Hellboy (2004 soundtrack)

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Hellboy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Film score by
ReleasedApril 6, 2004
Recorded2003–2004
Studio Skywalker Sound, Los Angeles
Genre Film score
Length44:58
Label Varèse Sarabande
Producer Marco Beltrami
Hellboy soundtracks chronology
Hellboy
(2004)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
(2008)
No.TitleLength
1."Oct. 7th, 1944"1:17
2."Meet Hellboy"1:29
3."Main Title"1:08
4."Snow Walkers"2:24
5."Liz Sherman"2:28
6."Fireproof"1:34
7."Rooftop Tango"1:13
8."Wake Up Dead"3:20
9."Evil Doers"2:45
10."Kroenen's Lied"1:59
11."Father's Funeral"2:04
12."Alley Fight"3:13
13."Nazis"2:42
14."Investigating Liz"3:24
15."Abe Sapien"1:27
16."Mechanical Mausoleum"0:42
17."Soul Sucker"3:31
18."Stand By Your Man"2:34
19."Hellboy & Liz"2:46
20."B.P.R.D."2:58
Total length:44:58

Deluxe edition

Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Broom Sets Us Up"2:44
2."Evil Doers"3:55
3."Fight"2:04
4."Meet Hellboy"3:41
5."Main Title"1:09
6."Snow Walkers"2:24
7."Brooms Fate"0:40
8."B.P.R.D"1:00
9."Meeting Abe"0:52
10."Where Am I"1:43
11."Hellboy's Lair"2:14
12."Hellboy Meets Sam"4:17
13."Alley Fight"3:17
14."Fireproof"2:47
15."Hellboy Stalks Liz"1:10
16."Fishsticks Flashback"5:24
17."Hellboy and Liz"2:36
18."Investigating Liz"2:07
19."Fire in the Hole"1:29
20."Pure of Heart"1:14
21."For the Rotten Eggs"3:57
22."John and Liz"1:28
23."Sam Sees Fishsticks"1:29
24."Sam Gets Ahead"1:07
25."Horny"1:50
26."It Will Be Quick"0:32
27."Hellboy Vs. Sam the 2nd"6:36
Total length:63:46
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Fish Boil"2:02
2."Autopsy Music"1:23
3."Rooftop Tango"2:31
4."Kroenen Arise"0:53
5."Cookies and Stones"1:20
6."Tango with Milk and Cookies and Small Rocks"1:24
7."Feelings"2:09
8."Abe's Advice"3:05
9."Live Cargo"0:35
10."Wake Up Dead"3:28
11."Mechanical Mauseleum"3:09
12."Kroenen's Lied"2:00
13."Kroenen Korner"2:50
14."Light My Fire"4:22
15."Soul Sucker"3:42
16."Aw, Crap"4:04
17."Stand By Your Man"1:20
18."Gut Grenade"2:54
19."A Hot Kiss"2:45
20."B.P.R.D. Suite"6:57
21."Oompa"2:58
22."Evil Dewars"2:45
Total length:58:36

Reception

Christian Clemmensen of Filmtracks wrote "On album, Hellboy is a well-balanced 45 minutes. For film score enthusiasts waiting to hear Beltrami apply his orchestral talents to both majestic and quirky ends, this album is your chance to hear just that. An impressive comic hero's score." [7] Jonathan Broxton of Movie Music UK wrote "Hellboy is not a huge departure from previous films in genre terms, but in respect to the music, Hellboy shows a whole new level of maturity, thematic excellence and dramatic sense that will surely – finally – see him shaking off the shackles of typecasting." [8] Thomas Glorieux of Maintitles wrote "Hellboy is brilliant if you ever hear it in full. Only then will you realize that Beltrami created a brilliant colorful score for a dark comic book genre, and an unlikely hero named Hellboy." [9]

Mark Hockley of Music Web International wrote "Marco Beltrami continues to write scores in the tradition of the Godfather of modern film music, Bernard Herrmann and he is going from strength to strength. I think after several listens to Hellboy that this soundtrack will become a firm favourite with not only fans of horror/fantasy scores but all admirers of outstanding film music. A major leap up the A-list ladder for Marco and here's hoping that he continues to climb to the very top." [10] Johnny Loftus of AllMusic wrote "Marco Beltrami's score eschews genre constriction in favor of a rich palette of color, pacing, and emotion." [11] Sean Wilson of Mfiles called it "a brilliantly eclectic superhero score, thoroughly old fashioned yet bracingly modern, doing the impossible in film music: maintaining a consistent tone in spite of the humour, heroism and danger also on display." [12]

Calling it as one of the best superhero film scores, Oily Harris of Comic Book Resources mentioned the scores of both this film and the sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), adding that both Beltrami and Danny Elfman "do a great job of creating a dark gothic atmosphere, and it really enhances the moody visuals of the films" capturing Hellboy's world. [13]

Personnel credits

Credits adapted from liner notes: [14]

Orchestra
Instruments
Choir

References

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  2. A. Koran, David (January 21, 2008). "Marco Beltrami – Interview". Soundtrack.Net . Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  3. Marco Beltrami (April 6, 2004). Hellboy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD). Varèse Sarabande.
  4. Marco Beltrami (September 19, 2016). Hellboy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Edition] (CD). Varèse Sarabande.
  5. Marco Beltrami (July 13, 2018). Hellboy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Vinyl). Varèse Sarabande. "Red Vinyl"
  6. Marco Beltrami (July 13, 2018). Hellboy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Vinyl). Varèse Sarabande. "Blue with Black Smoke Vinyl"
  7. Clemmensen, Christian (May 8, 2004). "Filmtracks: Hellboy (Marco Beltrami)". Filmtracks . Archived from the original on May 28, 2004. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  8. Broxton, Jonathan (April 2, 2004). "Hellboy – Marco Beltrami". Movie Music UK. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  9. Glorieux, Thomas (2004). "Marco Beltrami: Hellboy". Maintitles.net. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  10. Hockley, Mark (July 2004). "Hellboy: Music composed by Marco Beltrami: Film Music on the Web CD Reviews". Music Web International. Archived from the original on October 25, 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  11. Loftus, Johnny (2004). "Review: Hellboy [2004 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". AllMusic . Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  12. Wilson, Sean (2004). "Marco Beltrami - Hellboy film score soundtrack review". Mfiles. Archived from the original on July 25, 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  13. Harris, Olly (April 28, 2022). "10 Best Superhero Movie Soundtracks". Comic Book Resources . Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  14. Marco Beltrami. Hellboy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Media notes). Varèse Sarabande.