Demolition Man (soundtrack)

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Demolition Man: The Original Orchestral Score
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Soundtrack album by
Elliot Goldenthal
ReleasedNovember 23, 1993
Genre Classical, Avant-garde, modernist, electronic
Length30:03
Label Varèse Sarabande,
Cat. VSD-5447
Producer Matthias Gohl
Elliot Goldenthal chronology
Alien 3
(1992)
Demolition Man: The Original Orchestral Score
(1993)
Golden Gate
(1994)
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Elliot Goldenthal scored the soundtrack Demolition Man: The Original Orchestral Score for the movie Demolition Man . It is an example of his off-beat style and use of unconventional techniques in film score, incorporating big brass clashes and complex, dramatic string arrangements. [5] [2]

Contents

It won Goldenthal an ASCAP award in 1994 for best original score and was his first big budget action film score.

Track listing

  1. "Dies Irae" – 1:51 [6]
  2. "Fire Fight" – 1:35
  3. "Guilty as Charged" – 3:58
  4. "Action, Guns, Fun" – 1:26
  5. "Machine Waltz" – 1:56
  6. "Defrosting" – 1:43
  7. "Confronting the Chief" – 0:32
  8. "Museum Dis Duel" – 1:56
  9. "Subterranean Slugfest" – 1:44
  10. "Meeting Coctaeu" – 1:42
  11. "Tracking Simon Phoenix" – 3:03
  12. "Obligatory Car Chase" – 3:06
  13. "Flawless Pearl" – 1:15
  14. "Final Confrontation" – 1:55
  15. "Code 187" – 0:41
  16. "Silver Screen Kiss" – 1:30

Crew/Credit

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References

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