<P> Rising Sun Pictures produced more than 170 visual effects shots for Thor: Ragnarok . They worked on the Valkyrie flashback sequence, with the sequence's surreal ethereal appearance achieved through a combination of motion capture, computer graphics, a 900 fps high - speed frame rate, and a special 360 - degree lighting rig containing 200 strobe lights to bathe the scene in undulating patterns of light and shadow . Rising Sun also helped create the various CGI aspects of Hela, such as her "hair wipe transition" to her horns, and her original introduction in New York City . Following the reshoots, ImageEngine completed the new Norway introduction since Rising Sun was focused on the palace fight by then . </P> <P> By August 2016, Mark Mothersbaugh was hired to score the film . The synthesized score is influenced by the work of Jean - Michel Jarre . Waititi stated he would have asked the band Queen to work on the soundtrack for the film if their lead singer Freddie Mercury was still alive, because the film is "a cool, bold, colorful cosmic adventure" which would have suited the "feel" of the band . Additional music featured in the film include "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin and "Pure Imagination" from the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). Patrick Doyle's themes from Thor and Brian Tyler's themes from The Dark World and Avengers: Age of Ultron, as well as Joe Harnell's "The Lonely Man" theme from The Incredible Hulk series, are also used in the film . Hollywood Records released the film's soundtrack digitally on October 20, 2017, and physically on November 10, 2017 . </P> <P> Thor: Ragnarok had its world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on October 10, 2017, and its Australian premiere took place on October 13, on the Gold Coast . It was released in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2017, with additional international releases on October 25, and in Australia on October 26 . The film was released in the United States and Canada on November 3, in 4,080 theaters, of which over 3,400 were 3D, 381 were IMAX and IMAX 3D, and 204 were D - Box . The film opened in 1,187 IMAX theaters globally, which was a November opening weekend record . It was originally scheduled for release on July 28, 2017 . </P> <P> At the 2016 San Diego Comic - Con, a physical model of Hulk's gladiator armor was revealed, concept art and rough animatics were shown, and a "mockumentary" short titled Team Thor was screened . Directed by Waititi, it showed what Thor and Banner were doing during the events of Civil War, with Daley Pearson appearing as Thor's Australian flatmate Darryl Jacobson . The short released online in August 2016, and with the digital download of Captain America: Civil War the following month . Team Thor: Part 2 was released on the home media of Doctor Strange in February 2017, with Pearson reprising his role . Footage and concept art for the film were shown at CinemaCon 2017 . </P>

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