Alien: Covenant (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) accompanies the 2017 science-fiction horror film Alien: Covenant, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, and Danny McBride. The original score was composed by Jed Kurzel, an Australian composer known for his work on The Babadook, Macbeth, and Assassin’s Creed. Kurzel’s music for Covenant integrates dark orchestral textures and ambient electronic elements, including subtle use of the classic Alien theme by Jerry Goldsmith woven into new thematic material that supports the film’s tense, foreboding tone.
The soundtrack album, officially titled Alien: Covenant (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), was released on May 19, 2017, by Milan Records and Fox Music. It features 22 original score tracks performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra and conducted by Cliff Masterson, with a total runtime of approximately 59 minutes. The score was recorded at renowned studios including Abbey Road and Air Lyndhurst, and is available in digital, CD, and vinyl formats.
Kurzel’s score is characterized by its menacing ambience, brooding strings, low-end drones, and dramatic swells, creating a sonic landscape that mirrors the isolation and existential threat faced by the Covenant crew. While the music stands on its own, listeners will hear echoes of themes from earlier Alien films, both through intentional homage to Goldsmith’s original material and through Kurzel’s own atmospheric expansions of that sound world.
In addition to Kurzel’s original score, Alien: Covenant contains licensed music and classical cues used in select scenes, such as “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver and pieces by Richard Wagner, which contribute to the narrative environment but are not included on the official score album.
Composer: Jed Kurzel — Australian film composer noted for blending orchestral and atmospheric textures.
Release Date: May 19, 2017
Label: Milan Records / Fox Music
Tracks: 22 original score cues
Genre: Film score — orchestral and ambient electronic sci-fi horror
Alien: Covenant: Score Soundtrack
- Jed Kurzel – Incubation
- Jed Kurzel – The Covenant
- Jed Kurzel – Neutrino Burst
- Jed Kurzel – A Cabin On The Lake
- Jed Kurzel – Sails
- Jed Kurzel – Planet 4/Main Theme
- Jed Kurzel – Launcher Landing
- Jed Kurzel – Wheat Field
- Jed Kurzel – Spores
- Jed Kurzel – The Med Bay
- Jed Kurzel – Grass Attack
- Jed Kurzel – Dead Civilization
- Jed Kurzel – Survivors
- Jed Kurzel – Payload Deployment
- Jed Kurzel – Command Override
- Jed Kurzel – Face Hugger
- Jed Kurzel – Chest Burster
- Jed Kurzel – Lonely Perfection
- Jed Kurzel – Cargo Lift
- Jed Kurzel – Bring It To My Turf
- Jed Kurzel – Terraforming Bay
- Jed Kurzel – Alien Covenant Theme
