S.W.A.T. (soundtrack)

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S.W.A.T.
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Soundtrack album by
Elliot Goldenthal
ReleasedAugust 12, 2003
Studio Manhattan Center Studios, New York City
Genre Classical
Avant-garde
Modernist
Electronica
Progressive music
Rock
Length46:58
Label Varèse Sarabande,
Cat.VSD-6501

Warner Bros. (Figure.09) Capitol

("Just Because")
Producer Matthias Gohl
Elliot Goldenthal
Elliot Goldenthal chronology
The Good Thief
(2002)
S.W.A.T.
(2003)
Across the Universe
(2007)
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S.W.A.T. is the soundtrack score for the 2003 action film S.W.A.T. , based on the 1970s TV series of the same name, composed by Elliot Goldenthal.

Contents

Score

It is generally viewed[ who? ] as being another surprise project for Goldenthal, being that he usually gravitates towards more "intellectual" and "arthouse" type movies. Although he has done a few "commercial" action movie type scores in the past, the decision to score S.W.A.T. was nevertheless interesting, [6] [7] [8] and Goldenthal has developed a reputation for choosing unlikely projects, if anything, for the sheer fun of it. [7] In choosing to compose the score for S.W.A.T., Goldenthal—some[ who? ] have said—had played the "Media Ventures" (now known as Remote Control Productions) [9] [10] composers at their own game and won; creating an original, intense, yet complex and diverse score. [8]

Track listing

  1. Bullet Frenzy (10:17)
  2. Don't Shoot Me Baby (3:26)
  3. My Big Black Assault Weapon (1:38)
  4. AK-47 Scherzo (3:42)
  5. Three Chords in Two Minutes (1:53)
  6. Run for Your Life (3:05)
  7. The Fascist Shuffle (1:29)
  8. "S.W.A.T. 911" (3:10) - Danny Saber
  9. Crash Landing (4:48)
  10. That Cop Stole My Car (2:04)
  11. S.W.A.T. Sticker (0:53)
  12. Bullet Frenzy II (1:38)
  13. Time is Running Out (4:59) - Apollo Four Forty
  14. Samuel Jackson (4:03) - Hot Action Cop

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References

  1. S.W.A.T. at AllMusic
  2. Filmtracks review
  3. MovieMusicUK review
  4. Movie-Wave review
  5. Soundtrack-Express review
  6. SWAT – Elliot Goldenthal
  7. 1 2 S.W.A.T
  8. 1 2 Filmtracks: S.W.A.T. (Elliot Goldenthal)
  9. Media Ventures [us]
  10. SoundtrackNet : News : Extreme Music and Media Ventures Score with Directors Cuts