Summary
The Suicide Squad (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album for the film of the same name. The album was released on August 6, 2021, by Troll Court Entertainment and WaterTower Music. The album features several songs from different artists, which were personally selected by the film's director James Gunn, whom has called the album his "curated mix tape".[1] A single for the soundtrack called "Rain" by Jessie Reyez and Grandson was released on June 22 as part of the soundtrack.[2] A separate film score album, titled The Suicide Squad (Score from the Original Picture Soundtrack), was also released by WaterTower Music on the same date with John Murphy as the composer, replacing Gunn's frequent collaborator Tyler Bates who was originally to be the film's composer.[3] A single for Murphy's score "So This Is The Famous Suicide Squad", was made available on July 8.[4]
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| Released | August 6, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 50:58 | |||
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| Producer | John Murphy | |||
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Background edit
Tyler Bates was originally pitched to be the film's composer, due to his frequent collaboration with director James Gunn.[5] During pre-production, Bates wrote music for Gunn to use on set as he had previously done for Gunn on the Guardians of the Galaxy films. However he left for unknown reasons and in May 2020, British composer John Murphy replaced Bates.[6][7] For the soundtrack, Gunn personally choose the songs that he would be introducing. Gunn picked "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash as the first one.[8][9] He also revealed that he also planned to use other songs, like "Modern Love" by David Bowie, but decided that they would not be used. He created a Spotify playlist containing several songs that he almost used in the film and named it "Not-In-The-Suicide-Squad playlist".[4] Shortly prior to the film's release, Gunn revealed that he used the songs that better fit in a scene by commenting: "I write all of the songs into the screenplay, and then those songs we play on set as we do the scenes".[10]
Track listing edit
All music composed by John Murphy.[11]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "So This Is the Famous Suicide Squad" | 1:49 |
| 2. | "Approaching the Beach" | 1:12 |
| 3. | "Mayhem on the Beach" | 2:13 |
| 4. | "Waller's Deal - Meet the Team" | 2:19 |
| 5. | "Harley Gets the Javelin" | 0:58 |
| 6. | "Approaching the Guerrilla Camp" | 1:46 |
| 7. | "Project Starfish" | 2:03 |
| 8. | "Red Flag" | 2:48 |
| 9. | "Interdimensional Virus" | 2:26 |
| 10. | "Ratcatcher's Story" | 3:09 |
| 11. | "Harley Sings" | 1:31 |
| 12. | "Breaking into Jotunheim" | 1:37 |
| 13. | "Dirty Little Secrets" | 2:23 |
| 14. | "Peacemaker... What a Joke" | 1:41 |
| 15. | "King Shark and the Clyrax" (featuring Jessica Rotter) | 2:16 |
| 16. | "Bombs Go Off!" | 2:57 |
| 17. | "Suicide Squad vs. Starro the Conqueror" | 3:55 |
| 18. | "The Star-Crossed Wake Up" | 1:47 |
| 19. | "Panic on the Streets" | 1:17 |
| 20. | "The Squad Turn Back" (includes Suicide Squad theme by Steven Price) | 1:32 |
| 21. | "The Squad Fight Back" | 3:30 |
| 22. | "Ratism" | 3:28 |
| 23. | "Bloodsport's Deal" | 2:10 |
| Total length: | 50:58 | |
The Suicide Squad (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) edit
| The Suicide Squad (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | ||||
| Released | August 6, 2021 | |||
| Length | 45:25 | |||
| Label | WaterTower | |||
| Producer | various | |||
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| Singles from The Suicide Squad | ||||
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All the songs from the soundtrack are featured in the film. Also featured in the film was the song "People Who Died" by the Jim Carroll Band, but is not featured in the soundtrack.[12][13] "What a Way to Die" by The Pleasure Seekers was considered to be used in the film at the opening credits sequence, but the song "People Who Died" was used instead.[14] "Modern Love" by David Bowie, "Rusty Cage" by Johnny Cash, "Draw the Line" by Aerosmith and "Death on Two Legs" by Queen were also considered to be part of the film's soundtrack, but they were dropped. Other rejected songs were "Somos Sur" by Ana Tijoux & Shadia Mansour, "The Human Paradox" by Dynazty, "Resistiré" by Resistré México, "A Perfect Miracle" by Spiritualized, "Sometimes" by Kero Kero Bonito and "El Pueblo Unido Jamas Sera Vencido" by Inti-Illimani.[15][16][17] "Dirty Work" by Steely Dan was featured in the trailer but not the film itself. James Gunn shared a Spotify playlist with the name "Songs Not Used in The Suicide Squad" that features all the songs that were planned to be in the film but were eventually dropped.[18][16][19][20]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Folsom Prison Blues (Live)" | Johnny Cash | 2:42 |
