Red (2010 soundtrack)

Red (Original Motion Picture Score)
Film score by Christophe Beck
Released	October 12, 2010
Recorded	2010
Genre	Film score
Length	39:47
Label	Lakeshore
Producer	Christophe Beck
Christophe Beck chronology
Death at a Funeral (2010) Red (2010) Due Date (2010)

Red (Original Motion Picture Score) is the film score to the 2013 film Red directed by Robert Schwentke loosely inspired by the DC Comics limited series of the same name, and stars Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Karl Urban, and Mary-Louise Parker, alongside Rebecca Pidgeon, Brian Cox, Richard Dreyfuss, Julian McMahon, Ernest Borgnine, and James Remar. The film score is composed by Christophe Beck and released through Lakeshore Records on October 12, 2010.

Background

Christophe Beck composed the film score for Red, collaborating with Schwentke for the first time. ^[1] He considered it to be "craziest production situation" he had ever been where he had to write the score within four weeks. ^[1] Around 80 minutes of music had been composed with each cue having orchestra, drums, guitars, bass and synthesizers. ^[1]

Release

The album was released through Lakeshore Records on October 12, 2010. ^[2] All the track titles cues have three letter words, beginning with R, E and D, the name of the film. ^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Retired Extremely Dangerous"	2:26
2.	"Rotating Enforcement Device"	1:42
3.	"Radical Early Discovery"	3:29
4.	"Rapidly, Executioners Destroyed"	0:31
5.	"Regular Easygoing Dudes"	1:01
6.	"Rockets Eagerly Dispatched"	1:33
7.	"Realtor's Explosive Death"	1:08
8.	"Russian Embassy Divertimento"	1:43
9.	"Rendezvous, Encounter, Discussion"	0:41
10.	"Rocking Escape Ditty"	2:28
11.	"Rehash Every Detail"	2:12
12.	"RED Evades Dunning"	1:03
13.	"Reluctant Execution Decision"	2:07
14.	"Ridiculously Extravagant Disguises"	2:09
15.	"Revenge Es Delicioso"	3:13
16.	"Really Elegant Diversion"	1:59
17.	"Rescuing Ex-Agents Daily"	2:00
18.	"Ruined Election Dinner"	4:19
19.	"Restraining Elected Dignitaries"	3:04
20.	"Relieved Embrace, Done"	0:59
Total length:		39:47

Critical reception

Justin Chang of Variety wrote "Christophe Beck's low-key score amusingly suggests that of a Bond movie on Prozac." ^[3] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter and Kenneth Turan of Los Angeles Times described it as "bombastic" and "exciting". ^{[4] [5]} Chris Bumbray of JoBlo.com wrote "the sitcom-style score by Christopher Beck was weak and too jokey." ^[6]

Additional music

The following songs are featured in the soundtrack: ^[7]

• "Home in Your Heart" – written by Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott; performed by Solomon Burke
• "Doctor, My Eyes" – written and performed by Jackson Browne
• "Back in the Saddle" – written by Tyler/Perry; performed by Aerosmith
• "Cissy Strut" – written by Joseph Modeliste Jr., George Joseph Porter Jr., Arthur Lanon Neville and Leo Nocentelli; performed by The Meters
• "I Want to Be Loved" – written by Willie Dixon; performed by Muddy Waters
• "Sunrise in China" – written and performed by Scott Seegert
• "Emergency" (from Two Weeks Notice (2002)) – composed by John Powell
• "Carry On Christmas" – written by David Molyneux Courtesy of De Wolfe Music USA
• "Remember" – written by Irving Berlin; performed by The George Kash/John Marmora Band
• "Calling All Units to Broccolino" – written by Massimo Martellotta; performed by Calibro 35

Accolades

Awards	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards	Top Box Office Films	Christophe Beck	Won	[8]
International Film Music Critics Association	Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film		Nominated	[9] [10]

References

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3. Chang, Justin (September 29, 2010). "Red". Variety . Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
4. DeFore, John (September 29, 2010). "Red — Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on October 20, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
5. Turan, Kenneth (October 15, 2010). "Movie review: 'Red'". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
6. Bumbray, Chris (October 13, 2010). "Review: RED". JoBlo.com . Archived from the original on October 16, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
7. "Red (2010)". Soundtrack.Net . Archived from the original on May 28, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
8. Chagollan, Steve (June 24, 2011). "ASCAP fetes film, TV tunesmiths". Variety . Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
9. IFMCA (2011). "2010 IFMCA Awards". IFMCA. IFMCA. Archived from the original on June 26, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
10. Privitera, Massimo (February 15, 2011). "IFMCA 2010: the nominations". ColonneSonore.net. ColonneSonore.net. Archived from the original on August 26, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2020.