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Alice In Chains singer/guitarist Jerry Cantrell discussed contributing a new song titled “A Job To Do” to the soundtrack for John Wick: Chapter 2.
Cantrell said in a statement: “I really dug ‘John Wick’ and have always admired Keanu’s work. When the opportunity arose to create a song for the second film, Tyler Bates and I wrote and recorded ‘A Job To Do’, a theme song for the character. Can’t wait to see it!”
Added Tyler Bates, who also worked on the soundtrack: “Jerry and I are friends and neighbors. We got together to jam and came up with the music. He’s a fan of the first John Wick movie and wrote the lyrics from John Wick’s introspective.”
Regarding the overall feel of “John Wick: Chapter 2 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack”, Bates said: “‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ expands on the rock/electronic hybrid of ‘John Wick’. It’s a much more aggressive and frenetic score throughout.”
He continued: “The new film pulls no punches, weapons, or fighting techniques, which required the music to change gears and tone at every turn. It’s completely insane. Joel [J. Richard, co-writer] introduced an element of opera to the score that really makes the dark sense of humor (buried in the floor with John’s weapons and coins) rather apparent.”
