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00527.MTS.Still001The walls around the food stand have been moved back and "The Mess Tent" is now open and serving guests. It's now just a matter of weeks, or maybe even days, before all the walls come down around Skull Island: Reign of Kong at Universal's Islands of Adventure. I think the most exciting thing I saw today wasn't even something you can see... It was the beautiful original score for Skull Island now being pumped into the area. (You can listen to a sample here, or in the video below.) See the video as well as images below to get a better look at The Mess Tent, some more little touches that have been added, and listen to the new area music.

00527.MTS.Still004Opening date? The media preview for Skull Island, along with the new Sapphire Falls hotel, is scheduled for June 22-24. I'm assuming the grand opening will be around this time. Usually soft opens happen in the weeks leading up to a new attraction's grand opening. Soft openings, or technical rehearsals as it's called by Universal, allow team members to get used to operating the ride during a practice period. During this time some effects may not be running as problems are fixed throughout testing. Soft opens may only happen for a couple hours a day at first. They will last longer as we get closer to the official opening date until eventually it is open all day. Check back here and I will be posting when soft opens have started. It could begin any time from now until the end of June. Stay tuned!


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TheBatterySoundtrackCoverThe Battery: Original Score by Ryan Winford is now available here at Bandcamp. Includes 28 tracks for just $5, with the score from the film plus tons of unused music and a few surprises mixed in. All music remixed and remastered for this release.

This is for the original, instrumental score for indie zombie movie The Battery.

Some notable tracks that didn't make it into the final film, but are some of my favorites, are listed below:

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These songs were not used either due to time restraints, their scenes being cut, or just not fitting the overall tone of the final film, but some of them, especially "Ben & Mickey" really strike a chord with me. It's great to see them finally see the light of day.

To get the non-score songs from The Battery, please check out this page from the official website with links to the respective artists' works available.