Natural Born Killers (soundtrack)

Natural Born Killers
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	August 23, 1994
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	75:22
Label	Interscope
Producer	Trent Reznor

Natural Born Killers is the soundtrack to the film Natural Born Killers, produced by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. Reznor reportedly produced the soundtrack using a portable Pro Tools in his hotel room while on tour.^[1][2] On his approach to compiling the soundtrack, Reznor told MTV:

I suggested to Oliver [Stone] to try to turn the soundtrack into a collage-of-sound, kind of the way the movie used music: make edits, add dialog, and make it something interesting, rather than a bunch of previously released music.^[3]

Some songs were written especially for the film or soundtrack, such as Burn by Nine Inch Nails.

Track listing

1. Leonard Cohen – "Waiting for the Miracle" (Edit)
2. L7 – "Shitlist"
3. Dan Zanes – "Moon over Greene County" (Edit)
4. Patti Smith – "Rock N Roll Nigger" (Flood Remix)
5. Cowboy Junkies – "Sweet Jane" (Edit)
6. Bob Dylan – "You Belong to Me"
7. Duane Eddy – "The Trembler" (Edit)
8. Nine Inch Nails – "Burn"
9. "Route 666"

   featuring Robert Downey Jr., and Brian Berdan – "BB Tone"

10. "Totally Hot"

    contains an edit of Remmy Ongala And Orchestre Super Matimila – "Kipenda Roho"

11. Patsy Cline – "Back in Baby's Arms"
12. Peter Gabriel And Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – "Taboo" (Edit)
13. "Sex Is Violent"

    contains excerpts of Jane's Addiction – "Ted, Just Admit It..." and Diamanda Galás – "I Put a Spell on You"

14. A.O.S. – "History (Repeats Itself)" (Edit)
15. Nine Inch Nails – "Something I Can Never Have" (Edited And Extended)
16. Russel Means – "I Will Take You Home"
17. The Hollywood Persuaders – "Drums a Go-Go" (Edit)
18. "Hungry Ants"

    contains excerpts of Barry Adamson – "Checkpoint Charlie" and "Violation of Expectation"

19. Dr. Dre – "The Day the Niggaz Took Over"
20. Juliette Lewis – "Born Bad"
21. Sergio Cervetti – "Fall of the Rebel Angels" (Edit)
22. Lard – "Forkboy"
23. "Batonga In Batongaville"

    contains excerpts of The Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra – "A Night on Bare Mountain"

24. Nine Inch Nails – "A Warm Place" (Edit)
25. "Allah, Mohammed, Char, Yaar"

    contains excerpts of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party – "Allah, Mohammed, Char, Yaar" and Diamanda Galás – "Judgement Day"

26. Leonard Cohen – "The Future" (Edit)
27. Tha Dogg Pound – "What Would U Do?"

• The film also contains "Bombtrack" and "Take the Power Back" by Rage Against the Machine, "Cyclops" by Marilyn Manson, "Anthem" by Leonard Cohen, "In Doubt" by Peter Gabriel, "If You Were the Woman and I Was the Man" by Cowboy Junkies , "The Way I Walk" cover by Robert Gordon, and "Ghost Town" by The Specials, but these tracks are not included on the soundtrack album.

Also includes samples of "Leader of the Pack" by the Shangri-Las, and Steven Jesse Bernstein's "No No Man-Part 1"

• Tracks 9, 10, 13, 18, 21, 23 and 25 are assembled from various recordings and dialogue from the film.

The bathroom scene of this film contains a non-credited selection from the Melvins Houdini; more specifically the surrealist percussion track titled "Spread Eagle Beagle". Various colloquial rumors surround the genesis of this track, including one that it was done by Kurt Kobain.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
Chicago Tribune	link

The album has sold 500,000 copies in the United States, making it a gold record.^{[citation needed]}

• Named third best compilation album of 1994 by New Musical Express (12/24/1994).
• Named one of the "90 Best Albums of the 1990s" by Q magazine (12/01/1999).

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Billboard 200[6]	19
New Zealand[7]	14

References

1. ^ "Natural Born Thriller". Los Angeles Times. October 1994. 
2. ^ "An Interview with Charlie Clouser". Scene Magazine. September 1996. 
3. ^ "Box Set: NIN On "Doing The Soundtrack For Natural Born Killers"". MTV.com. http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?vid=146223. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 
4. ^ Huey, Steve. Review: Natural Born Killers. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-07-15.
5. ^ Hillburn, Robert (1994-08-28). "Hurtling Down 'Killers' Road With Trent Reznor at the Wheel". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1994-08-28/entertainment/ca-32046_1_trent-reznor. Retrieved 2010-01-07. 
6. ^ "Natural Born Killers (Original Soundtrack) > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r203371. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 
7. ^ "Soundtrack – Natural Born Killers (album)". swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Soundtrack&titel=Natural+Born+Killers&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 

External links

• Natural Born Killers at Discogs