Blade II (soundtrack)

Blade II: The Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedMarch 19, 2002 (2002-03-19)
Genre
  • Electronic music
  • hip hop
  • techno
Length58:42
LabelImmortal Records
Producer
  • Happy Walters
  • Guillermo del Toro (exec.)
  • Peter Frankfurt (exec.)
  • Wesley Snipes (exec.)
  • Danny Saber
  • Roni Size
  • BT
  • Dan the Automator
  • DJ Muggs
  • Dub Pistols
  • Fatboy Slim
  • Gorillaz
  • Groove Armada
  • Marco Beltrami
  • Moby
  • Neil Davidge
  • Paul Oakenfold
  • Robert Del Naja
  • Steve Osborne
  • The Crystal Method
  • Tom Morello
  • Volume 10
Blade soundtracks chronology
Blade: Music from and Inspired By The Motion Picture
(1998)		 Blade II: The Soundtrack
(2002)		 Blade: Trinity (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2004)
Marvel Comics film series soundtrack chronology
X-Men
(2000)		 Blade II
(2002)		 Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau[2]

Blade II: The Soundtrack is the soundtrack to Guillermo del Toro's 2002 film Blade II. It was released on March 19, 2002 via Immortal Records, serving as a follow-up to Blade: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture.

It features contributions by hip hop artists, such as Bubba Sparxxx, Busta Rhymes, Cypress Hill, Eve, Fabolous, Ice Cube, Jadakiss, Mos Def, Mystikal, Rah Digga, Redman, Silkk the Shocker, The Roots, Trina and Volume 10, while production was handled mainly by electronic musicians, including BT, Danny Saber, Dub Pistols, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, Fatboy Slim, Moby, Paul Oakenfold, Roni Size and The Crystal Method among others.

The soundtrack is the third in a trilogy of genre-blending soundtracks produced by Happy Walters and released by Immortal Records. It was preceded by the soundtracks for Judgment Night (1993) and Spawn (1997).

Track listing

No.TitlePerformers/ArtistsLength
1."Blade (Theme from Blade)"Marco Beltrami & Danny Saber3:01
2."Cowboy"Eve & Fatboy Slim5:31
3."1 Against 1"Massive Attack & Mos Def5:40
4."Right Here, Right Now"Paul Oakenfold & Ice Cube4:10
5."Tao Of The Machine"Brian “BT.” Transeau & The Roots3:17
6."Child of the Wild West"Cypress Hill & Roni Size4:14
7."The One"Dub Pistols, Busta Rhymes & Silkk The Shocker3:44
8."We Be Like This"Danny Saber, Fabolous & Jadakiss5:45
9."Gorillaz on My Mind"Gorillaz & Redman4:30
10."Gangsta Queens"Groove Armada, Trina & Rah Digga3:54
11."PHDream"The Crystal Method & Bubba Sparxxx3:52
12."Raised in the Hood"Volume 10 & Roni Size3:26
13."Gettin' Aggressive (Mowo! “Mix”)"Moby & Mystikal (with Ms. Peaches)3:39
14."Mind What You Say (Bonus Track)"Lennox "Buppy" Brown3:58
Total length:58:47

Charts

References

  1. ↑ Bregman, Adam. "Blade II - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: soundtrack". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Blade II" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Top 100 Albums: March 28, 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 2, 2004. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack – Blade II". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – Blade II" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Charts.nz – Soundtrack – Blade II". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Blade II". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Soundtrack Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  12. ↑ "2002 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 52. December 28, 2002. p. YE-53. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
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