Beowulf (soundtrack)

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Beowulf Original Soundtrack
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Soundtrack album by
ReleasedNovember 20, 2007
Recorded2007
Genre Score, vocal
Length46:52
Label WEA / Warner Bros. Records
Producer Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri

Beowulf is the official soundtrack release for the film of the same name. It contains selections of music from the motion picture which was composed and conducted by composer Alan Silvestri. The album was released on November 20, 2007 from Warner Bros. Records.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitlePerformerLength
1."Beowulf Main Title" 0:54
2."First Grendel Attack" 1:50
3."Gently as She Goes" Robin Wright 1:36
4."What We Need Is a Hero" 1:40
5."I'm Here to Kill Your Monster" 1:47
6."I Did Not Win the Race" 2:16
7."A Hero Comes Home" (in-film version) Robin Wright 1:08
8."Second Grendel Attack" 4:02
9."I Am Beowulf" 4:32
10."The Seduction" 4:03
11."King Beowulf" 1:44
12."He Has a Story to Tell" 2:42
13."Full of Fine Promises" 1:11
14."Beowulf Slays the Beast" 6:01
15."He Was the Best of Us" 5:23
16."The Final Seduction" 2:52
17."A Hero Comes Home" (end credits version) Idina Menzel 3:13
Total length:46:52

Score Credits

Instrumentation

Songs Credits

Tracks 3, 7, 17

"A Hero Comes Home" (End Credits Version)

Soundtrack Album Credits

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