The Menu (soundtrack)

The Menu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the score album to the 2022 film of the same name, directed by Mark Mylod and features music composed by Colin Stetson, released by Milan Records on November 18, 2022.

Stetson felt that the score has a "confluence of having a very heartbeat-esque rooted-in-humanity driving pulse to the music, but at the same time, overlaying a rhythmic complexity to create anxiety, disjunctiveness and a sense of being a loft while still tumbling towards something.

[5] The official artwork for the vinyl edition by Waxwork is designed by artist Matt Needle, where the full score will be presented on a 180-gram splatter disc.

None of this material is meant to be overly pleasant, the rhythmic layers intentionally discordant and the tonality of the choral portions really only redemptively soothing in "The First Cheeseburger You Ever Ate."

The score functions adequately for the narrative because its awkward personality matches that of the film, but from a structural standpoint, the thematic core could have experienced a more obvious and satisfying arc within the parameters of these techniques.

"[7] Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com said "the taunting and playful score from Colin Stetson enhances the film's rhythm, steadily ratcheting up the tension".