S.W.A.T. (soundtrack)

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S.W.A.T.
Soundtrack album by Elliot Goldenthal
Released August 12, 2003
Genre Classical
Avante garde
Modernist
Electronica
Progressive music
Rock
Length 46:58
Label Varèse Sarabande,
Cat.VSD-6501
Producer Matthias Gohl
Elliot Goldenthal chronology
The Good Thief (2002) S.W.A.T.
(2003)		 Across the Universe
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars[1]
Filmtracks 3/5 stars[2]
MovieMusicUK 4/5 stars[3]
Movie-Wave 4/5 stars[4]
Soundtrack-Express 4/5 stars[5]

S.W.A.T. is the soundtrack score for the 2003 action movie S.W.A.T., based on the 1970s TV series of the same name, composed by Elliot Goldenthal.

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[edit] The score

It is generally viewed[who?] as being another surprise, being that Goldenthal usually gravitates towards more "intellectual" and "arthouse" type movies and 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. he, some have said, had played the "Media Ventures" (now known as Remote Control Productions) [9][10] composers, led by electronic/rock action score composer Hans Zimmer, at their own game, and won, creating an original, intense, yet complex and diverse score.[8]

The point being that "Media Ventures" scores, in the industry and with score fans, have a reputation for churning out generic scores for, mostly, action thriller movies.[11] Goldenthal, with his typically avante-garde approach, gave the score to S.W.A.T. a weight that it would never have had.[6] It has been celebrated as another unique and exciting addition to his list of more "commercial" movie scores.[8]

[edit] Track listing

  1. Bullet Frenzy (10:17)
  2. Don't Shoot Me Baby (3:26)
  3. My Big Black Assault Weapon (1:38)
  4. AK-47 Scherzo (3:42)
  5. Three Chords in Two Minutes (1:53)
  6. Run For Your Life (3:05)
  7. The Fascist Shuffle (1:29)
  8. "S.W.A.T. 911" (3:10) - Danny Saber
  9. Crash Landing (4:48)
  10. That Cop Stole My Car (2:04)
  11. S.W.A.T. Sticker (0:53)
  12. Bullet Frenzy II (1:38)
  13. "Time is Running Out" (4:59) - Apollo Four Forty
  14. "Samuel Jackson" (4:03) - Hot Action Cop

Also "Figure.09" by Linkin Park from the "Meteora" album and "Crosstown Traffic" by Jimi Hendrix are played during the film but are not included.

[edit] References

  1. ^ S.W.A.T. (soundtrack) at Allmusic
  2. ^ Filmtracks review
  3. ^ MovieMusicUK review
  4. ^ Movie-Wave review
  5. ^ Soundtrack-Express review
  6. ^ a b SWAT - Elliot Goldenthal
  7. ^ a b S.W.A.T
  8. ^ a b c Filmtracks: S.W.A.T. (Elliot Goldenthal)
  9. ^ Media Ventures [us]
  10. ^ SoundtrackNet : News : Extreme Music and Media Ventures Score with Directors Cuts
  11. ^ http://www.moviemusicuk.us/rockcd.htm

[edit] External links

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