First Shadow of the Tomb Raider music in "Path of the Stars"

A new franchise entry in the third Tomb Raider continuation from Crystal Dynamics & Square Enix was announced last week - Shadow of the Tomb Raider launches on September 14th, 2018. "Path of the Stars" is an online puzzle open to select territories - those who can solve the puzzle have the chance to win prizes including a trip for two to attend the Shadow of the Tomb Raider Reveal Event in Los Angeles.

The "Path of the Stars" happens to feature several musical segments presumably from the upcoming video game. The track is eight and a half minutes long and we're uploading it to our YouTube peripheral for our readers to stream, but the file can be downloaded directly via the official Tomb Raider website.

Crystal Dynamics are yet to make an announcement naming the composer for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, but the track we're first hearing features the distinct thematic motif created for the rebooted franchise in 2013 by composer Jason Graves. Bobby Tahouri utilised the same theme in his score for 2015's Rise of the Tomb Raider and it's likely the composer could return to compose for Shadow.

K.Flay releases music video for Tomb Raider's original song

While Tomb Raider (2018)'s music supervision didn't align itself with its predecessors - both Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) & The Cradle of Life (2003) producing companion compilation soundtracks - the upcoming film has spawned an original song. The credits-accompanying single by K.Flay, "Run for Your Life", now has a music video featuring footage of Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft from the upcoming film :

Tomb Raider hits cinemas worldwide on March 16th. K.Flay's "Run For Your Life" is available via all good digital music retailers and streaming services. The Tomb Raider: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL was released March 9th (the album does not feature the K.Flay track).

MoTR interviews composer Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL on the Tomb Raider (2018): Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

MoTR had the opportunity and privilege to interview Tomb Raider (2018) composer Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL on the eve of the Tomb Raider: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack release - March 9th, 2018. Holkenborg's recent blockbuster film works include 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) & Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). Interestingly, the prolific composer also has a history with video game soundtracks including SSX, Need For Speed & The Sims.

As for prior interviews MoTR has hosted with Tomb Raider franchise composers Bobby Tahouri, Wilbert Roget, II & Jason Graves, the floor was open to Tomb Raider community members to submit questions which were consolidated for the interview, kindly conducted by Crystal Dynamics. Unfortunately we ran a little out of time to ask a couple more of them, but have a read of the full transcript below!

We'd like to thank Tom Holkenborg, Crystal Dynamics & Warner Bros. profusely for their time and efforts. The Tomb Raider: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will release to digital retailers March 9th, 2018, with a collectable CD release launching on the same day as the film's debut on March 16th.

.@Junkie_XL aka Tom Holkenborg's new @TombRaiderMovie film score captures the fierceness of Lara Croft that will bring her character and world to life. Available everywhere on 3/16! 🎼 ➡https://t.co/M00eBZJyiv #TombRaider #TombRaiderMovie pic.twitter.com/3bdpkAhBle

— Sony Masterworks (@SonyMasterworks) March 5, 2018