Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows (score)

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Blair Witch 2: Book Of Shadows (Original Motion Picture Score)
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Soundtrack album by
ReleasedOctober 24, 2000 (2000-10-24)
StudioThe Body (New York City, New York)
Genre
Length40:35
Label Milan
Producer

Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows is a film score by Carter Burwell, released through Milan/Flash Cut Records on October 24, 2000. [1] The soundtrack was re-released in 2001 and bundled with the DVD+CD by Artisan Entertainment.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Rock Water Wind"7:11
2."Funny Farm"1:49
3."Stream Dream"0:57
4."Red Snow"4:23
5."Wrong"1:00
6."Still in the Hills"1:07
7."Marked"2:56
8."Barely"2:44
9."Beasts"2:32
10."Rain"1:35
11."Hanging"3:25
12."Shadow Dance"2:58
13."The Truth?"7:58
Total length:40:35

Release

The score was released on compact disc on October 24, 2000. [2]

Critical response

Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote of the album: "Though this score isn't Burwell's best work, it still manages to create as much of an ominous, suspenseful air about the film as possible". [2]

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References

  1. "Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows (Original Motion Picture Score)". iTunes . Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows". AllMusic . Retrieved October 17, 2021.