Get Out

Get Out (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the score album to the 2017 film of the same name directed by Jordan Peele. The film is scored by California-based Michael Abels, in his first feature composition. Prior working as a schoolteacher in the music department in California, Abels was recruited after Peele listened to one of his instrumental cue which blended a range of genres. The album had mostly used live instruments, as well as strings, harp and percussion, with some of them being sampled to create a much "creepier and darker score". He used Afro-American voices to represent the African ancestors who were affected by slavery, lynchings and other injustices, tying the protagonist which intended him to use the Swahili language and phrases in some cues, especially for the main title theme. The score was released by Back Lot Music on February 24, 2017 on the same date as the film's release. It was critically acclaimed, with praise for its composition, vocal direction and musical language. It won the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Original Score. The soundtrack was released in a 180-gram double disc vinyl record by Waxwork Records on July 13, 2018. Development Before working on Get Out, Abels had worked in the music department at the private school in Santa Monica, California and had never worked in feature films. Peele recruited Abels to score music after hearing his orchestral piece "Urban Legends" on YouTube which considered a blending of classical, jazz, blues and other musical forms, which resulted him that his music felt right for the film. Abels called the script as a "brilliant" which intended him to be a part of the film. Peele wanted the music to be "seriously scary" which intended to juggle a number of themes, but wanted a sparse music which also recalled classic horror films.