‘Mortal Kombat’ Release Date Delayed Again by One Week

Feloran
5 min readApr 14, 2021

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Fans have been patiently waiting for the latest big screen adaptation of Mortal Kombat to arrive. Even though it wasn’t one of the films slated for release during the coronavirus pandemic last year, it was bumped back a bit due to COVID-19’s continued impact on movie theaters into 2021. The movie from director Simon McQuoid was slated for release in March 2021 before being pushed to April 16 for a debut in theaters and on HBO Max, but now the movie has been pushed back again. But just one week.

Variety has learned Mortal Kombat will now arrive in theaters and on HBO Max on April 23, 2021. A reason for the delay wasn’t given, but perhaps it has something to do with giving Godzilla vs. Kong more time to rake in some box office cash as theaters start to open up a bit more across the United States. It could also be as simple as the production needing slightly more time to finish post-production and visual effects.

Below is the official synopsis for Mortal Kombat, and you can watch the red band trailer right here:

In Mortal Kombat, MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his family’s heritage — or why Outworld’s Emperor Shang Tsung has sent his best warrior, Sub-Zero, an otherworldly Cryomancer, to hunt Cole down. Fearing for his family’s safety, Cole goes in search of Sonya Blade at the direction of Jax, a Special Forces Major who bears the same strange dragon marking that Cole was born with. Soon, he finds himself at the temple of Lord Raiden, an Elder God and protector of Earthrealm, who grants sanctuary to those who bear the mark. Here, Cole trains with experienced warriors Liu Kang, Kung Lao, and rogue mercenary Kano, as he prepares to stand with Earth’s greatest champions against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe. But will Cole be pushed hard enough to unlock his arcana — the immense power from within his soul — in time to save not only his family, but to stop Outworld once and for all?

Mortal Kombat is slated to hit theaters and HBO Max (for 31 days) starting on April 23, 2021.

There’s a Mortal Kombat reboot movie on the way, and the question on everyone’s lips is, “Will it have that badass techno theme song where some guy yells ‘MORTAL KOMBAT!’ at the top of his lungs?” The answer is yes. although rather than reuse the original song, which is called “Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat),” the Mortal Kombat reboot has gone ahead and rebooted the theme as well, with composer Benjamin Wallfisch handling the music. You can hear the rebooted Mortal Kombat theme below.

Released in 1994, Mortal Kombat: The Album featured music from the video game composed by The Immortals, a band that featured Belgian electronic musicians Maurice “Praga Khan” Engelen and Olivier Adams. The band was technically a side project created specifically for the game, but the music became a big hit, especially after the theme “Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat)” ended up in the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie. Now, the theme has been recreated by Benjamin Wallfisch, who is handling the soundtrack for the new Mortal Kombat movie. The new version, titled “Techno Syndrome 2021 (Mortal Kombat),” is above, and for comparison’s sake, here’s the version used in the 1995 movie.

I like a lot of Wallfisch’s work (he scored IT, IT Chapter 2, and worked on Blade Runner: 2049 with Hans Zimmer), but I have to say: I’m not a big fan of the rebooted theme. I’m not a big techno fan in general, but I love how loud and unrelenting the original theme is, while this new version comes across as strangely lacking. Back in the ’90s, the original theme made me want to run around punching and kicking the air. This new theme barely gets a head-bob out of me. It’s a touch disappointing, but maybe it’ll work better in the context of the film.

WaterTower Music will release the new Mortal Kombat soundtrack on April 16. The notes for the album call this new version of “Techno Syndrome” “composer Benjamin Wallfisch’s musical homage to the music, fans, and enduring lineage of Mortal Kombat.” The track was produced and performed by Wallfisch and mixed and mastered by Tom Norris.

“When I was invited to come on board Mortal Kombat, I was very aware of the responsibility that comes with scoring a franchise so deeply embedded in pop culture and with such a passionate fanbase,” Wallfisch said. “My first question was what can we do with Techno Syndrome, a piece of music so much part of the DNA of the game and the original movies? What motifs could be reinvented and blown up to a full-scale symphonic sound world in the score, and might there be room for a full reinvention of the whole song as an EDM single in 2021? A huge thank you to The Immortals for giving us their blessing to reimagine their classic track in this way, as a celebration of the world of Mortal Kombat and its fans, and of the uplifting power of Electronic Dance Music, which the original did so much to light the fuse of 30 years ago.”

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Director Simon McQuoid added: “Ben and I both knew that we needed to use the classic Immortals track ‘Techno Syndrome’ as source material for the entire score of ‘Mortal Kombat.’ But along with that, we knew that an updated, elevated version of the song also needed to be created, and Ben certainly delivered. I am so excited by this new 2021 version of the track; when I first heard it, it blew my mind. Actually, Ben kind of blew my mind on a daily basis through the making of this film, so we can all thank Benjamin Wallfisch for his genius and passion in creating ‘Techno Syndrome 2021.’”

The full tracklist for the Mortal Kombat soundtrack is below. Mortal Kombat hits theaters and HBO Max on April 23.

Techno Syndrome 2021 (Mortal Kombat)
Hanzo Hasashi
Lord Raiden
Bi-Han
Shang Tsung
Cole Young
Birthmark
Sonya Blade
Kano v Reptile
Liu Kang
The Great Protector
Sub-Zero
Kung Lao
Origins
Kabal
Goro
Arcana
Jax Briggs
The Void
The Tournament
Sub-Zero v Cole Young
I Am Scorpion
We Fight as One
Get Over Here

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