Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Score is the instrumental score album released to accompany the Mortal Kombat film. The music was composed by George S. Clinton with additional guitar work provided by Buckethead and drums by Brain.
Clinton based his main themes on Japanese taiko drums, emphasizing the film's mystical atmosphere and Asian-influenced style. He used Shakuhachi flute and didgeridoos. Clinton created the sound effect that suggests the presence of Shang Tsung in the film with a Tuvan throat singer which along with other segments of this score were used extensively in other film teasers and trailers.[1] The use of uncommon instruments gave the film a more exotic musical landscape than traditional orchestral scores.
The album contains two tracks not used in the film named "Farewell" and "Kids"; although the latter can be heard at the end of the sequel Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.
Track Listing[]
- "A Taste of Things to Come"
- "Liu Vs. Sub-Zero" featuring Buckethead
- "It Has Begun"
- "The Garden" featuring Buckethead
- "Goro Vs. Art" featuring Buckethead
- "Banquet" featuring Buckethead
- "Liu Vs. Kitana"
- "Liu's Dream" featuring Buckethead
- "Liu Vs. Reptile" featuring Buckethead
- "Stairway"
- "Goro Goro" featuring Buckethead
- "Kidnapped"
- "Zooom"
- "Johnny Vs. Scorpion" featuring Buckethead
- "Hand and Shadow" featuring Buckethead
- "Scorpion and Sub-Zero" featuring Buckethead
- "Soul Snatchin'"
- "On the Beach"
- "Johnny Cage" featuring Buckethead
- "Goro Chase" featuring Buckethead
- "Evening Bells"
- "Monks"
- "Friends"
- "Flawless Victory" featuring Buckethead
- "Farewell"
- "Kids"
Tracks In Order Of Appearance In The Film[]
- Liu's Dream
- Johnny Cage
- Scorpion and Sub-Zero
- It Has Begun
- On The Beach
- Stairway
- The Garden
- Banquet
- A Taste of Things to Come
- Hand and Shadow
- Soul Snatchin'
- Johnny vs. Scorpion
- Liu vs. Kitana
- Evening Bells
- Liu vs. Sub-Zero
- Goro Goro
- Goro vs. Art
- Goro Chase
- Kidnapped
- Liu vs. Reptile
- Zooom
- Monks
- Friends
- Demon Warriors / Final Kombat (From the Mortal Kombat Soundtrack)
- Flawless Victory
Mortal Kombat Motion Picture Score
- ↑ "Mortal Kombat Score" review. SoundtrackNet. Retrieved on 2015-05-12.