Blade: Trinity (soundtrack)
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Blade Trinity is the soundtrack to the film of the same name
. It was released on November 23, 2004 and like the previous two soundtracks for the series, featured a mix of Hip hop music
and Electronic music
. This proved to be the least successful of the three Blade soundtracks, peaking at #68 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
, #15 on the Top Soundtracks and #8 on the Top Independent Albums. There are three different versions of the soundtrack: the clean version, the uncensored version, and the deluxe version. The deluxe version includes a 12-page comic and a bonus DVD featuring an animated short, a story board animatic, making-of footage, character designs, Blade Manga art, a weapons gallery, behind the scenes footage of The RZA scoring the film, and much more. The song "Starting Over" by The Crystal Method
was also used in the film, though it is not on the soundtrack.
Blade: Trinity
Blade: Trinity is a 2004 American superhero vampire action film, written and directed by David S. Goyer, who also wrote the screenplays to the first two Blade films...
. It was released on November 23, 2004 and like the previous two soundtracks for the series, featured a mix of Hip hop music
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
and Electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
. This proved to be the least successful of the three Blade soundtracks, peaking at #68 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
, #15 on the Top Soundtracks and #8 on the Top Independent Albums. There are three different versions of the soundtrack: the clean version, the uncensored version, and the deluxe version. The deluxe version includes a 12-page comic and a bonus DVD featuring an animated short, a story board animatic, making-of footage, character designs, Blade Manga art, a weapons gallery, behind the scenes footage of The RZA scoring the film, and much more. The song "Starting Over" by The Crystal Method
The Crystal Method
The Crystal Method is an American electronic music duo that was created in Los Angeles, California by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland in the early 1990s. The Crystal Method's music has appeared in numerous TV shows, films, video games, and advertisements. The most prominent is the US television...
was also used in the film, though it is not on the soundtrack.
Track listing
- "Fatal"- 3:43 (RZARZARobert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA , is an American Grammy-winning music producer, multi-instrumentalist, author, emcee, and occasional actor, director, and screenwriter. A prominent figure in Hip Hop, RZA is the de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced almost...
) - "I Gotta Get Paid"- 3:49 (Lil Flip, Ghostface KillahGhostface KillahDennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success...
& RaekwonRaekwonCorey Woods , better known by the stage name Raekwon, is an American rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He released his solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... in 1995, and has since recorded four solo albums, as well as work with Wu-Tang and an extensive amount of guest contributions with...
) - "When the Guns Come Out"- 4:09 (WCWC (rapper)William L. Calhoun Jr. , better known by his stage name WC , is an American rapper. He was born in Texas, but moved to South Central Los Angeles at an early age. He originally was a rapper in the group Low Profile, and later formed his group WC and the Maad Circle, which also included fellow rapper...
, E-40E-40Earl Stevens , better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. His solo debut album, Federal, was released in November 1992, after The Click's debut...
& Christ Bearer) - "Thirsty"- 4:04 (Ol' Dirty BastardOl' Dirty BastardRussell Tyrone Jones was an American rapper and occasional producer, who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard or simply ODB...
& Black Keith) - "Daywalkers"- 2:34 (Ramin DjawadiRamin DjawadiRamin Djawadi is a German composer of orchestral music for film and television. He was born in Duisburg, Germany to an Iranian father and German mother...
& RZA) - "Party in tha Morgue"- 6:56 (Kool KeithKool KeithKeith Matthew Thornton, better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York. A founding member of Ultramagnetic MCs, Kool Keith has recorded prolifically both as a solo artist and in group collaborations. Kool Keith is the self-proclaimed inventor of...
& Thee UndatakerzThee UndatakerzThee Undatakerz were an American hip-hop group composed of Reverand Tom , Al Bury-U, M-Balmer and The Funeral Director. They were signed to Activate Entertainment Records....
) - "Skylight"- 4:59 (Overseer)
- "Hard Wax"- 4:08 (manCHILDManCHILDmanCHILD is a Christian hip hop rapper and an avid contributor to alternative hip hop. His real full name is Gregory Lamar Owens...
) - "Bombs Away"- 3:28 (Paris, TexasParis, Texas (band)Paris, Texas is a punk rock band signed to New Line Records. They were formed at 112 S. Hancock, Madison, Wisconsin in December 1997 by their barefooted bassist, Matt Tennessen.According to CMJ New Music Magazine:-Discography:...
) - "Weapons of Mass Distortion"- 4:50 (The Crystal MethodThe Crystal MethodThe Crystal Method is an American electronic music duo that was created in Los Angeles, California by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland in the early 1990s. The Crystal Method's music has appeared in numerous TV shows, films, video games, and advertisements. The most prominent is the US television...
) - "This Blood"- 3:06 (Black LabBlack LabBlack Lab is an alternative rock band founded in Berkeley, California and currently based in Los Angeles and Montana.They released one album on Geffen Records, entitled Your Body Above Me, and scored two rock radio hits in the US, "Wash It Away" in 1997 and "Time Ago" in 1998...
) - "Blade's Back"- 4:03 (Ramin Djawadi)