Everybody loves a good needle drop in a movie. Whether it's specific instances like Metallica's For Whom The Bell Tolls playing over the intro to Zombieland or an album's worth of iconic soundtrack moments in something like Guardians Of The Galaxy, the fusion of visuals and music are an essential part of fleshing out the cinema experience.While metal pops up in movies much more infrequently these days than at the height of nu metal, that doesn't mean the art has been lost entirely.
Directed by and starring Dev Patel [Skins, Slumdog Millionaire], new action/thriller Monkey Man follows unnamed protagonist Kid as he sets out on a quest of bloody vengeance in the fictional Indian city of Yatana. Playing out with shades of everything from John Wick and Ong Bak to The Raid, the film is an exceptional excercise in East-meets-West action, and so naturally needed an epic soundtrack for its big battle sequences.
