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{{Infobox album
| name       = Alien: Covenant <br> (Original Soundtrack Album)
| type       = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist     = [[Jed Kurzel]]
| cover      = AlienCovenant Cover RGB300 900px-300x300.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = May 19, 2017
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     = [[Abbey Road Studios]], [[Air Lyndhurst Studios]]
| genre      = [[Film score]]
| length     = 58:57
| label      = [[Milan Records|Milan]] <br> [[Fox Music]]
| producer   = [[Jed Kurzel]]
| prev_title = [[Assassin's Creed (film)#Music|Assassin's Creed]]
| prev_year  = 2016
| next_title = [[Jupiter's Moon]]
| next_year  = 2018
| misc       = {{Extra chronology
 | artist     = ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]'' soundtrack
 | type       = Film
 | prev_title = [[Prometheus (soundtrack)|Prometheus]]
 | prev_year  = 2012
 | title      = Alien: Covenant
 | year       = 2017
 | next_title = [[Alien: Romulus (soundtrack)|Alien: Romulus]]
 | next_year  = 2024
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wacey|first1=Rob|title=Jed Kurzel, Alien: Covenant [Original Soundtrack]|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/alien-covenant-original-soundtrack-mw0003040055|website=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=19 June 2017}}</ref>
}}

'''''Alien: Covenant (Original Soundtrack Album)''''' is a soundtrack album for the 2017 [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] film, ''[[Alien: Covenant]]'', composed by [[Jed Kurzel]]. It was released on May 19, 2017, by [[Milan Records]] and [[Fox Music]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Milan Music to release Jed Kurzel's 'ALIEN: COVENANT' OST on 5 May, 2017|url=http://www.theartsshelf.com/2017/04/20/milan-music-to-release-jed-kurzels-alien-covenant-ost-on-5-may-2017/|website=The Arts Shelf|accessdate=May 29, 2017|date=April 20, 2017}}</ref> A vinyl pressing of the soundtrack was released on July 7, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lantinen|first1=Christopher|title='Alien: Covenant' soundtrack up for pre-order|url=http://modern-vinyl.com/2017/05/19/alien-covenant-soundtrack-up-for-pre-order/|website=Modern-Vinyl.com|accessdate=May 29, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529023807/http://modern-vinyl.com/2017/05/19/alien-covenant-soundtrack-up-for-pre-order/|archivedate=May 29, 2017|date=May 19, 2017}}</ref>

==Background==
In February 2016, [[Harry Gregson-Williams]] confirmed that he will be scoring ''Alien: Covenant''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Harry Gregson-Williams to Score 'Alien: Covenant' & Ben Affleck's 'Live by Night'|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/02/17/harry-gregson-williams-to-score-alien-covenant-ben-afflecks-live-by-night/|website=Film Music Reporter|accessdate=May 23, 2017|date=February 17, 2016}}</ref> Gregson-Williams had previously collaborated with director [[Ridley Scott]] on ''[[Kingdom of Heaven (film)|Kingdom of Heaven]]'' (2005) and ''[[Prometheus (2012 film)|Prometheus]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Clemmensen|first1=Christian|title=Filmtracks: Prometheus (Marc Streitenfeld/Harry Gregson-Williams)|url=http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/prometheus.html|website=[[Filmtracks.com]]|accessdate=May 23, 2017|date=June 10, 2012}}</ref> However, in November 2016, Gregson-Williams revealed that he was no longer attached to the film.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lyus|first1=Jon|title=Harry Gregson-Williams will now not be scoring Alien Covenant for Ridley Scott|url=http://www.heyuguys.com/harry-gregson-williams-alien-covenant/|website=HeyUGuys.com|accessdate=May 23, 2017|date=November 2, 2016}}</ref>

Upon the release of the film's first trailer, it was revealed that Australian musician and composer [[Jed Kurzel]] would take over composing duties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/12/25/jed-kurzel-to-score-ridley-scotts-alien-covenant/|title=Jed Kurzel to Score Ridley Scott's 'Alien: Covenant'|date=December 25, 2016}}</ref> "When I first met Ridley, we talked a lot about these organic-sounding instruments being corrupted either by foreign sounds or from within themselves," said Kurzel on his writing process. "Even within the more lush orchestral pieces there are elements suggesting a threatening presence, like breaths and pulses."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Barkan|first1=Jonathan|title=Exclusive: Jed Kurzel on the Music of Alien: Covenant|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/226920/exclusive-jed-kurzel-music-alien-covenant/|website=Dread Central|accessdate=May 23, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523192351/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/226920/exclusive-jed-kurzel-music-alien-covenant/|archivedate=May 23, 2017|date=May 5, 2017}}</ref>

