Teaser and Exclusive soundtrack list for Jenn Wexler’s The Ranger

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

The Ranger Jenn Wexler

Just five days ago, we shared the cool, retro-style poster for director Jenn Wexler's horror/thriller THE RANGER, which will be making its world premiere at the SXSW festival tonight. With the premiere just hours away, we now have not only the film's teaser trailer to share, but also an EXCLUSIVE look at the soundtrack list.

Starring Chloe Levine, Granit Lahu, Jeremy Pope, Bubba Weiler, Amanda Grace Benitez, Jeremy Holm, and the legendary Larry Fessenden, THE RANGER tells the following story: 

When Chelsea and her friends get in trouble with the cops, they flee the city and go on the run. Fueled by a hallucinogenic drug called Echo, they hope to lay low-and get high-in an old family hideout in the woods. But Chelsea's got reservations about going back to nature and secrets she's not sharing with her friends. When a shot rings out, her past comes crashing back, and the punks find themselves pitted against the local authority- an unhinged park ranger with an axe to grind.

Wexler had this to say about the soundtrack assembled for the film: 

I really wanted the soundtrack to feel like a mixtape, with music spanning the sub-genres of punk, and was so psyched to work with music promoter Middagh Goodwin who connected us with bands ranging from The Authorities and The Avengers to newer bands like The Nerv, The Atom Age, and Rotten UK (who appear live in the film). Our composers Wade MacNeil, from Alexisonfire and Gallows, and Andrew Gordon Macpherson, created new songs for the film in addition to an insane score."

The resulting soundtrack:

“The Most Beautiful Girl”       
Written by: Billy Sherril, Norris Wilson, and Rory Bourke
Performed by Charlie Rich
Published by: EMI Al Gallico Music Corp. and EMI Algee Music Corp.
Courtesy of Columbia Nashville
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

“Animal Sacrifice”
Written by: James Honsinger
Performed by Rotten UK
Published by: James Honsinger

“Long Kiss Goodbye”
Written by: James Honsinger
Performed by Rotten UK
Published by: James Honsinger

“Siouxsie Sioux"
Written by: James Honsinger
Performed by Rotten UK
Published by: James Honsinger

"Dark Times"
Written by: James Honsinger
Performed by Rotten UK
Published by: James Honsinger"

“Two Dollars and a Dime"
Written by: Shayfer James
Performed by Shayfer James
Published by: Aphelion 14 Music & Publishing

"Blood Blood Blood"
Black Lungs
Written and Performed by Wade MacNeil & Andrew Gordon Macpherson

“Cop Killer”
Written by: Bob Oedy
Performed by The GRIM
Published by: The Bob Oedy

“Teenage Rebel”
Written by: Houston/Ingraham/O'BrienWilsey
Performed by The Avengers
Published by: The Avengers (Houston/Ingraham/O'Brien/Wilsey)

"The Days Never End (And The Nights Keep Coming To Soon)”
Written by: Ronnie Masters
Performed by Ronnie Masters
Collection: SoundExpress
Courtesy of Getty Images

"Stockton (Full of Gold)”
Written by: The Polyester Wags
Performed by The Polyester Wags
Published by: The Polyester Wags

"It's a Mess”
Written by: Ryan Perras
Performed by The Atom Age
Published by: Excess Writer Clearance/BMI
Courtesy of Asian Man Records

“We Die Alone”
Written by: Sam McBride
Performed by FANG
Published by: Sam McBride
Courtesy of Die Laughing Records

“Shot in the Head”
Written by: Hall/Thalken/Kappos
Performed by The Authorities
Published by: CD Baby Pro Publishing

 “Truth Be Told”
Written by: Sandra Kwak/Christopher Campbell
Performed by The NERV
Published by: Kwak/Campbell
Courtesy of Die Laughing Records

"Graveyard Dirt"
Black Lungs
Written and Performed by Wade MacNeil & Andrew Gordon Macpherson

“I Used to Be in Love"
Written by: Murray Acton
Performed by Dayglo Abortions
Published by: Vancouver Records

“Gasher”
Written by: The Lobstrosities
Performed by The Lobstrosities
Published by: The Lobstrosities

"Alone Again”
Written by: Bud Perry
Performed by Bud Perry
Collection: SoundExpress
Courtesy of Getty Images

"The Good, The Bad, and The Kowalskis”
Written by: Houston/Ingraham/O'Brien/Wilsey
Performed by The Avengers
Published by: The Avengers (Houston/Ingraham/O'Brien/Wilsey)

To hear a few of the songs listed above, check out THE RANGER's official SoundCloud account.

THE RANGER's SXSW screening is part of the festival's Midnight section and will be happening at Alamo Drafthouse Ritz with cast and crew in attendance.

Source: Arrow in the Head

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