Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale star in Maggie Gyllenhaal's leftfield gothic thriller
By Max Pilley 7th March 2026
Jessie Buckley as The Bride in 'THE BRIDE!'. CREDIT: Warner Bros. Pictures UK
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s gothic thriller The Bride! is in cinemas now, but what songs feature on the soundtrack? See the full list below.
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The film is loosely inspired by the 1935 classic Bride Of Frankenstein, which in turn was a sequel to the 1931 big screen adaptation of Mary Shelley’s timeless 1818 gothic novel.
AdvertisementIt shifts the events to 1930s mob crime-afflicted Chicago, with Christian Bale taking on the role of Frankenstein’s monster, who audaciously resurrects an unnamed murdered woman (Jessie Buckley), who then becomes the titular creature.
Writer and director Gyllenhaal made her name as an actor in the likes of Donnie Darko, The Dark Knight and Crazy Heart, before transitioning to her new role behind the camera with her 2021 directorial debut The Lost Daughter.
The film also stars Gyllenhaal’s parter Peter Sarsgaard as police detective Jake Wiles and her brother Jake Gyllenhaal as a Hollywood actor that Bale’s character idolises. Annette Bening and Penelope Cruz also star.
NME gave the film a four-star review, writing: “Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, who did such good work on Joker, delivers a raucous score while three-time Oscar-winner Sandy Powell has a ball with the costumes – led by Ida’s distinct orange dress. While the Bride’s relationship with Frank isn’t exactly a tear-jerker, Gyllenhaal has made something unique and singular. An outlier in the Frankenstein canon, it’s both a thought-provoking re-assessment of Shelley’s work and a bonkers feminist call-to-arms. They don’t come much wilder and weirder.”
RecommendedChristian Bale recently told NME that his performance in the film was inspired by Sex Pistols’ Sid Vicious and Manic Street Preachers’ Richey Edwards.
Every song on The Bride! soundtrack
The film features a memorable original score from the celebrated Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, known for scoring Joker, Tár and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, as well as her earlier work with her compatriot, Jóhann Jóhannsson.
The film also includes sly references to horror classics, including a snippet of Irving Berlin’s ‘Puttin’ On The Ritz’ in homage to Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, and Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers’ ‘Monster Mash’.
There are also classic standards performed by Jake Gyllenhaal in the film, as well as new songs from Fever Ray, in the form of ‘The Lake’ and ‘Wrong Flower’. Karin Dreijer of Fever Ray also cameos as a singer in the film.
AdvertisementThe full list of songs in The Bride! is:
Luther Allison, Morgan Guerin, Jon-Erik Kellso, Malick Koly – ‘Maelstrom’ Franz Schubert – ‘Piano Sonata No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor: Allegro Moderato’ Jake Gyllenhaal – ‘I’ve Got A Feeling I’m Falling’ Raymond Scott Quintette – ‘War Dance For Wooden Indians’ Jake Gyllenhaal – ‘Cooking Breakfast For The One I Love’ Fever Ray – ‘Wrong Flower’ Fever Ray – ‘The Lake’ Jake Gyllenhaal – ‘Things Are Looking Up’ Fever Ray – ‘Even It Out’ Fever Ray – ‘Wanna Sip’ Jessie Buckley – ‘Falling In Love Again (Can’t Help It)’ Glenn Crytzer’s Savoy Seven – ‘It’s About Time’ Dorothy Deane – ‘I Ain’t Got A Million Dollars’ Luther Allison, Morgan Guerin, Jon-Erik Kellso, Malick Koly – ‘Beau Koo Jack’ Jascha Heifetz – ‘Chaconne In G Minor’ Peter Sivo Band – ‘This Is Ours’ MCI Players – ‘Dispatch Cleaners’ Jake Gyllenhaal – ‘My Sin’ Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers – ‘Monster Mash’
