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300 is the soundtrack to the 2007 film 300. It was composed by Tyler Bates and was released on March 6, 2007, three days before the film opened for public viewing.

The lyrics sung are in Greek and Latin.^{[citation needed]} The opening lines of the track "Come and Get Them" are "Ferto! - Parte to!" (φέρτο! – πάρτε το!)^{[citation needed]} translating as "give it! - get it!". It is said that Leonidas exclaimed Molōn Labe! (Μολὼν Λαβέ!) when asked by Xerxes to surrender their weapons.

There exists a normal edition and a deluxe edition containing photos and artwork from the film. The soundtrack debut at #74 on the Billboard Top 200 and rose to #52 in its second week. It has sold 37,638 copies to date.

The song used in the trailers of the movie, Nine Inch Nails's "Just Like You Imagined", is absent from the soundtrack. The song "Knights of Cydonia" by Muse is used in one of the movie's DVD advertisements.^{[citation needed]}

The track, "Come And Get Them" was used for the trailer of X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

300 was orchestrated and conducted by Timothy Williams (Composer).

Track listing

"To Victory" - 2:33
"The Agoge" - 2:24
"The Wolf" - 2:09
"Returns a King" - 2:23
"Submission" - 2:39
"The Ephors" - 1:58
"Cursed By Beauty" - 1:40
"What Must a King Do?" - 1:04
"Goodbye My Love" - 3:21
"No Sleep Tonight" - 2:32
"Tree of the Dead" - 2:23
"The Hot Gates" - 2:59
"Fight In the Shade" - 3:16
"Come And Get Them" - 2:04
"No Mercy" - 2:22
"Immortals Battle" - 1:52
"Fever Dream" - 2:32
"Xerxes' Tent" - 3:19
"Tonight We Dine In Hell" - 1:13
"The Council Chamber" - 2:33
"Xerxes' Final Offer" - 2:37
"A God King Bleeds" - 2:16
"Glory" - 1:43
"Message For the Queen" - 2:30
"Remember Us" - 2:56
"To Victory" (Philip Steir's Sacrifice for Sparta Remix) - 5:32 (iTunes Bonus track)

Copyright issues

The soundtrack borrows elements from Elliot Goldenthal's 1999 score for Titus, giving rise to some controversy in the film composer community. "Remember Us," from 300, is identical in parts to the "Finale" from Titus, and "Returns A King" (300) is similar to "Victorius Titus."^[1]^[2]^[3] On August 3, 2007, Warner Bros. Pictures acknowledged in an official statement, "a number of the music cues for the score of "300" were, without our knowledge or participation, derived from music composed by Academy Award winning composer Elliot Goldenthal for the motion picture "Titus." Warner Bros. Pictures has great respect for Elliot, our longtime collaborator, and is pleased to have amicably resolved this matter."^[4]

Many in Bulgaria have accused Bates of plagerizing one of the ending themes, "Message for The Queen".^[5] The lyrics and music are claimed to greatly resemble the folk song "Zajdi, Zajdi Jasno Slănce". The origin of folk song is itself debated between being of Bulgarian or Macedonian background.

References

^ Justin Bielawa (2007-02-27). "300". Music On Film. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
^ James Southall. "300". Movie Wave. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
^ Demetris Christodoulides. "300". Score Magazine. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
^ "300 on DVD". 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
^ "300 Soundtrack". 2007-05-09. Retrieved 2010-04-22.

[1] Justin Bielawa (2007-02-27). "300". Music On Film. Retrieved 2007-03-18.

[2] James Southall. "300". Movie Wave. Retrieved 2007-03-18.

[3] Demetris Christodoulides. "300". Score Magazine. Retrieved 2007-03-18.

[4] "300 on DVD". 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2007-08-03.

[5] "300 Soundtrack". 2007-05-09. Retrieved 2010-04-22.

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 == Copyright issues ==
 The soundtrack borrows elements from [[Elliot Goldenthal]]'s [[Titus (soundtrack)|1999 score]] for ''[[Titus (film)|Titus]]'', giving rise to some controversy in the film composer community. "Remember Us," from ''300'', is identical in parts to the "[[Titus (soundtrack)#Audio|Finale]]" from ''Titus'', and "Returns A King" (''300'') is similar to "[[Titus (soundtrack)#Audio|Victorius Titus]]."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://musiconfilm.net/get_review.php?id=163 | title=300 | accessdate=2007-03-18 | author=Justin Bielawa | date=2007-02-27 | publisher=Music On Film}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.movie-wave.net/titles/300.html | title=300 | accessdate=2007-03-18 | author=James Southall | publisher=Movie Wave }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://scoremagacine.com/Resenas_det.php?Codigo=715 | title=300 | accessdate=2007-03-18 | author=Demetris Christodoulides | publisher=Score Magazine }}</ref> On August 3, 2007, [[Warner Bros.| Warner Bros. Pictures]] acknowledged in an official statement,  "''a number of the music cues for the score of "300" were, without our knowledge or participation, derived from music composed by Academy Award winning composer Elliot Goldenthal for the motion picture "Titus." Warner Bros. Pictures has great respect for Elliot, our longtime collaborator, and is pleased to have amicably resolved this matter.''"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.300ondvd.com/300.html |title=300 on DVD |date=2007-08-03 |accessdate=2007-08-03 |language=English}}</ref>
+Many in [[Bulgaria]] have accused Bates of plagerizing one of the ending themes, "Message for The Queen".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmdailies.com/archives/300-soundtrack/ |title=300 Soundtrack |date=2007-05-09 |accessdate=2010-04-22 |language=English}}</ref> The lyrics and music are claimed to greatly resemble the [[Music of Bulgaria |folk song]] "[[Zajdi, zajdi, jasno sonce |Zajdi, Zajdi Jasno Slănce]]". The origin of folk song is itself debated between being of Bulgarian or [[Macedonia |Macedonian]] background.
 == References ==