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IDLES + Aronofsky + Bad Bunny = “Rabbit Run” and the new era of cinematic punk.

LoffMusic

31 de July de 2025

By LoffMusic Editorial Staff – July 2025

What do IDLES, Darren Aronofsky and a borrowed cat have in common? The answer lies in Caught Stealing, the new film by the director of Requiem for a Dream, which promises to take us back to the violent, chaotic and fascinating underworld of a New York in the nineties. And it does so with a ferocious soundtrack, composed by Joe Talbot and company.

The first sound preview is “Rabbit Run,” a visceral barrage that sounds as if CBGB’s had reopened just for this release.

🎞️ A Crime, a Cat and Four Songs

The film, based on Charlie Huston‘s novel of the same name, follows Hank Thompson (Austin Butler), a former baseball player turned sleazy New York bar bartender, who gets caught in a criminal spiral after agreeing to take care of his punk neighbor’s cat. The cast is pure generational charisma: Zoë Kravitz, Bad Bunny, Regina King, Liev Schreiber, Matt Smith, Carol Kane… and yes, lots of leather, mayhem and destruction.

To reflect that street pulse, Aronofsky didn’t want a traditional soundtrack. He wanted distortion, urgency, electricity. And he went straight for IDLES.

🧨 IDLES: punk as a film score

“Rabbit Run,” one of the four original songs IDLES composed for the film, is built around the film’s central theme: facing fears head-on. The piece not only stands out for its raw power, but for how it conveys that sense of urgency and transformation. In turn, the band recorded the complete score for the film, composed by Rob Simonsen(The Whale, Deadpool & Wolverine), using IDLES’ own sound as a base: textures created with feedback, distortion, pedals and an incendiary attitude.

The result is a hybrid between punk and film music that had never been attempted in this way before.

Joe Talbot, IDLES leader, explained:

“This project came out of a chance meeting with Darren backstage at Fallon. But over time I understood that working with one of my favorite directors was inevitable. His films have shaped me as an artist, and this experience has been like a lucid dream that I will live again and again with joy and humility.”

Simonsen added:

“Working with IDLES as an orchestra was a very satisfying challenge. They are brilliant musicians, with clear looks, big hearts and brave souls. They have created a truly powerful soundtrack.”

Aronofsky sums it up best:

“I don’t think a band has ever been commissioned to compose and perform a score like this for a film – and who better than IDLES to do it?”

📅 Premiere and tour of IDLES

Caught Stealing opens in theaters on August 29, and the digital soundtrack will be available the same day via Protozoa, with a pre-sale vinyl edition already active.

In addition, IDLES is touring this summer with dates in Bristol (August 1 and 2) for their biggest shows to date, plus Riot Fest in Chicago, Shaky Knees in Atlanta, and opening for Deftones and My Chemical Romance in various cities.