Mastodon Scoring Jonah Hex Film

It’s the perfect little opportunities like this where I get to talk about one of my favorite bands, Mastodon.

So we know that the Jonah Hex film, based on the DC comics character, started filming in April for a release in June of next year. What we didn’t know, until now, is that one of the greatest bands working today, Mastodon has been secretly scoring the film. For those of you who are familiar with Mastodon and their work, you can attest to the sheer awesomeness of this reveal. Their latest album Crack the Skye is nothing short of an absolute masterpiece. Though the band hasn’t had any previous experience in scoring a film, I am officially interested in Jonah Hex. This is the most interesting scoring news since it was announced that Daft Punk is scoring Tron: Legacy.

No word yet on the capacity of Mastodon’s score, whether or not it is just contributing a few songs, or actually providing the entire soundtrack; I will have my fingers crossed that a full length Mastodon album is en route via Hex.

Jonah Hex stars Josh Brolin, John Malkovich and Megan Fox. The film is a 19th century western with Jonah Hex (Brolin) being a partially disfigured bounty hunter who must stop a madman from unleashing an army of the dead to free the Confederate South. Jimmy Hayward (Horton Hears a Who) is directing, while Akiva Goldsman (a name bounced around here frequently as of late) produces.