The Purge: Anarchy (soundtrack)

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The Purge: Anarchy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Film score by
Nathan Whitehead
ReleasedJuly 15, 2014
Recorded2014
Genre Film score
Length62:01
Label Back Lot Music
Producer Nathan Whitehead
The Purge soundtracks chronology
The Purge
(2013)
The Purge: Anarchy
(2014)
The Purge: Election Year
(2016)
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Do This"2:34
2."Pictures"0:52
3."Unlock the Car"1:29
4."Did You Get the Raise?"0:35
5."Driving"2:56
6."Commencement"2:56
7."Foot Trap"1:20
8."Diego"4:36
9."Two for Big Daddy"6:01
10."I'm Doing God's Work"1:42
11."I'll Be a Martyr"2:19
12."New Rule"1:48
13."He Stole Our Pensions, Now He's Gone"4:13
14."Subway"2:54
15."Running"2:00
16."Money"6:21
17."Hunting Grounds"4:34
18."I'm Sorry"3:18
19."This Is Our Time Now"1:06
20."Better Citizens"2:31
21."A Nation Reborn"3:17
22."Please, Let Us Take Care of You"2:39
Total length:62:01

Reception

Nick Hasted of The Arts Desk wrote "Nathan Whitehead's pulsing synth score carry echoes of Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 and Escape from New York." [4] Tim Grierson of Screen International called it "highly intriguing". [5] Betsy Sharkey of Los Angeles Times found the score to be "thrilling". [6] The Hollywood Reporter -based critics noted "Effectively adding to the tense atmosphere is Nathan Whitehead's excellent electronic music score." [7] Critic Joe Baker added "Nathan Whitehead’s original score is similar to that of the first film, only this time being much shorter in length, mostly consisting of a series of tracks that lack anything overly distinctive about them, being utilised within the film exclusively to help build tension. That is with the exception of the track: ‘Commencement,’ however, without a doubt the best track of the entire score, as this impactful and brooding track plays when ‘The Purge’ first begins, making for one of the film’s most memorable scenes." [8]

Accolades

AwardsCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultRef.
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Box Office FilmsNathan WhiteheadWon [9]
[10]

References

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  2. Rojas, Morgan (July 23, 2014). "Composer Nathan Whitehead of 'The Purge: Anarchy'". Cinemacy. Archived from the original on July 24, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  3. "The Purge: Anarchy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music . July 15, 2014. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  4. Hasted, Nick (July 18, 2014). "The Purge: Anarchy". The Arts Desk . Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  5. Grierson, Tim (July 17, 2014). "The Purge: Anarchy". Screen International . Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  6. Sharkey, Betsy (July 17, 2014). "Review: 'The Purge: Anarchy' ups the ante and the gore". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on July 23, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  7. "'The Purge: Anarchy': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . July 17, 2014. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  8. Baker, Joe (August 24, 2020). "The Purge: Anarchy (2014) – Film Review". Joe Baker - Film Reviews. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  9. Gallo, Phil (March 10, 2015). "ASCAP Honors Top Film & TV Composers at 2015 Ceremony". Billboard . Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  10. Zumberge, Marianne (March 10, 2015). "ASCAP Film and TV Music Awards Fete Elliot Goldenthal, Deborah Lurie". Variety . Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2025.