Batman Forever (soundtrack)


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

Background

Only five of the songs are actually featured in the movie. 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" reached No. 1 in the U.S. charts as well. The soundtrack itself, featuring additional songs by the Flaming Lips, Brandy, the Offspring, Method Man, Nick Cave, Michael Hutchence, PJ Harvey, and Massive Attack, was an attempt to make the film more "pop". The soundtrack was hugely successful, selling almost as many copies as Prince's soundtrack to the 1989 Batman film. A second album, featuring over 40 minutes of Elliot Goldenthal's Original Motion Picture Score, was released two weeks after the soundtrack album.
;Accolades
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.

Track listing

  1. "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2 – 4:46
  2. "One Time Too Many" by PJ Harvey – 2:52
  3. "Where Are You Now?" by Brandy – 3:57
  4. "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal – 3:38
  5. "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" by Massive Attack and Tracey Thorn – 4:06
  6. "Nobody Lives Without Love" by Eddi Reader – 5:05
  7. "Tell Me Now" by Mazzy Star – 4:17
  8. "Smash It Up" by the Offspring – 3:26
  9. "There Is a Light" by Nick Cave – 4:23
  10. "The Riddler" by Method Man – 3:30
  11. "The Passenger" by Michael Hutchence – 4:37
  12. "Crossing the River" by the Devlins – 4:45
  13. "8" by Sunny Day Real Estate – 5:27
  14. "Bad Days" by the Flaming Lips – 4:39

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