Nicolas Cage’s serial killer horror Longlegs is currently scaring cinema audiences around the world, but what songs feature on the film’s soundtrack?
Cage plays the satanic titular character in Osgood Perkins’ critically acclaimed movie, a serial killer who is thought to be connected to a number of unsolved murders and is being pursued by FBI agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe).
Producers of the film were very careful not to release images of Cage’s look in the film ahead of its release – and that applied to his co-stars too. It has been reported that the first time Monroe laid eyes on him in full character, her heart rate leapt to an alarming 170bpm.
Similarly, Alicia Witt (Twin Peaks), who plays Harker’s mother in the film, has shared her experience of meeting Cage in character: “I had no idea how scary it was going to be. I mean, it was so scary that you need a new word to describe what he looks like!”
“It’s so twisted and certainly helped with my work because my interaction with him in the movie, all you have to do is look at him and you know that man’s not right – like, deeply not right.”
In a four-star review of the film, NME wrote: “At its heart, Monroe is superb as Harker, offering up a buttoned-down performance that never breaks. Hopefully, Longlegs doesn’t get her pigeonholed as a Scream Queen; she deserves more.”
“As for Cage, also a producer here, it’s just another worthy addition to his canon of crazies. Despite limited screentime, it might just be his most bonkers role yet. “Is it scary being a lady FBI agent?” asks one little girl of Harker. Well, when you’re confronted with Cage’s Longlegs, it most certainly is.”
For those who have already seen the film, read here about the ending and what it all meant.
Here’s every song on the Longlegs soundtrack
The film’s original score was composed by Zilgi, a pseudonym for Elvis Perkins, the celebrated folk-rock musician and brother of director Osgood Perkins. Additional music was provided sound designers Eugenio Battaglia and Melody Carrillo, with Elizabeth Wright. Natasha Duprey serves as music supervisor.
In addition, the film makes prominent use of the music of glam rock legends T. Rex.
It opens with a quote from 1971’s ‘Get It On’: “Well you’re slim and you’re weak / You’ve got the teeth of a hydra upon you / You’re dirty, sweet and you’re my girl”. That song also plays over the end credits.
Furthermore, the film also features two other T. Rex songs: ‘Jewel’ and ‘Planet Queen’.