Constantine (soundtrack)

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Constantine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Film score by
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2005
Studio Todd-AO, Hollywood
Genre Film score
Length51:32
Label Varèse Sarabande
Producer
Brian Tyler chronology
Godsend
(2004)
Constatine
(2005)
The Greatest Game Ever Played
(2005)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Destiny" Klaus Badelt 2:00
2."The Cross Over" Brian Tyler 2:42
3."Meet John Constantine"Klaus Badelt2:39
4."Confession"
  • Brian Tyler
  • Klaus Badelt
2:32
5."Deo Et Patri"Brian Tyler1:16
6."Counterweight"
  • Brian Tyler
  • Klaus Badelt
2:47
7."Into the Light"Brian Tyler2:53
8."I Left Her Alone"Klaus Badelt1:40
9."Resurrection"Brian Tyler2:04
10."Circle of Hell"
5:38
11."Last Rites"Klaus Badelt1:55
12."Encountering A Twin"
  • Brian Tyler
  • Klaus Badelt
1:06
13."Flight to Ravenscar"Klaus Badelt0:52
14."Humanity"Brian Tyler2:58
15."John"Klaus Badelt1:31
16."Someone Was Here"
  • Klaus Badelt
  • Ian Honeyman
1:44
17."Hell Freeway"
  • Brian Tyler
  • Klaus Badelt
2:43
18."Ether Surfing"Klaus Badelt1:13
19."The Balance"Brian Tyler2:26
20."Abentee Landlords"Brian Tyler1:35
21."John's Solitude"Klaus Badelt1:25
22."Lucifer"Brian Tyler1:56
23."Rooftop"Klaus Badelt1:18
24."Constantine End Titles"Klaus Badelt2:39
Total length:51:32

Reception

Jonathan Broxton of Movie Music UK wrote "Ultimately, the soundtrack album of Constantine is a bit of a mess, and it's a great shame that Tyler's score as originally envisioned will never legally see the light of day. There are still a number of excellent moments fighting to emerge from the watered-down, Badeltised miasma, and admirers of scores such as Darkness Falls or Terror Tract will certainly find things to enjoy. It's just that, as you listen, you can't help wondering how much better it would have been had Warner Brothers not stuck their grubby little fingers into the pot. Again." [3] Christian Clemmensen of Filmtracks wrote "Tyler's music is nothing earth-shattering, but it's certainly intriguingly satisfying and would have translated much better onto album without the additions of Badelt's rather cheapening contemporary influences." [4] James Christopher Monger of AllMusic wrote "Tyler does little to branch out from the trappings of the traditional modern thriller soundtrack, but it's serviceable enough that it never interrupts the flow of the film; rather, it barely registers, which depending on your opinion of how a score should interact with its respective piece of celluloid is either a good thing or a bad thing." [5] Brian Lowry of Variety called it a "brooding score". [6] A. O. Scott of The New York Times found the score to be "thrilling". [7]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes: [8]

Production
Orchestra
Instruments
Choir
Vocalists

Accolades

AwardDate of the ceremonyCategoryRecipientsResultRef.
International Film Music Critics Association February 23, 2006 Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film Brian Tyler and Klaus Badelt Nominated [9]

References

  1. 1 2 László, Kulics (2005). "Constantine – Interview with Brian Tyler". Filmzene.net (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  2. Central, Film Music (August 20, 2019). "Brian Tyler scoring Constantine (2005)". Film Music Central. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  3. Broxton, Jonathan (February 19, 2005). "CONSTANTINE – Brian Tyler and Klaus Badelt". MOVIE MUSIC UK. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  4. Clemmensen, Christian (February 18, 2005). "Constantine (Brian Tyler/Klaus Badelt)". Filmtracks . Archived from the original on February 23, 2005. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  5. Monger, James Christopher. "Review: Constantine [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". AllMusic . Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  6. Lowry, Brian (February 7, 2005). "Constantine". Variety . Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  7. Scott, A. O. (February 18, 2005). "Exorcism Is Part of the Job Description (Published 2005)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on September 24, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  8. Brian Tyler; Klaus Badelt. Constantine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Media notes). Varèse Sarabande.
  9. IFMCA (2006). "2005 IFMCA Awards". IFMCA. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2020.