The Hurt Locker (soundtrack)

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The Hurt Locker (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The Hurt Locker (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).jpg
Cover art for the expanded
motion picture score
Film score by
ReleasedJune 23, 2009
Genre Film score
Length31:07
Label Lakeshore
Producer
Marco Beltrami chronology
In the Electric Mist
(2009)
The Hurt Locker
(2009)
Knowing
(2009)
No.TitleLength
1."The Hurt Locker"1:52
2."Goodnight Bastard"4:09
3."The Long Walk"1:43
4."Hostile"3:25
5."B Company"2:29
6."Man In The Green Bomb Suit"2:03
7."There Will Be Bombs"2:27
8."Body Bomb"2:34
9."Bleeding Deacon"1:16
10."Oil Tanker Aftermath"3:32
11."A Guest In My House"3:08
12."The Way I Am"2:29
Total length:31:07

Reception

Filmtracks.com wrote "Despite the employment of a tiny chamber ensemble for a handful of sequences, the majority of the score for The Hurt Locker contains an intentionally grating blend of electronic and organic sounds manipulated into a frightfully uncomfortable series of dissonant waves of dull sound." [8] William Ruhlmann of AllMusic wrote "To call The Hurt Locker a suspenseful film is a serious understatement; viewers spend much of the screen time worrying that something is about to explode. The score to accompany that anxiety is necessarily an intense soundscape full of suspended strings, whiny sustained guitar lines, and industrial noise. It's an effective accompaniment to a searing cinematic experience." [9]

References

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  2. "Nominees & Winners for the 82nd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on April 11, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  3. Finke, Nikki (February 2, 2010). "Nominations For 82nd Academy Awards: 9 Each For 'Avatar' vs 'Hurt Locker'; 8 For 'Inglourious Basterds', 6 for 'Precious' & 'Up In The Air', 5 for 'Up'; So Who Got Robbed?". Deadline. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Bayless, Bob (February 10, 2010). "Contenders – Composers Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders, The Hurt Locker". Below the Line. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  5. "Snowpiercer: An Interview with Composer Marco Beltrami". MovieMaker Magazine. June 27, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  6. "Takes Two to Tango for 'Hurt Locker' Composers". TheWrap. February 24, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  7. Stewart, Ryan (June 26, 2009). "Interview: Kathryn Bigelow on Making The Hurt Locker". Slant Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  8. "Filmtracks: The Hurt Locker (Marco Beltrami/Buck Sanders)". www.filmtracks.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  9. Marco Beltrami, Buck Sanders - The Hurt Locker [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved March 27, 2023