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[[Image:Challengersmixed.jpg|thumb|''Challengers [MIXED] by Boys Noize digital cover'']]
'''''Challengers [MIXED] by Boys Noize''''' is a continuous remix album of ''[[Challengers (Original Score)]]'' by [[Trent Reznor]] and [[Atticus Ross]]. The mixing and remixing for this album was done by DJ [[Boys Noize]]. It was released on digital on April 12, 2024, preceding the release of the [[soundtracks|score ]] and was released on tennis-ball-colored vinyl on November 29, 2024 for Record Store Day Black Friday. Per [[John Crawford]] on [[Discordance]], it was confirmed that this score has the [[Null numbers|Null 18[MIXED]]] release number.
==Tracklisting==
===Digital===
#'"[["I Know"|'I Know']]' [MIXED] " - 3:05#"[[Yeah x10]]" [MIXED] " - 3:36#"[[L'oeuf]]" [MIXED] " - 2:15#"[[Challengers]]" [MIXED] " - 3:00#"[[The Signal|Pre Signal]]" [MIXED] " - 0:55#"[[The Signal]]" [MIXED] " - 4:38#"[[Brutalizer]]" [MIXED] " - 5:11#"[[Compress / Repress]]" [MIXED] " - 4:51#"[[Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: A New Year Carol (Part 2)|A New Year Carol]]" [MIXED] " - 0:38
===Vinyl===
A1 "'"I Know"' [MIXED] " - 3:05<br /> A2 "Yeah x10" [MIXED] " - 3:36<br /> A3 "L'oeuf" [MIXED] " - 2:15<br /> A4 "Challengers" [MIXED] " - 3:00<br /> A5 "Pre Signal" [MIXED] " - 0:55<br /> A6 "The Signal" [MIXED] " - 4:38<br />
B1 "Brutalizer" [MIXED] " - 5:11<br /> B2 "Compress / Repress" [MIXED] " - 4:51<br /> B3 "A New Year Carol" [MIXED] " - 0:38<br />
==Production==
In an interview with ''Consequence of Sound''[https://consequence.net/cover/trent-reznor-atticus-ross-movies-interviews/], Reznor explained how the collaboration came to be:
<blockquote>Rather than the soundtrack being a traditional record of the score, what if it felt like a set at The Boiler Room with an actual DJ putting the music together? I often listen to those things: 45 minutes of a journey where the beat continues pretty much through the whole thing. And we're friends with Boys Noize, and have been looking for something to work with him on.</blockquote>
An article from ''The Wrap''[https://www.thewrap.com/challengers-mixed-album-boys-noize-explained/] detailed the story and process of creating the [MIXED] version of the score. It states that Reznor and Alexander Ridha (aka Boys Noize) had previously attempted to collaborate on something, and that Reznor reached out to Ridha for ''Challengers'':