Judgment Night (soundtrack)
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Judgment Night is the soundtrack to the film of the same name
. It was released on September 14, 1993 through Epic Records
and was produced by many of the album's performers. Every song on the soundtrack was a collaboration between hip-hop artists and rock / metal artists. The album peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200
and spawned four singles, "Fallin'" by Teenage Fanclub
and De La Soul
, "Another Body Murdered
" by Faith No More
and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
, "Just Another Victim
" by Helmet
and House of Pain
, and "Judgment Night
" by Biohazard
and Onyx.
and Tool
(minus then bassist Paul D'Amour
) recorded an untitled song in the studio for inclusion on this soundtrack. Neither band was satisfied with the result and decided not to submit it. To this day it has gone unreleased except as a poor quality bootleg. It is usually titled "Revolution" or "You Can't Kill the Revolution", but also as "Judgment Night" and "untitled". Although the track on the bootlegs are typically 6:14, this is an edit cutting off most of the end portion which segues into a different tune which is entirely instrumental. The complete track runs 7:38.
Said end portion of the song has since been used by RATM for their song "New Millenium Homes" from 1999's The Battle of Los Angeles
and Maynard James Keenan
's band A Perfect Circle
used the main rhythm beats for the chorus of "Thinking of You" from their 2000 album Mer de Noms
.
's score for the film.
Judgment Night (film)
Judgment Night is a 1993 action thriller film directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Emilio Estévez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jeremy Piven and Stephen Dorff as a group of friends on the run from a group of drug dealers after they witness a murder...
. It was released on September 14, 1993 through Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
and was produced by many of the album's performers. Every song on the soundtrack was a collaboration between hip-hop artists and rock / metal artists. The album peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and spawned four singles, "Fallin'" by Teenage Fanclub
Teenage Fanclub
Teenage Fanclub are an alternative rock band from Bellshill, Scotland. The band is composed of Norman Blake , Raymond McGinley , Gerard Love and Francis MacDonald , with songwriting duties shared equally among Blake, McGinley and Love...
and De La Soul
De La Soul
De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
, "Another Body Murdered
Another Body Murdered
"Another Body Murdered" is a song created as a collaboration between Faith No More and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. for the soundtrack to the 1993 film Judgment Night. It was released as a single in September 1993, one month before the film's première...
" by Faith No More
Faith No More
Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...
and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. are a hip hop group from Carson, California, composed of the Devoux brothers Paul, Ted, Donald, Roscoe, Danny, and David. Their family is from Samoa. They first began playing music in their father's Baptist church. Before anyone else arrived, they would play P-Funk and experiment...
, "Just Another Victim
Just Another Victim
"Just Another Victim" is a single by rock band Helmet and rap group House of Pain that was released from the Judgment Night soundtrack. Aside from the original version of the song, the single also included several remixes by producer T-Ray that also appeared on the B-side of Faith No More and...
" by Helmet
Helmet (band)
Helmet is an alternative metal band from New York City formed in 1989. Founded by vocalist and lead guitarist Page Hamilton, Helmet has had numerous lineup changes, and Hamilton has been the only constant member....
and House of Pain
House of Pain
House of Pain is an American hip hop group who released three albums in the 1990s before lead rapper Everlast left to pursue his solo career again. The group's name is a reference to the H.G. Wells novel The Island of Dr...
, and "Judgment Night
Judgment Night (song)
"Judgment Night" is a single by rock band, Biohazard and rap group Onyx and title song from the Judgment Night soundtrack. This was one of two collaborations by the two groups, as they collaborated again for the remix of Onyx's "Slam"....
" by Biohazard
Biohazard (band)
Biohazard is a band originally based in Brooklyn, New York. They are acknowledged as one of the earliest bands to fuse hardcore punk and heavy metal with elements of hip hop. The original lineup consisted of Vocalist/Guitarist Billy Graziadei, bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld, guitarist Bobby Hambel,...
and Onyx.
Additional track
Rage Against the MachineRage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...
and Tool
Tool (band)
Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Since 1995, Justin Chancellor has been the band's bassist, replacing their original bassist Paul D'Amour...
(minus then bassist Paul D'Amour
Paul d'Amour
Paul D'Amour was the original bass guitarist for Tool. His bass sound was recognized by the aggressive picked tone he developed with his Chris Squire Signature Rickenbacker 4001CS, which can clearly be heard on Tool's first full length album, Undertow.Originally a guitar player, D'Amour became...
) recorded an untitled song in the studio for inclusion on this soundtrack. Neither band was satisfied with the result and decided not to submit it. To this day it has gone unreleased except as a poor quality bootleg. It is usually titled "Revolution" or "You Can't Kill the Revolution", but also as "Judgment Night" and "untitled". Although the track on the bootlegs are typically 6:14, this is an edit cutting off most of the end portion which segues into a different tune which is entirely instrumental. The complete track runs 7:38.
Said end portion of the song has since been used by RATM for their song "New Millenium Homes" from 1999's The Battle of Los Angeles
The Battle of Los Angeles (album)
-Track listing:All songs written and arranged by Rage Against the Machine and all lyrics by Zack de la Rocha.#"Testify" – 3:30#"Guerrilla Radio" – 3:26#"Calm Like a Bomb" – 4:58#"Mic Check" – 3:33#"Sleep Now in the Fire" – 3:25#"Born of a Broken Man" – 4:41...
and Maynard James Keenan
Maynard James Keenan
Maynard James Keenan is an American rock singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, winemaker, and actor. Originally from Ohio, Keenan spent his high school and college years in Michigan. After serving in the Army in the early 1980s, he attended Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids...
's band A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums...
used the main rhythm beats for the chorus of "Thinking of You" from their 2000 album Mer de Noms
Mer de Noms
- Symbols :Inside the insert the track names appear to be randomly spelled out in symbols. One way to decipher the symbols is to match the song titles using the normal alphabet with the song titles inside the insert....
.
Reception
- Rolling StoneRolling StoneRolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
(9/30/93, p. 100) - - Excellent - "Judgment Nights bracing rap rockRap rockRap rock is a cross-genre fusing vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop with various forms of rock. Rap rock is often confused with rap metal and rapcore, subgenres that include heavy metal-oriented and hardcore punk-oriented bands, respectively....
is like the wedding of hillbilly and 'race' music that started the whole thing in the first place....It's an aspiring re-birth."
- Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
(9/24/93, p. 93) - "...can't vouch for the film, but the album is a MUST..." - Rating: A
- Q Magazine (11/93, p. 122) - - Good - "[Judgment Night] suggests that the future for both metal and rap as a kind of agit propAgitpropAgitprop is derived from agitation and propaganda, and describes stage plays, pamphlets, motion pictures and other art forms with an explicitly political message....
soapbox style is secure."
Score album
Intrada released a CD of Alan SilvestriAlan Silvestri
Alan Anthony Silvestri is an American film composer and conductor.-Career:Silvestri is best known for his collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis, having scored Romancing the Stone , the Back to the Future trilogy , Who Framed Roger Rabbit , Death Becomes Her , Forrest Gump , Contact ,...
's score for the film.
- MusicianMusician (magazine)Musician was a monthly magazine that covered news and information about American popular music. Initially called "Music America", it was founded in 1976 by Sam Holdsworth and Gordon Baird. The two friends borrowed $20,000 from relatives and started the publication in a barn in Colorado...
(11/93, p. 88) - "Tear down a few walls and it's amazing what tumbles out."