Batman Forever (soundtrack)

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Batman Forever: Music from the Motion Picture
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Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedMay 30, 1995 [1]
RecordedSeptember 1994−March 1995
Length59:28
Label Atlantic
Producer RZA
Batman soundtracks chronology
Batman Returns
(1992)		Batman Forever: Music from the Motion Picture
(1995)		 Batman Forever (score)
(1995)
Singles from Batman Forever
  1. "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"
    Released: June 5, 1995 (UK)
  2. "Kiss from a Rose"
    Released: June 6, 1995 (US)
  3. "Nobody Lives Without Love"
    Released: September 1995 (UK)
  4. "The Riddler"
    Released: October 24, 1995 (US)
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"Kiss from a Rose"
Seal's "Kiss from a Rose" from Seal (aka Seal II) and Batman Forever: Music from the Motion Picture.
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Entertainment Weekly B− [3]
NME 5/10 [4]
Vox 4/10 [5]

Batman Forever: Music from the Motion Picture is the 1995 soundtrack to the motion picture Batman Forever .

Contents

Background

Only five of the songs are actually featured in the movie. [6] Hit singles from the soundtrack include "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2 and "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal, both of which were nominated for MTV Movie Awards. "Kiss from a Rose" (whose video was also directed by Joel Schumacher) reached No. 1 in the U.S. charts as well. The soundtrack itself, featuring additional songs by the Flaming Lips, Brandy, the Offspring (songs also included in the film), Method Man, Nick Cave, Michael Hutchence (of INXS), PJ Harvey, and Massive Attack, was an attempt to (in producer Peter MacGregor-Scott's words) make the film more "pop". The soundtrack was hugely successful, selling almost as many copies as Prince's soundtrack to the 1989 Batman film. [7] A second album, featuring over 40 minutes of Elliot Goldenthal's Original Motion Picture Score , was released two weeks after the soundtrack album.

Accolades

In 1996, "Kiss from a Rose" won three Grammy Awards for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. [8]

Track listing

  1. "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2 – 4:46
  2. "One Time Too Many" by PJ Harvey – 2:52
  3. "Where Are You Now?" by Brandy – 3:57
  4. "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal – 3:38
  5. "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" by Massive Attack and Tracey Thorn (The Marvelettes cover) – 4:06
  6. "Nobody Lives Without Love" by Eddi Reader – 5:05
  7. "Tell Me Now" by Mazzy Star – 4:17
  8. "Smash It Up" by the Offspring (The Damned cover) – 3:26
  9. "There Is a Light" by Nick Cave – 4:23
  10. "The Riddler" by Method Man – 3:30
  11. "The Passenger" by Michael Hutchence (Iggy Pop cover) – 4:37
  12. "Crossing the River" by the Devlins – 4:45
  13. "8" by Sunny Day Real Estate – 5:27
  14. "Bad Days" by the Flaming Lips – 4:39

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [12] 29
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [13] 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 16
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [15] 42
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [16] 2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [17] 42
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 29
US Billboard 200 [19] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] 41
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [21] 87
US Billboard 200 [22] 48

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [23] Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [24] Platinum100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [25] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [26] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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