The Fast And Furious franchise is the kind of tentpole cinematic experience which requires a trendy, up to date selection of popular music in order to drive the scenes forwards - throughout the film a number of scenes begin with atypical establishing shots accompanied by hip hop and RnB hit songs. Maybe it's because George Miller is in his 70s and therefore unlikely to be "down with the kids" as they saying goes, or perhaps it's a case of a contemporary soundtrack being out of place in a science fiction movie, but Mad Max: Fury Road's emphasis on driving, percussive minimal compositions from Junkie XL (a regular collaborator with Hans Zimmer) makes for a few more intense listening experience. While you perhaps wouldn't listen to the soundtrack for Mad Max: Fury Road for the fun of it (the context of the action lends it real weight) it certainly achieves what it sets out to accomplish.
