Animal Collective Shares Introspective ‘Crucible’ Track From Score For ‘The Inspection’

Animal Collective released the new track, “Crucible.” The song is set to appear on the soundtrack for the film, The Inspection, arriving in select theatres on November 18 and nationwide on December 2.

The Inspection is based on the real life story of the film’s writer and director, Elegance Bratton. “The Inspection follows a young, Black, gay man, Ellis French, ostracized from his family and opportunity. Ellis joins the Marines to provide for himself, and in boot camp, he encounters more than just physical obstacles obstructing his path,” as per a press release for “Crucible.”

Bratton spoke about Animal Collective’s contribution to the film score:

“We were very inspired by the music of our composers Animal Collective. We wanted to create the right rhythms to blur the line between what French thinks is real and what is really happening. So those fantasy sequences could serve as the evolution of French’s inner life. In essence, we wanted to create a sense of the stir craziness of the monotony of boot camp, juxtaposed with the massive transformation Ellis French undergoes. Animal Collective provides the perfect backdrop to shrink and expand the time according to the emotion.”

“I wanted us to conjure the feeling of being strong but also showing vulnerability,” Animal Collective’s Avey Tare added on the new track. “The desire to ask a community or a loved one to have your back and support you and the expectation that it will happen.”

Find audio for “Crucible” below along with The Inspection trailer:

The Inspection soundtrack tracklist:

1. Shelter to Inez
2. Birth Certificate
3. Bus Ride
4. Laws Beat
5. Seeing Rosales
6. Buzz Cuts
7. Reveille
8. Caterpillars
9. Phase 1
10. Shower Fantasy (Movie Edit)
11. Shower Fantasy (Original Mix)
12. Shower Anger
13. Thanksgiving
14. Stress Position
15. Drills
16. Phase 2
17. Drowning Man
18. Flashlights
19. Human Target
20. Cover Up
21. Phone Call
22. Phase 3
23. War Paint
24. Crucible
25. Fight Pit
26. Disappear French
27. Oohrah
28. Sixteen With Nobody
29. Reflection