28 Years Later: Complete Bone Temple Soundtrack Finally Revealed

If you were also wondering what that absolutely wild soundtrack was while watching 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, you are not alone. There’s a lot to unpack with this one—iconic '80s pop, classic horror, and some left-field choices that actually help set the tone for the movie’s mix of dread, absurdity, and the occasional danceable moment.

The Basics: What Is This Movie?

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is the brainchild of director Nia DaCosta, and yes, the title really is that dramatic. The movie picks up in a pretty bleak, post-apocalyptic world (standard for this series at this point), following Dr. Kelson, who discovers something legitimately world-changing. Meanwhile, over in a completely different subplot, Spike finds himself deep in trouble after getting scooped up into Jimmy Crystal's gang. High stakes, ominous sets, and—most importantly for today—a beefy, carefully chosen soundtrack.

So, Who’s on the Soundtrack?

Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir (who’s been everywhere lately) does the heavy lifting with most of the original score. Her music is moody, haunting, and at times so tense you might need to remind yourself to breathe. But that’s not all: there are some mainstream needle drops you genuinely would not expect in a thriller like this.

Here’s the full playlist for your next appropriately anxious road trip:

• The Barn – Hildur Guðnadóttir
• Roof Drop – Hildur Guðnadóttir
• Really Old Nick – Hildur Guðnadóttir
• Ropes – Hildur Guðnadóttir
• Moon – Hildur Guðnadóttir
• Jimmy in the Temple – Hildur Guðnadóttir
• Bone Closure – Hildur Guðnadóttir
• Obey Me – Hildur Guðnadóttir
• All the Jimmys – Hildur Guðnadóttir
• The Bone Temple – Hildur Guðnadóttir
• Rio – Duran Duran
• Girls on Film – Duran Duran
• Ordinary World – Duran Duran
• Everything in Its Right Place – Radiohead
• The Number of the Beast – Iron Maiden
• In the House, In a Heartbeat – John Murphy
• East Hastings – Godspeed You! Black Emperor
• Bare Bones – Hildur Guðnadóttir
• Pool Fight – Hildur Guðnadóttir
• Meeting Station – Hildur Guðnadóttir
• Building Temple – Hildur Guðnadóttir
• Temple High – Hildur Guðnadóttir
• Charity – Hildur Guðnadóttir

Why Duran Duran (and Other Surprises)?

If you hear 'Rio' kick in somewhere you absolutely would not expect, that's not a musical accident—those Duran Duran tracks make up a surprisingly emotional thread for Dr. Kelson. According to DaCosta, these needle drops were actually there in Alex Garland's original script. She told IndieWire:

"Yeah, well, I think we used one of them slightly differently, and he was open to me changing it. But, yeah, it was there, and it made sense for the character, and I thought it was really tender. The only song that was in the movie that was not written into the script was the Radiohead song ['Everything in Its Right Place']."

So, everything but that sudden blast of Radiohead was planned from the get-go. And honestly, as someone who has seen a few too many horror movies needle-drop something aggressive or on-the-nose, this mix of pop and existential dread was… unexpectedly effective?

Release Date and Where This Fits in the Series

For those not keeping up, The Bone Temple is actually the second entry in a planned trilogy. The movie landed in US theaters back on January 16, and given the hype—and that soundtrack—it’s easy to see why people are curious about what comes next.

Bottom line: It’s got moody original score cues, Duran Duran used in surprisingly heartfelt ways, Radiohead for that extra existential punch, and a few other classics. Kind of a wild mix, and honestly, it works a lot better than you’d think.