Vox Lux

Original Score by Scott Walker
Released: December 14, 2018. Label: Columbia

Vox Lux is Scott Walker’s third soundtrack album, and his final release, three months before his death. Working again with director Brady Corbet, for whom he scored his debut film, The Childhood Of A Leader, Walker composed, arranged and produced eight orchestral, electronic and instrumental tracks, while Australian pop singer-songwriter Sia created the songs for the film’s central character, played by Natalie Portman.

The film is about a school-shooting survivor who becomes a young pop star, is subjected to the demands of the industry, and has a breakdown before the film’s final twist. “For Scott, especially, the themes were evident to him,” Corbet said to Dazed and Confused magazine’s Nick Chen in 2019.

Corbet’s next film, The Brutalist, won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and won three Academy Awards and three Golden Globes. The end credits opened with a dedication: “In memory of Scott Walker”.

Track listing

  1. Wrapped Up (performed by Natalie Portman) 4:28

  2. Blinded By Love (performed by Natalie Portman) 3:41

  3. Firecracker (performed by Natalie Portman) 3:04

  4. Sweat And Tears (performed by Natalie Portman) 2:42

  5. Private Girl (performed by Natalie Portman) 3:38

  6. EKG (performed by Natalie Portman) 2:32

  7. Wrapped Up (performed by Raffey Cassidy) 2:15

  8. Alive (performed by Raffey Cassidy) 4:39

  9. Your Body Talk (performed by Raffey Cassidy) 3:47

  10. Hologram (Smoke And Mirrors) (performed by Raffey Cassidy) 3:38

  11. Prelude (performed by Scott Walker) 1:10

  12. Night Walk (performed by Scott Walker) 0:36

  13. Opening Credits (performed by Scott Walker) 3:30

  14. Anthem (performed by Scott Walker) 1:22

  15. Yearning (performed by Scott Walker) 4:29

  16. Terrorist (performed by Scott Walker) 1:47

  17. C&A Walk (performed by Scott Walker) 2:19

  18. Dressing Room (performed by Scott Walker) 2:07

  19. Druggie (performed by Scott Walker) 2:51

  20. Finale (performed by Scott Walker) 1:31

Original Score Credits

Original Score Produced by Scott Walker

Co-Produced & Recorded by Peter Walsh

Orchestrated, Conducted, & Coordinated by Mark Warman

Mixed by Scott Walker, Peter Walsh

  • Original Score Produced by Scott Walker

    Co-Produced & Recorded by Peter Walsh

    Orchestrated, Conducted, & Coordinated by Mark Warman

    Mixed by Scott Walker, Peter Walsh

    Choir Metro Voices

    Choirmaster Jenny O'Grady

    Singers Sarah Eyden, Joanna Forbes, Sarah Ryan, Emma Brain, Gabbott, Eleanor Meynell, Sebastian Charlesworth, Jonathan Brown, James Mawson, Nick Garrett, Andrew Playfoot

    Strings Leader Paul Willey

    Strings Contractor Susie Gillis, Isobel Griffiths Ltd.

    Violins Tom Pigott-Smith, Natalia Bonner, Alison Kelly, Lorraine McAslan, Debbie Widdup, Bea Lovejoy, Rose Warren-Green, Harriet Davies, Miranda Dale, Jeremy Isaac, Ralph De Souza, Pauline Lowbury, Kathy Gowers, Jonathan Evans-Jones, Chris Tombling, Dorina Markoff, Clare Hayes, Debbie Preece, John Bradbury

    Celli Frank Schaefer, Tim Gill, Martin Loveday, Jonathan Williams, Joely Koos, Tony Lewis, Nick Cooper, Vicky Matthews, Andy James

    Metal Guitars Andy James

    Orchestra & Voices Recorded at Angel Studios, London

    Recorded by Jeremy Murphy, Peter Walsh

    Assisted by Chris Parker

    Additional Recording & Mixing at Miloco - Westpoint Studios, London

    Assisted by Ben Stokes

Scott Walker at the mixing desk, Angel Studios, London. String recording session for ‘Yearning’ Conducted by Mark Warman

“Scott and Brady were soulmates on so many artistic levels. They adored each other. Brady gave Scott absolute licence to do his thing. In those two films, I think Scott saw a route to making music at the sort of level and scale that he really wanted in his heart. Had he still been around today, I think he would’ve moved further into soundtracks”

Mark Warman
Rob Hughes, Uncut - August 2025

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