera, and depending on who you ask, the additional filming is totally reshaping the picture, or is business as usual for a blockbuste...

Exclusive: Stream Tom Holkenborg’s (Junkie XL) “The Reverend” From The ‘Brimstone’ Soundtrack

Edward Davis

March 2, 2017 11:08 am

News

Junkie XL aka Tom Holkenborg is perhaps best known for blockbuster work, breaking out with "Mad Max: Fury Road," and making his mark on pictures like "Deadpool," "Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice," and "Point...

‘Deadpool 2’ Has Also Lost Composer Junkie XL

Kevin Jagernauth

November 3, 2016 1:14 pm

News

It seems that "Deadpool 2" has hit another snag. With director Tim Miller surprisingly leaving the project just more than a week ago, the hunt has been on for a replacement, with "John Wick" co-director David L...

Dakota Fanning And Guy Pearce Bring The Fire To Feminist Western ‘Brimstone’ [Venice Review]

Jessica Kiang

September 10, 2016 9:45 am

Reviews

It feels like a new invention for these socially aware times, but the feminist western has a pedigree that stretches back beyond that thrilling moment in the mid-'90s when cornerstone subgenre masterpieces "Bad...

Junkie XL Will Bring The Noise To Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’

Kevin Jagernauth

June 28, 2016 1:47 pm

News

One of the fastest rising film composers at the moment is Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL. While he cut his teeth on fare like "Divergent," "300: Rise Of An Empire," and "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," it was with "M...