Netflix's Rebel Ridge has already made a great impact right after its premiere on September 6, gaining great critical acclaim and audience reception. The movie has skyrocketed to the top of Netflix's most-watched movie in the United States as of today. It also boasts an astonishing 95% approval on Rotten Tomatoes, giving the streaming platform one of the big wins of the year with this Jeremy Saulnier movie.
As most fans know, many elements need to come together to make a movie this great. This includes great proficiency in all technical aspects. One of the stand-out elements in Rebel Ridge is its exceptional music score, which includes some great compositions from Brooke Blair and Will Blair and some great existing songs, which all add to give the movie an edge that is hard to ignore.
While Brooke Blair and Will Blair are not the biggest names in the sound industry yet, going over the score of the movie will make any viewer realize why they were chosen for this job. Without further ado, let us go over the songs and themes used in Rebel Ridge.
Every song in Rebel Ridge
Here is a list of all the songs used in Rebel Ridge:
- The Number of the Beast – Iron Maiden
- March of the S.O.D. – Stormtroopers of Death
- Closer To Me – Sean Wiggins
- Right Brigade – Bad Brains
- Hard Time Killing Floor Blues – Skip James
- Wayfaring Stranger – Neko Case
- Chinese Restaurant – Derek Fiechter & Brandon Fiechter
- That Spells Trouble – The Palmettos
- Again – Family Band
- Disturbing the Peace – Gut Instinct
- Keep Going – The Bloody Beetroots & Tom Morello
The complete score used in Rebel Ridge
Apart from the songs, there was also a great background score used in the movie, which helped the dynamics of the story a lot. Here are all the tracks that were composed for the Netflix film.
- Burning the Ad
- Bus Chase
- Sheriff’s Office
- Terry Posts Bail
- Mike is Dead
- Terry Saves Summer
- Traffic Stop
- Walk Me Through It
- Forgot to Feed the Cat
- Catacombs
- Rebel Ridge
- Final Showdown
- The Escort
- One Mind, Any Weapon
What is Rebel Ridge all about?
Written, produced, directed, and edited by Jeremy Saulnier, Rebel Ridge is an action thriller starring Aaron Pierre in the leading role. The film follows a former Marine Terry Richmond's efforts to post bail for his cousin after the money he had accumulated gets illegally seized by the corrupt police force.
The synopsis for the movie reads:
"A former Marine confronts corruption in a small town when local law enforcement unjustly seizes the bag of cash he needs to post his cousin's bail."
Additionally, the film features Don Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, David Denman, Emory Cohen, Steve Zissis, Zsané Jhé, Dana Lee, and James Cromwell. It premiered on September 6, 2024, and has since received great acclaim all around. It is also currently the most streamed movie on Netflix in the United States.
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How to watch Rebel Ridge?
As it was produced and distributed by Netflix, the only way to catch the movie right now is on Netflix. It has not been released in any other form yet, but it could be available in VOD or for purchase later.
For those without a subscription, Netflix comes for as low as $6.99/month for its ad-supported tier.