S.W.A.T. (soundtrack)
S.W.A.T. is the soundtrack score for the 2003 action film S.W.A.T., based on the 1970s TV series of the same name, composed by Elliot Goldenthal.
S.W.A.T. | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Elliot Goldenthal | ||||
Released | August 12, 2003 | |||
Studio | Manhattan Center Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Classical Avant-garde Modernist Electronica Progressive music Rock | |||
Length | 46:58 | |||
Label | Varèse Sarabande, Cat.VSD-6501 Warner Bros. (Figure.09) Capitol ("Just Because") | |||
Producer | Matthias Gohl Elliot Goldenthal | |||
Elliot Goldenthal chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Filmtracks | [2] |
MovieMusicUK | [3] |
Movie-Wave | [4] |
Soundtrack-Express | [5] |
Score
It is generally viewed as being another surprise project for Goldenthal, being that he usually gravitates towards more "intellectual" and "arthouse" type movies. Although he has done a few "commercial" action movie type scores in the past, the decision to score S.W.A.T. was nevertheless interesting,[6][7][8] and Goldenthal has developed a reputation for choosing unlikely projects, if anything, for the sheer fun of it.[7] In choosing to compose the score for S.W.A.T., Goldenthal—some have said—had played the "Media Ventures" (now known as Remote Control Productions) [9][10] composers at their own game and won; creating an original, intense, yet complex and diverse score.[8]
Track listing
- Bullet Frenzy (10:17)
- Don't Shoot Me Baby (3:26)
- My Big Black Assault Weapon (1:38)
- AK-47 Scherzo (3:42)
- Three Chords in Two Minutes (1:53)
- Run for Your Life (3:05)
- The Fascist Shuffle (1:29)
- "S.W.A.T. 911" (3:10) - Danny Saber
- Crash Landing (4:48)
- That Cop Stole My Car (2:04)
- S.W.A.T. Sticker (0:53)
- Bullet Frenzy II (1:38)
- Time is Running Out (4:59) - Apollo Four Forty
- Brother Down (4:24) - Sam Roberts Band
- Samuel Jackson (4:03) - Hot Action Cop
- Figure.09 (3:18) - Linkin Park from the album, Meteora
- Just Because (3:51) - Jane's Addiction
The songs, "Crosstown Traffic" by Jimi Hendrix and “Shattered” by The Rolling Stones are also played during the film, but they are not included in the soundtrack.