The ''Alien: Covenant'' score makes extensive use of [[Jerry Goldsmith]]'s main title from the ''[[Alien (soundtrack)|Alien]]'' soundtrack and also quotes the tracks "Life" and "We Were Right" from Gregson-Williams' ''[[Prometheus (soundtrack)|Prometheus]]'' score.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wacey|first1=Rob|title=Jed Kurzel, Alien: Covenant [Original Soundtrack]|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/alien-covenant-original-soundtrack-mw0003040055|website=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=19 June 2017}}</ref>

==Critical notes==
Mihnea Manduteanu of Soundtrack Dreams noted "“Alien” is a franchise that’s dear to many and has been around since forever; everybody has an idea about how the movie should be and especially how the music should sound and when the precedent scores where written by people like [[Jerry Goldsmith]] or [[James Horner]] the expectations and tempers are high.  Luckily Jed Kurzel is a guy who knows his worth and his hands were not shaking on this one. He brought his own dark and discreet sound and stitched the iconic Jerry theme in it. The “Alien” theme appears for the first time in “The covenant” and man it sounds gorgeous. That unforgettable ping and that frightening pulse have haunted me for years and I was glad to hear them again. They recur during this score and the movie in all the right places and do a great job of connecting this film and score to the history."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Manduteanu|first1=Mihnea|title=Soundtrack review: Alien: Covenant (Jed Kurzel – 2017)|url=http://www.soundtrackdreams.com/2017/05/soundtrack-review-alien-covenant-jed-kurzel-2017/|website=Soundtrack Dreams|publisher=soundtrackdreams.com|accessdate=30 May 2017}}</ref>

James Southall of Movie Wave wrote "...I’m pleased to say that Alien: Covenant is an infinitely more accomplished piece of work than the composer’s previous effort.  It’s by no means an easy listen, but this is an Alien movie so one shouldn’t expect it to be – it’s a very effective piece of work that straddles two styles, summed up by the opening two cues."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Southall|first1=James|title=Alien: Covenant|url=http://www.movie-wave.net/alien-covenant/|website=Movie Wave|publisher=movie-wave.net|accessdate=30 May 2017|date=29 April 2017}}</ref>

Rob Wacey of [[Allmusic]] stated "While incorporating elements of familiar scores, Kurzel also brings a fresh layer to the palette, with the occasional thudding of electro-bass and subdued kick drums that ring out through continuous reverb, swallowing up the mix as foreboding strings cut in and out."

==Track listing==
{{Tracklist
| all_music       = [[Jed Kurzel]]
| total_length    = 58:57
| title1          = Incubation
| length1         = 1:07
| title2          = The ''Covenant''
| length2         = 3:25
| title3          = Neutrino Burst
| length3         = 2:57
| title4          = A Cabin on the Lake
| length4         = 1:55
| title5          = Sails
| length5         = 3:18
| title6          = Planet 4 / Main Theme 
| length6         = 2:06
| title7          = Launcher Landing
| length7         = 1:19
| title8          = Wheat Field
| length8         = 1:39
| title9          = Spores
| length9         = 2:17
| title10         = The Med Bay
| length10        = 7:25
| title11         = Grass Attack 
| length11        = 3:16
| title12         = Dead Civilization
| length12        = 2:51
| title13         = Survivors
| length13        = 1:35
| title14         = Payload Deployment
| length14        = 1:46
| title15         = Command Override
| length15        = 1:47
| title16         = Face Hugger
| length16        = 3:56
| title17         = Chest Burster
| length17        = 1:24
| title18         = Lonely Perfection
| length18        = 3:21
| title19         = Cargo Lift
| length19        = 4:44
| title20         = Bring It to My Turf
| length20        = 2:05
| title21         = Terraforming Bay
| length21        = 3:02
| title22         = ''Alien Covenant'' {{sic}} Theme
| length22        = 1:42
}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|198|artist=Soundtrack / Jed Kurzel|album=Alien: Covenant|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 7, 2017}}
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://milanrecords.com/soundtracks/alien-covenant-original-music-jed-kurzel/ Official album entry] at [[Milan Records]]

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