| 2. | "Sucker's Prayer" | The Decemberists | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Samba Na Sola" | Céu | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Whistle for the Choir" | The Fratellis | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Point of Know Return" | Kansas | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Sola" | Jessie Reyez | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Can't Sleep" | K.Flay | 4:11 |
| 8. | "Quem Tem Joga" | Drik Barbosa, Gloria Groove & Karol Conká | 4:05 |
| 9. | "Rain" | Grandson & Jessie Reyez | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares for Me)" [Medley]" | Louis Prima | 4:43 |
| 11. | "Hey" | Pixies | 3:31 |
| 12. | "So Busted" | Culture Abuse | 2:03 |
| 13. | "Oh No!!!" | Grandson | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 45:25 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Two The Suicide Squad Albums Now Available From Troll Court / WaterTower Music". Business Wire. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ Carter, Josh (June 22, 2021). "grandson and Jessie Reyez team up on "Rain" for 'The Suicide Squad'–listen". Alternative Press. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Anderson, Jenna (May 27, 2020). "UPDATE: Guardians of the Galaxy Composer Is Not Scoring The Suicide Squad". Comicbook.com. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Malhotra, Rahul (July 9, 2021). "James Gunn Reveals Playlist of Songs He Almost Used for 'The Suicide Squad'". Collider. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Scott, Ryan (May 7, 2020). "'The Suicide Squad' Gets 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Composer to Score the Soundtrack". MovieWeb. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ Anderson, Jenna (May 27, 2020). "UPDATE: Guardians of the Galaxy Composer Is Not Scoring The Suicide Squad". ComicBook.com. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ Pearson, Ben (May 7, 2020). "Exclusive: 'The Suicide Squad' Score to Be Composed By John Murphy". /Film. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ Cecchini, Mike (August 6, 2021). "The Suicide Squad Soundtrack: The Songs James Gunn Picked First". Den of Geek. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Diaz, Kim (August 7, 2021). "The Suicide Squad Soundtrack: The Songs James Gunn Picked First". The News Trace. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Webb, Beth (July 30, 2021). "The Suicide Squad's James Gunn reveals how he uses music on set". NME. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "'The Suicide Squad' Score Album Details". Film Music Reporter. August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Trenholm, Richard (August 9, 2021). "The Suicide Squad: Let's rank the music and the gory kills, because why not". CNET. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Mithaiwala, Mansoor (August 6, 2021). "Every Song In The Suicide Squad". Screen Rant. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Schaefer, Sandy (July 8, 2021). "James Gunn's Latest Playlist Is Songs He DIDN'T Include in The Suicide Squad". CBR. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Dyer, James (July 2, 2021). "James Gunn's Not-In-The-Suicide-Squad Playlist". Empire. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Bonthuys, Darryn (July 8, 2021). "James Gunn's The Suicide Squad Soundtrack Almost Included Johnny Cash And Queen". GameSpot. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Hermanos, Grant (July 2, 2021). "James Gunn Reveals All Songs That Didn't Make It Into The Suicide Squad". Screen Rant. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Comtois, James (July 8, 2021). "The Suicide Squad: James Gunn offers up playlist of woulda-been tracks that didn't make final cut". SYFY. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Meyer, Joshua (July 9, 2021). "James Gunn Shares the Songs That Didn't Make It Into 'The Suicide Squad'". /Film. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "The Soundtrack that James Gunn almost used in the Suicide Squad". The News 24. July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
External links edit
- Official site (soundtrack)
- Official site (score)