Tetris answers the rarely-asked question “How did Tetris come to be?” with a surprising amount of suspense and intrigue. The captivating Apple TV+ film stars Taron Egerton as Henk Rogers, the man who secured distribution rights for the now-iconic game. With a globe-spanning story that is deeply tied into 1980s world politics, Tetris is sure to make any viewer think twice the next time they’re maneuvering slow-falling geometric shapes in the game itself.
The music for the Tetris film was composed by none other than Lorne Balfe, who is one of the most versatile, and busy, film scorers working today. Balfe’s recent work includes Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and Top Gun: Maverick, for which he also helped incorporate Lady Gaga’s Top Gun song into the main theme. Balfe is also well-known for his work on the Mission: Impossible films, Amazon’s The Wheel of Time series, and Marvel’s Black Widow. Screen Rant is excited to exclusively premiere a piece from the upcoming Tetris—Score From The Apple Original Film album, featuring music written by Balfe.
Listen to “Falling Blocks” below:
Listen to Tetris—Score From The Apple Original Film on April 14th
As evidenced by “Falling Blocks”, Lorne Balfe’s score for Tetris leans heavily on vintage electronics including the Fairlight CMI, which instantly evokes the 1980s and, more specifically, the feeling of playing classic 8-bit games. Even outside of the context of Tetris, “Falling Blocks” is a relentlessly engaging piece that is fully enjoyable on its own. “Falling Blocks” is just one of 25 tracks featured on Tetris—Score From The Apple Original Film; check out the full track listing below.
01. Falling Blocks
02. Cutting Corners
03. Building Blocks
04. Tetrominoes (feat. Joshua Pacey)
05. Down It Goes
06. Liar Liar
07. Misdrop
08. The Matrix
09. Rotate
10. Orange Rocky
11. Floor Kick
12. Hard Drop
13. Back To Bach
14. Line Up
15. Telling Lies
16. Blue Ricky
17. Shift It
18. Tilting Tiles
19. Shifting Shapes
20. Rhode Island Z
21. T-Spin
22. Cleveland Z
23. Lock Down
24. TeeWee
25. Deep Thoughts
Tetris is available to stream now on Apple TV+. Tetris—Score From The Apple Original Film will be released April 14th on streaming platforms courtesy of Lakeshore Records, and can be pre-saved here.