S.W.A.T. (soundtrack)

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S.W.A.T.
Elliot goldenthal-S.W.A.T. ost.jpg
Soundtrack album by
Elliot Goldenthal
ReleasedAugust 12, 2003
GenreClassical
Avante garde
Modernist
Electronica
Progressive music
Rock
Length46:58
LabelVarèse Sarabande,
Cat.VSD-6501

Warner Bros. (Figure.09) Capitol

("Just Because")
ProducerMatthias Gohl
Elliot Goldenthal
Elliot Goldenthal chronology
The Good Thief
(2002) 		S.W.A.T.
(2003) 		Across the Universe
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2/5 stars[1]
Filmtracks3/5 stars[2]
MovieMusicUK4/5 stars[3]
Movie-Wave4/5 stars[4]
Soundtrack-Express4/5 stars[5]

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.

The score[]

It is generally viewed[who?] 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[who?] 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[]

  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. Brother Down (4:24) - Sam Roberts Band
  15. Samuel Jackson (4:03) - Hot Action Cop
  16. Figure.09 (3:18) - Linkin Park from the album, Meteora
  17. Just Because (3:51) - Jane's Addiction

The song, "Crosstown Traffic" by Jimi Hendrix is also played during the film, but it is not included in the soundtrack.

References[]

  1. ^ S.W.A.T. at AllMusic
  2. ^ Filmtracks review
  3. ^ MovieMusicUK review
  4. ^ Movie-Wave review
  5. ^ Soundtrack-Express review
  6. ^ SWAT - Elliot Goldenthal
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b S.W.A.T
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Filmtracks: S.W.A.T. (Elliot Goldenthal)
  9. ^ Media Ventures [us]
  10. ^ SoundtrackNet : News : Extreme Music and Media Ventures Score with Directors Cuts

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