Alita Battle Angel

Holkenborg Talks ‘Alita,’ ‘Engines’

Holkenborg Talks ‘Alita,’ ‘Engines’

Working with producers Peter Jackson and James Cameron in the same year was mind-bending, according to composer Tom Holkenborg, the composer known as Junkie XL, who took to social media to tout the December release Mortal Engines and 2019’s Alita: Battle Angel. “I’m excited to officially announce that I am finishing up the original score to […]

‘Anarchy’ Redux for ‘Battle Angel’

The haunting “Lullaby for a Soldier” performed by actress Maggie Siff for the TV show Sons of Anarchy was used to memorable effect on the trailer for Twentieth Century Fox’s Alita: Battle Angel, a Dec. 21 theatrical release directed by Robert Rodriguez. “I didn’t know what to expect when Maggie came over to the studio,” […]

Junkie XL Tackles ‘Alita’

Junkie XL Tackles ‘Alita’

Tom Holkenborg, the Dutch composer and DJ better known as Junkie XL, is scoring the December release Alita: Battle Angel, based on the Japanese manga series Gunnm by Yukito Kishiro The Twentieth Century Fox release is directed by Robert Rodriguez and produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau. It stars Rosa Salazar in the mostly animated role […]