Sony Classical will release the Free State of Jones - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack digitally and on CD June 24, 2016. The album features the film's original score by Nicholas Britell.
Director Gary Ross, editor Juliette Welfling, and Britell worked very closely together to determine the musical approach to each scene. Britell used a string ensemble with added mandolin, trumpet, guitars, banjo, piano, and percussion. "We created a sound palette drawn primarily from instruments of the era; our attempt was to craft a musical landscape which felt almost like an ethereal civil war band. With all the sounds, we produced and recorded them in such a way to form a unique character for the overall musical atmosphere of the film," explained Britell.
Free State of Jones will be in theaters June 24, 2016.