Batman Forever (soundtrack)

Infobox Album | Name = Batman Forever
Type = Soundtrack
Artist = Various


Released = June 6, 1995
Recorded = 1994-1995
Genre = Rock music, R&B, Hip-Hop
Length =
Label = Atlantic Records
Producer =
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:d9fexqwhld6e link] Singles
Name = Batman Forever
Type = soundtrack
single 1 = Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
single 1 date = 1995
single 2 = Kiss from a Rose
single 2 date = 1995
single 3 = The Riddler
single 3 date = 1995
single 4 = Where Are You Now?
single 4 date = 1995
single 5 = Smash It Up
single 5 date = 1995

Batman Forever: Music from the Motion Picture is the 1995 soundtrack to the motion picture "Batman Forever".

Hit singles from the soundtrack include "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2 and "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal, both of which were nominated for MTV Movie Awards. "Kiss From a Rose" (whose video was also directed by Joel Schumacher) reached #1 in the U.S. charts as well.

The soundtrack itself, featuring additional songs by The Flaming Lips, Brandy (both songs also included in the film), Method Man, Nick Cave, Michael Hutchence (of INXS), PJ Harvey, and Massive Attack, was an attempt to (in producer Peter MacGregor-Scott's words) make the film more "pop." The soundtrack was hugely successful, selling almost as many copies as Prince's soundtrack to the 1989 "Batman" film.

In 1996, "Kiss from a Rose" won three Grammy Awards for best male pop vocal performance, record of the year and song of the year.

A second album, featuring over 40 minutes of Elliot Goldenthal's "Original Score", was released two weeks after the soundtrack album.

Track listing

# "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" - U2 – 4:46
# "One Time Too Many" - PJ Harvey – 2:52
# "Where Are You Now?" - Brandy – 3:57
# "Kiss from a Rose" - Seal – 3:38
# "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" - Massive Attack & Tracey Thorn (Smokey Robinson cover) – 4:06
# "Nobody Lives Without Love" - Eddi Reader – 5:05
# "Tell Me Now" - Mazzy Star – 4:17
# "Smash It Up" - The Offspring (The Damned cover) – 3:26
# "There Is a Light" - Nick Cave – 4:23
# "The Riddler" - Method Man – 3:30
# "The Passenger" - Michael Hutchence (Iggy Pop cover) – 4:37
# "Crossing the River" - Devlins – 4:45
# "8" - Sunny Day Real Estate – 5:27
# "Bad Days" - The Flaming Lips – 4:39

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